Activities
Fishing
Fishing at Furnace Run Metro Park
New and experienced anglers alike can enjoy lake, pond and river fishing in the Metro Parks. Use the resources on this page to help ensure a great experience with fishing rules, types of fish available at each location and depth maps for lakes and ponds.
Fishing Rules
- An Ohio fishing license is required for ages 16 and older. Purchase and print a fishing license online.
- Prohibited fishing equipment includes traps, spears, gigs, bows and arrows, and any form of unattended hooks (i.e. setline, float lines, trotlines and jug fishing).
- Fishing is permitted during regular hours of operation. After-hours fishing is permitted only at Nimisila Reservoir at your own risk. Summit Metro Parks may close waters to fishing as it deems appropriate for your safety.
- Wading to fish is permitted at your own risk at Nimisila Reservoir and in the Cuyahoga River.
- Collecting frogs and turtles is prohibited in every park.
- The use of minnows as bait is permitted, per ODNR.
- Fishing rules provided here are general and may vary at each location. Please review on-site signage for site-specific information.
- All state rules and regulations apply.
Learn about Ohio fish limits, tips to catch fish by species, and river flow and lake levels.
New to fishing? Get started with fishing basics.
Pond & Lake Fishing Locations
Enjoy the park district’s own fisheries.
River fishing locations
Summit Metro Parks manages access to rivers flowing through its parks. We do not manage or maintain the waterways. Please enjoy river fishing in Summit Metro Parks at the following locations.
