Rainbow Lakes

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Been Fishing at Rainbow Since Early 90's. Its changed a lot. Back in the day fish trucks would Stock the lake very often (EVERY WEEKEND 4 SURE) , in the past few years I have yet to see the lake stocked. The amount of fish in the lakes seems like its deplinished a lot. Now days your lucky if you sit there 4hrs and catch a fish, even shoulder to shoulder days no one is" tearing them up".. THIS IS MY OPINION OF THE LAKES>
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I've gone to rainbow since I was little,

and I must say this place sucks now. Owners are trashy fishing is average at best. it used to be somewhere where families could Go and have fun but now all it is garbage, complete and utter garbage. I won't be going back until owners change again.

These 5 and 4 star reviews are nonsense and are BS reviews by the owner or their friends. Example see below. A racist by the name Mark Peabody pretends to be Mexican and spells "amigos" with an "e" at the end. No Mexican or Hispanic would do that. I personally have been to this lake a few times and have caught nothing! Not worth the $14.00 fee.

I started going to Rainbow Lakes this year after hearing a lot of good reviews, I've been multiple times and have never encountered rude or unprofessional attitudes from the owners.



I've caught a lot of nice sized Flathead catfish, Channel catfish and large mouth bass and every time I go I see others doing the same.



With stocked Bluegill & a variety of baits in the bait house on site i've never run out of bait.



I'm surprised that there are so many negative reviews about this place, I love it especially since I don't have the luxury of having a boat I can still go to Rainbow Lakes and always hook into a monster.



Show up with a respectful and professional demeanor & I can guarantee you'll receive the same.



I would however be upset if I was an owner there and regularly saw people leave their trash all over the place when there are trash cans at every lake.

My husband and I visited Rainbow Lakes today (7/5/14). The owner is by far the worst person I have ever spoken to in my life!!! I asked to talk to him because I witnessed him screaming at his employee that had to be 70 years old or older. I told him I was a manager at a bank and I would never talk to my employees that way! He then decided to talk to me the same way and told me if I didn't like it then I could leave and they would give us our money back. So we did leave and we will never be back!! I will not support a company that bullies their employees!!!! That is unacceptable!

These people must be crazy...I take my family here build a fire relax and roast hot dogs and marshmallows while I'm catching trophy catfish! I fish here atleast once a week and have had no problems at all eccept running out of bait. Bad people have bad experiences at rainbow...looking forward to each trip!

My family had a great time at Rainbow Lakes! My boys cannot wait to go back and catch a BIG one. Caught lots of channel cats, we didnt bring the right equipment for the big ones, but we surely saw them being caught.

great lakes i recently moved to ohio this year started going to rainbow lakes at the beging of the season throughout the year the new owners have totally turned it around it looks like a totally different place. further more its full of FISH out of the 30 0r 40 times ive been this seasonive caught over a hundred fish and would recomend it to every body

If you have never been fishing here, you are missing alot. They have 11 lakes, and it is all stocked by them. The Lakes are under NEW Owners and Management. They apparently are doing something right if in the middle of a Monday you go out there and they have lots of people there, Yeah they are doing something right. The staff there are really nice, and make you feel welcome. That is a must in my eyes. The gentleman that took my money today was really nice, and showed me where a pond was that had alot of bluegill fish in. My husband is in a wheelchair from a wreck and he enjoyed himself so much we have to go back tomorrow....I don't mind the fact that we did not catch anything this time but tomorrow will be another day, and this time we will be using something other than nightcrawlers. That was all we had today.



A word to the wise.....bring the sunblock, and the OFF!!!! The nats will eat ya up....they did me.



Great place for all ages.



Lots of barrels to put your trash in...Please help keep this place nice for the kids to come to and fish. PICK UP AFTER YOURSELF!!!!!!



If you are coming from Columbus going towards Dayton on I-70 Take exit 41A and go left, not right, if you go right you will go into New Carlisle. Go left and take the 2 right which is Chambersburgh Rd exit. Go to the stop sign and turn left onto South State Route 235. Cross over State Route 4 and once you cross over the bridge you will see the lake immediatly on your right......Look for the Catfish MailBox...Your there.



They sell bait there also, along with ice, and snacks, drinks and even fishing stuff.



Go out there it really is a nice place.