Location

• The Beach City Lake is in eastern Ohio, close to the northern border of Tuscarawas County, Ohio. The lake is easiest to reach by car. On route I-77 from Dover, go north to the Strasburg exit. Turn left onto State Route 21 north. When intersecting with state route 250, turn left (westward). The lake is approximately one mile from the intersection. The Wilmont Wilderness Center can be found approximately three miles west of the dam.
  
  

Lake Management and Condition

• The lake was created in 1936 for flood control in the Muskingum watershed, and is managed by the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District. The dam is on Sugar Creek, which runs into the Tuscarawas River, approximately nine miles above New Philadelphia, Ohio. It is maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and has a height of 64 feet and crest width of 35 feet. The dam is 5,600 feet long. A weir maintains the reservoir level. Beach City also maintains three levees and a pumping station at Brewster, Ohio, located a little more than five miles upstream of the dam.
  
  

Amenities

• Since the Beach City Lake is a shallow lake, fishing is best done from a boat. However, the public ramp for boats in the lake is closed since the lake has silted up, and there is no marina or other facilities in the lake. The Beach City Day Use Area has restrooms available from April to October.
  
  

Fishing

• Beach City Lake has several types of shallow water fish. The lake is stocked with saugeye by the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District every year. Saugeye, fishing is best near the weir. The saugeye caught in the dam are normally between 12 and 16 inches, but there have been occasional 22-inch fish. Fishing for largemouth bass fishing is best in spring and early summer. Northern pike can be caught in the creeks around the lake during spring. Bluegills and crappies are possible to catch throughout the year, including through the ice when conditions permit.
  
  

Fishing License

• Anyone between 16 and 65 who goes fishing in Ohio will need a license. For residents (more than six months), there are annual licenses. For visitors, and also for residents, there are one-day, three-day, and annual licenses. Annual licenses become valid on March 1 every year.
  
  There are specific limits for certain kinds of fish. For largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass, the daily limit is five (of either type or combined), but there is no minimum size. For walleye, sauger, and saugeye, the limit is six per day, of either type or combined, but there is no minimum size. For channel catfish under six inches, the limit per day is six. For larger catfish, the limit is one per day.