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Mosquito Creek Lake

The 7-850-acre reservoir located in northeast Ohio’s Trumbull County is Ohio’s 2nd largest inland lake. The lake extends in a south to north direction and measures more than nine miles long with an average width of one mile. Map

The lake averages 11 feet deep and has a maximum average depth of 44 feet. The lake contains 40 miles of shoreline that includes a protected wildlife management area closed to all boating and fishing in the far north end of the lake above Denman Road. At the southern end of the lake is Mosquito Creek Lake State Park.

Boaters will find this to be a popular destination as it affords many opportunities to enjoy different types of boats that include sailboats, runabouts, bow riders, cruisers, pontoons, bass boat and other fishing boats, JetSkis and ski boats. The lake offers unlimited horsepower, but does have some restricted speed zones that include a 15 mile per hour speed limit for the lake area located north of the Ohio Route 88 Causeway. Additional speed and no-wake zones are prominently marked by navigational markers and signs.

Boaters also will find ten boat launching facilities, seven of which are operated by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and Army Corps of Engineers. A three-lane boat ramp is located on old Route 305 near the state park entrance five miles outside of Warren. Another launch ramp is located at the Route 88 Causeway 12 miles from Warren and north of the state park entrance. Additional launch ramps are located at the Causeway Sports Shop located on Pikie Bay and Dan’s Marina. Dockage and other marina services that include boat rentals are located on the lake as well.

The state park offers 234 campground sites along with shower facilities, a swimming beach, self-guided nature trail and picnic areas.

Mosquito Creek Lake offers excellent walleye fishing opportunities that attract boat anglers as well as shore anglers. Anglers here also catch yellow perch, bass, bluegills, crappies, catfish and even a few northern pike.

In addition to fishing, camping, swimming and picnics, boaters will find that Mosquito Creek Lake offers some of northeast Ohio’s finest wildlife viewing opportunities. Noted for its varied populations of migratory birds, visitors to Mosquito Creek enjoy opportunities to see bald eagles, ospreys, red-tailed hawks, marsh and sparrow hawks, goshawks, especially in areas with cleared meadows and woodlots. The lake also supports a blue heron rookery.

Mosquito Creek Lake is located just outside Cortland, Ohio 30 miles south of Ashtabula, 45 miles northeast of Akron, 50 miles east of Cleveland and 150 miles northeast of Columbus. For daily lake and recreation information, call 330-637-2856.