Your guide to fishing in Summit Metro Parks
It’s the time of year when the thought of fishing floats back to the surface of many peoples’ minds. We’re gearing up to host anglers in the coming months by stocking our lakes and ponds, and we have some fresh new web features to enhance the fishing experience in our parks.
FISH STOCKING
Each year, Summit Metro Parks stocks fish to enhance the visitor experience. On April 7, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) will add 2,500 trout to Little Turtle Pond for the annual Trout Derby in Firestone Metro Park — a popular kids’ event hosted by the Goodyear Hunting and Fishing Club. ODNR will also stock 2,500 trout on April 12 at Silver Creek Lake in Silver Creek Metro Park. At Nimisila Reservoir, ODNR will provide 74,300 walleye fingerlings on May 15.
The remaining fish stockings are provided by Fenders Fish Hatchery.
The 2017 schedule is as follows:
MARCH 27
· Furnace Run Metro Park / Brushwood Lake — Stock 1
· Goodyear Heights Metro Park / Alder Pond — Stock 3
MAY 5
· Liberty Park / Tinkers Creek Lake — Stock 2
· Munroe Falls Metro Park / Swim Lake — Stock 2
· Wood Hollow Metro Park — Stock 2
JUNE 15
· Firestone Metro Park / Little Turtle Pond — Stock 1
· Furnace Run Metro Park / Brushwood Lake — Stock 1
· Liberty Park / Tinkers Creek Lake — Stock 2
· Munroe Falls Metro Park / Swim Lake — Stock 2
· Wood Hollow Metro Park — Stock 2
NEW WEB FEATURES
The fishing page on the Summit Metro Parks website features a list of fish species that can be found in each of our park locations. And, depth maps are now available as an added tool for anglers. Here are two examples of depth maps:
