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Chris Kiehl Chairman
Dave Lange Director Lake Management
Kevin Myszka Director of Security
Scott Noble Lake Manager
Ron Tschantz Joe Jacko Dave Daniels
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Updated May 17, 2024
Lake Mohawk is off to an excellent start for the 2024 lake season! Water quality is excellent with adequate spring rains resulting in full summer pool levels in time for Memorial Day Weekend :-)
Surface Water Temperature 67.5 degrees as of 5/16/2024
May 8th, 2024 Photo
Pollen and a "Natural Crappie Spring Die Off" over the past several weeks may have some people concerned about the health of the lake but rest assured that all is well at Lake Mohawk. NOTE: No aquatic herbicides have been required or used to date for the control of nuisance aquatic plants or algae.
One of the better articles on the Internet that outlines the natural causes of Spring fish die offs can be viewed at the following link: Basically, stress from overwintering, lack of food, spawning, and aging all play a significant role in the cycle of a fish's life. https://aquascape.net/2014/03/25/spring-brings-new-life-possibly-dead-fish/
Spring Pollen Collecting at the Marina Ramp from SW Winds May 14th, 2024 (Photo by Paul Mickley)
Natural Spring Crappie Die Off Marina - May 8th, 2024
One of the best indicators of the health of the fisheries at Lake Mohawk comes from Donna VanSickle's fishing reports.
Donna has been having excellent fishing success and her reports can be viewed by clicking here or scrolling down below.
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Grays' Aquatic Services
Serving the Lake Mohawk Property Owners Association 2009-2024
"Anyone who can solve the problems of water will be worthy of two Nobel prizes one for peace and one for science" John F. Kennedy - 1962
Lake Management Strategy and Mission Statement (Click link or scroll down)
The Relationship between Aquatic Plants and Water Clarity (Click link or scroll down)
How the Ecology of Lake Mohawk Affects All Property Owners of the L.M.P.O.A (Click link or scroll down)
(Pre-Dredging)
Note: Please contact me with any questions or concerns about the lake at anytime. Email - GraysAquatic@gmail.com Cell - 330.412.4139 Web - www.GraysAquatic.com
"Ohio's Best Kept Secret" Est. 1963 Lake Mohawk
(Photo by Kevin Myszka)
Director of Lake Management
Sunset at Lake Mohawk Submitted by Donna Vansickle FYI - Donna's Pontoon Boat
Donna, Ken, & Mike's Fishing Reports Click above Link or Photo below.
Ken with healthy looking bass caught on April 9th, 2024
Ken (Donna's fishing buddy) with a 19" 4lb. healthy bass August 1, 2023
Gary - Donna's Fishing Buddy May 23, 2023
2022 Sportsman's Club Fishing Photos Click above Link or on Photo below.
Gary on a cool Fall Day (September 29, 2022)
Donna, Ken, & Mike's Fishing Reports
Ken with his July 22, 2022 Walleye Trophy Fish
February 16, 2022
ICE Fishing with Donna VanSickle & Mike Rooney
Donna reports that that the bass and perch fishing is excellent with 12" thick ice as of February 15, 2022
February 15, 2022 Donna Vansickle & Mike Rooney
Donna's Fishing Partners Kathy, Ken, and Gary!
Kathy - April 22, 2022
Ken - April 12, 2022
Gary - 2021
Beautiful 13" Crappie By Donna & Friends
Lake Management Strategy and Mission Statement
By working with "Mother Nature", you can enhance the recreational value of freshwater aquatic ecosystems such as Lake Mohawk. Selective and judicial use of aquatic herbicides which promotes natural competition from native low growing aquatic plants is part of an integrated approach to improving property values, sport fisheries, as well as recreational usage from skiers, pleasure boaters, etc.. Studying and controlling the sources of phosphorus will also naturally reduce or eliminate the threat of toxic blue-green (cyanobacteria) algae blooms. The Lake Management Committee , consisting of dedicated members of the L.M.P.O.A. from a variety of backgrounds is vital to the success of any lake management program. Your support for this group of people is truly appreciated.
My mission at Lake Mohawk is to serve, share knowledge, and answer all questions about the aquatic ecosystem that is the focal point of this beautiful lake community. It is my desire to further enhance the existing fisheries while minimizing any negative impacts this may have on recreational boating, etc.. Above all, I am here to serve the greater good of the Lake Mohawk Property Owners Association and will at anytime be available to answer questions or to respond to concerns or observations regarding lake conditions. E-mail: GraysAquatic@gmail.com or Cell: 330.412.4139
Myriophyllum sp. (heterophyllum) (left) Potamogetan crispus (right)
The normal predominant May aquatic plant has been Curlyleaf pondweed (CLP) (Potamogetan crispus) (right) for the past 13 years. Due to a variety of environmental changes in lake sediment type due to dredging and early species competition from CLP Myriophyllum sp. (Water milfoil) has become the dominant aquatic plant species for 2022.
NOTE: Curlyleaf pondweed naturally dies off in mid-June Provides early nesting, protection, and food base for a healthy fisheries. This plant is intentionally selectively managed/controlled.
The Relationship between Aquatic Plants & Water Clarity
I believe it is important to have a basic understanding of the important role of submersed aquatic plants as it relates to water clarity. While many of us may know about the importance of aquatic plants to fish populations, it is lesser known about how aquatic plants help maintain water clarity and purity.
Besides providing food and habitat for fish, aquatic plants stabilize lake sediments that are high in phosphorus. Phosphorus that is mixed up from wind, wave, and other recreational watercraft traffic "feed" undesirable algal blooms that reduce water clarity. In addition, aquatic plants utilize and compete for available phosphorus making it less available to the tiny planktonic algae. There is also some evidence that aquatic plants secrete inhibitory chemicals that reduce algal blooms.
Our lake management goal at Lake Mohawk is to balance the needs and wants of a variety of recreational users and property owners throughout the season without jeopardizing the long term health of the lake. Using aquatic plants as much as possible to reduce the intensity of algal blooms, reduces the need for ecologically undesirable algaecides. Throughout the 2017 lake season, nuisance levels of aquatic plants will be selectively controlled in specific areas where it most interferes with recreational use of the lake.
How the Ecology of Lake Mohawk Affects All Property Owners of the L.M.P.O.A.
(Pre-Dredging) (Click to Enlarge in PDF Format)
Fall Sunset at Lake Mohawk Photo by Donna Vansickle 2021
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Email - GraysAquatic@gmail.com Web - www.GraysAquatic.com Cell - 330.412.4139
Copyright 2024
Grays' Aquatic Services Jeff Gray M.S Applied Aquatic Biologist Limnologist
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Lake Mohawk Click Link Above or Graphic Below
Lake (2024) Meaured With YSI Pro ODO
May 16, 2024 Surface Water Temperature 66.5 Degrees
Archived Lake (2023)
Water Clarity 4'2"
Water Clarity 5'4"
Water Clarity 4'6"
Water Clarity 8'1"
Water Clarity 8'5"
Water Clarity 7'5"
Water Clarity 14'11"
Water Clarity 12'4"
May 10, 2023 Surface Temp 64.3 degrees Oxygen 10.21 ppm
Archived Oxygen/Temperature (2022)
Water Clarity 5'7"
Water Clarity 5'11"
Water Clarity 6'2"
Water Clarity 4'2"
Water Clarity 6'4"
Water Clarity 7'11"
Water Clarity 10'9"
Water Clarity 14'0"
Water Clarity 12'7"
Water Clarity 8'7" (Secchi Disc)
Archived Oxygen/Temperature (2021)
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