Crystal Lake is a private lake. You need to purchase a membership, or to come as the guest of a member. Do not try to sneak into this lake. The police keep an eye on it, as do residents and members. You can apply for membership at https://www.crystallakebeach.com/. It is well worth it: you can swim in this 24-acre, spring-ef lake, enjoy the basketball and pickleball courts, use the grills, and borrow (free of charge) boats, kayaks, and paddleboards.
I started coming to this lake in the 1970s, and it is a beauty. Crystal Lake is loaded with fish: smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, bluegill, sunfish, yellow perch, carp, catfish, pike, black crappie… and who knows wht else. I love fishing plastics here: Gulp minnows (2.5″) on jig heads bring crappie and bass; senko worms Texas-rigged or wacky-rigged bring bass. Here you see me using my fly rod and a squirmy worm to score a panfish. Earlier I used a conventional rod to pull up two largemouths.
If you live anywhere near Silver Lake, Ohio—consider getting a membership at Crystal Lake. The fishing and fun last from late May through September. And if you buy a fishing key, well, you can open the gate to the lake and go fishing when nobody else is there. Your own private paradise!
Kosar's Fishing Notes 
Jon boat fly fishing? That’s pretty slick – have you ever used Gulp Leeches and had any success? You mentioned minnows. I had some leeches for a dropshot test the other day but they were super rigid… just curious.
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Hey, there! I have not tried the leeches. And your comment reminds me that I want to drop drop-shotting at Crystal Lake. Usually, I cast towards the lillypads and use a bouncy retrieve.
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