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Weekend fishing itinerary near Youngstown
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Weekend fishing itinerary near Youngstown

4 stops4 watersUpdated Nov 6

Two days, 4 stops on 4 public waters, all within 75 minutes of Youngstown. Each stop below has its drive time, its access point and the fish recorded there.

Day 1

Morning: Pymatuning Reservoir

Start the day on Pymatuning Reservoir, launching from the ramp below.

Pymatuning Reservoir is a 47-minute drive from downtown Youngstown. Launch at Jonestown Livery, the public ramp on Pymatuning Reservoir closest to downtown (≈ 29.7 mi). Public access on Pymatuning Reservoir: 22 boat ramps. Surveyed depths reach 33 ft. Recorded here: Common Carp, Walleye, Muskellunge, and Banded Killifish.

From Jonestown Livery to Causeway Sport Shop: 29 min by road (18.6 mi).

Evening: Mosquito Creek Lake

End the day on Mosquito Creek Lake.

Mosquito Creek Lake is a 21-minute drive from downtown Youngstown. Launch at Causeway Sport Shop, the public ramp on Mosquito Creek Lake closest to downtown (≈ 20.4 mi). Public access on Mosquito Creek Lake: 10 boat ramps. Surveyed depths reach 26 ft. Recorded here: Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, and Walleye.

Day 2

Morning: Lake Milton

Start the day on Lake Milton, launching from the ramp below.

Lake Milton is a 22-minute drive from downtown Youngstown. Launch at Lake Milton State Park - Miller Landing, the public ramp on Lake Milton closest to downtown (≈ 16.7 mi). Public access on Lake Milton: 3 boat ramps. Surveyed depths reach 36 ft. Recorded here: Smallmouth Bass, Muskellunge, Walleye, and Channel Catfish.

From Lake Milton State Park - Miller Landing to Berlin Reservoir Wildlife Ramp: 12 min by road (6.3 mi).

Evening: Berlin Lake

End the day on Berlin Lake.

Berlin Lake is a 33-minute drive from downtown Youngstown. Launch at Berlin Reservoir Wildlife Ramp, the public ramp on Berlin Lake closest to downtown (≈ 19.1 mi). Public access on Berlin Lake: 4 boat ramps. Surveyed depths reach 60 ft. Recorded here: Muskellunge, Grass Carp, Channel Catfish, and Largemouth Bass.

When the fish bite here

By our bite calendar, Goldfish is at peak around Youngstown in November.

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Where this guide comes from

Every sentence here is assembled from the data on the Youngstown fishing page: road drive times where a route was built (≈ marks straight-line distances), access points from state registries, the species recorded in each water and our bite calendar, adjusted for latitude. Nothing is written by hand or generated by AI.

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