91 public boat ramps on published waters near Akron.
Distances are straight-line from downtown Akron; below are the 12 closest, grouped by water.
Springfield Lake
Recorded in Springfield Lake: Common Carp, Channel Catfish, Walleye, and Largemouth Bass.
Surveyed depths in Springfield Lake reach 30 ft.
- 1Springfield Lake - Springfield Ramp: boat ramp on Springfield Lake, ≈ 5 mi from downtown.
- 2Lakemore Park - James B Dodds Lakefront Park: boat ramp on Springfield Lake, ≈ 5.9 mi from downtown.
Portage Lakes
Recorded in Portage Lakes: Spottail Shiner, Common Carp, Redear, and Largemouth Bass.
Surveyed depths in Portage Lakes reach 34 ft.
- 3Portage Lakes State Park - North Reservoir: boat ramp on Portage Lakes, ≈ 6.1 mi from downtown.
- 4Old State Park: boat ramp on Portage Lakes, ≈ 7.5 mi from downtown.
- 5Portage Lakes State Park - Turkeyfoot: boat ramp on Portage Lakes, ≈ 7.9 mi from downtown.
Mogadore Reservoir
Recorded in Mogadore Reservoir: Muskellunge, Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, and Warmouth.
Surveyed depths in Mogadore Reservoir reach 25 ft.
- 6Ticknor Road Boat Ramp: boat ramp on Mogadore Reservoir, ≈ 8 mi from downtown.
- 7Mogadore Reservoir Boat Stake Area: boat ramp on Mogadore Reservoir, ≈ 8.1 mi from downtown.
- 8Mogadore Boat House: boat ramp on Mogadore Reservoir, ≈ 9.1 mi from downtown.
Nimisila Reservoir
Recorded in Nimisila Reservoir: Sauger, Common Carp, Warmouth, and Bluegill.
Surveyed depths in Nimisila Reservoir reach 32 ft.
- 9Portage Lakes State Park - C 1: boat ramp on Nimisila Reservoir, ≈ 9.2 mi from downtown.
- 10Portage Lakes State Park - SM2: boat ramp on Nimisila Reservoir, ≈ 9.9 mi from downtown.
- 11Portage Lakes State Park - CG: boat ramp on Nimisila Reservoir, ≈ 10 mi from downtown.
- 12Portage Lakes State Park - C 6: boat ramp on Nimisila Reservoir, ≈ 10.5 mi from downtown.
When the fish bite here
By our bite calendar, November is a slow month around Akron for the fish recorded at these stops — the bars on each card show when each one picks up.
FreshwaterSlowChannel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
Ictaluridae
48 in50 lb20 yr348 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowLargemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Centrarchidae
30 in22 lb16 yr935 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowCommon Carp
Cyprinus carpio
Cyprinidae
48 in80 lb20 yr449 waters
FreshwaterSlowBluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Centrarchidae
12 in4 lb6 yr797 watersGame fish
FreshwaterWarmouth
Lepomis gulosus
Centrarchidae
12 in2 lb6 yr141 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowWalleye
Sander vitreus
Percidae
30 in18 lb10 yr758 watersGame fish











