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183-acre Great Parks lake inside the Cincinnati beltway; easy-access bass, crappie and catfish. The lake tops out around 15 ft. This chart interpolates between a real shoreline and a known maximum depth. It will point you at likely water, but it is not a navigation product. Here is how the season plays out for each species, straight from the data behind the map.
Winton Woods Lake maps at 169 acres behind 8.9 miles of shoreline. A development index of 4.9 means a maze of bays and points: far more casting targets than a round bowl of the same size. Call it 2 mi long by 0.9 mi wide at the broadest reach. It sits in Hamilton County. Its nearest charted neighbour, Mounts Park South, is 19 mi to the east.
Early season largemouth bass use the shallows, holding in 2 to 10 ft. Summer is a 5 to 15 ft game here, winter a 5 to 15 ft one. The chart's best answer is Upper-end flat — weed flat, 4 ft, prime for spring. Best bite is early morning and the evening. Tie on a texas-rigged 10" worm or a deep-diving crankbait and you're in the game.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2 to 10 ft | dawn & dusk | Upper-end flat (4 ft) | Spinnerbait, Chatterbait |
| Summer | 5 to 15 ft | dawn & dusk | Shoreline laydowns (5 ft) | Texas-rigged 10" worm, Deep-diving crankbait |
| Fall | 4 to 15 ft | midday & dawn | West Fork creek channel (10 ft) | Squarebill crankbait (shad), Spinnerbait |
| Winter | 5 to 15 ft | midday | West Fork creek channel (10 ft) | Blade bait, Jigging spoon |
Spring crappie on Winton Woods Lake hold shallow, usually 2 to 8 ft. They move out to 5 to 15 ft in summer and finish the year down in 5 to 15 ft. Put Shoreline laydowns first on the milk run — a standing timber / brush near 5 ft that grades prime for spring. The feeding windows run early morning and the evening. The summer box starts with a jig trolled/spider-rigged or a small crankbait (trolled).
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2 to 8 ft | midday & dawn | Shoreline laydowns (5 ft) | 1/16 oz jig + tube, Curly-tail grub |
| Summer | 5 to 15 ft | dawn & dusk | Shoreline laydowns (5 ft) | Jig trolled/spider-rigged, Small crankbait (trolled) |
| Fall | 5 to 15 ft | dawn | West Fork creek channel (10 ft) | Jig + minnow combo, Small swimbait (1.5-2") |
| Winter | 5 to 15 ft | midday | Dam-end hole (13 ft) | Tungsten jig + soft plastic, Tiny jigging spoon |
Spring bluegill on Winton Woods Lake hold shallow, usually 1 to 6 ft. By summer they slide out to 4 to 15 ft, and by winter most fish are in 5 to 15 ft. The chart's best answer is Upper-end flat — weed flat, 4 ft, prime for spring. Prime time lands in early morning and the evening. The summer box starts with a small sponge spider (fly) or a micro tube jig.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 1 to 6 ft | midday & dusk | Upper-end flat (4 ft) | 1/32 oz jig + micro plastic, Tiny popper (evenings) |
| Summer | 4 to 15 ft | dawn & dusk | Upper-end flat (4 ft) | Small sponge spider (fly), Micro tube jig |
| Fall | 5 to 15 ft | midday | Upper-end flat (4 ft) | Micro jig + waxworm, Small spoon tipped |
| Winter | 5 to 15 ft | midday | Dam-end hole (13 ft) | Tungsten ice jig + plastic, Tiny spoon |
Early season channel catfish use the shallows, holding in 3 to 12 ft. Summer is a 5 to 15 ft game here, winter a 5 to 15 ft one. The chart's best answer is West Fork creek channel — creek channel, 10 ft, prime for summer. Best bite is after dark and the evening.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 3 to 12 ft | dusk | West Fork creek channel (10 ft) | |
| Summer | 5 to 15 ft | night & dusk | West Fork creek channel (10 ft) | |
| Fall | 5 to 15 ft | dusk | West Fork creek channel (10 ft) | |
| Winter | 5 to 15 ft | midday | Dam-end hole (13 ft) |
Winton Woods Lake carries 6 mapped structure features, topping out (or rather bottoming out) at Dam-end hole, about 13 ft down.
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Season dates, license requirements, and size and bag limits for Ohio waters are set by the Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife — and special regulations can apply to Winton Woods Lake specifically, so confirm the current rules before you fish.
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Winton Woods Lake is about 15 ft (5 m) deep at its deepest point. The contours here are modeled from the water's real shape and maximum depth, so treat them as a rough guide.
Anglers target largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill, channel catfish on Winton Woods Lake.
Upper-end flat is the top-rated area: a weed flat in about 4 ft of water that rates prime for largemouth bass in spring. Scroll up to the map for the complete spot list by species and season.
For largemouth bass, the summer bite is best in early morning and the evening. Each species page section below lists the seasonal windows, and the map shows a live NOW badge when you're inside one.
Fishing on Winton Woods Lake is regulated by the Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife. Check the official Ohio regulations for current license requirements, season dates, and size and bag limits — special regulations can apply to this specific water.
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