Piedmont Lake is a lake in Ohio, near Belmont County.
Stocking records show that the following fish or strains were stocked here. A historical stocking does not by itself prove that a self-sustaining population remains today.
Piedmont Lake is a lake in Belmont County, Ohio. Piedmont Lake covers about 2,377 acres and holds about 66,700 acre-feet; a reliable maximum depth figure was not found.
Piedmont Lake is a long, narrow reservoir with steep wooded banks, creek arms and an old channel that stays close to many points. That shape makes depth changes easy to follow.
Piedmont is one of Ohio’s regularly stocked muskellunge lakes. Saugeye, walleye, bass, crappie and catfish add several lighter-tackle options.
Fish reported from Piedmont Lake include black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, common carp, freshwater drum, largemouth bass, muskellunge, saugeye, smallmouth bass, walleye, white bass, and white crappie. Stocking records for Piedmont Lake also list muskellunge, though that does not mean those fish will be easy to catch on every trip.
For bass at Piedmont, fish weeds, wood and shade with a jig, spinnerbait or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth, and drag a tube or Ned rig across rock and firm points for smallmouth.
For panfish at Piedmont, use a small jig or live minnow beside brush for crappie, and fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds and shade for sunfish.
For roaming fish at Piedmont, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and the old channel for walleye, and work a jig, blade bait or small crankbait close to bottom for saugeye, and follow shad with a small spoon, jig or crankbait for white bass.
For bottom fishing at Piedmont, put cut bait, chicken liver or a nightcrawler on bottom for channel catfish, and fish corn or dough bait on a simple bottom rig for carp.
For large predators at Piedmont, throw a large bucktail or jerkbait along points and weed edges for muskellunge.
Another option at Piedmont is to bounce a jig, worm or crayfish bait near bottom for freshwater drum.
Follow long points with a bucktail or trolling plug for muskellunge, jig near the old channel for saugeye or walleye, and fish protected wood for crappie.
On a first trip to Piedmont, check one quiet cove, one rocky or firm point and the nearby deep water with a moving lure, then use a jig or worm where you find fish.
Spring at Piedmont is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer is a good time to fish shade, weeds and the first drop into deeper water. Fall at Piedmont can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
A medium spinning rod covers smaller lures at Piedmont, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for pike or muskellunge.
The narrow lake keeps the channel close to many banks and points, so anglers can reach several depths in one pass.
Ohio regularly stocks advanced muskellunge fingerlings in Piedmont Lake.
Use a jig and minnow near the channel for saugeye or walleye, or move to brush for crappie.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.