Fishing: Apple Valley Lake is a premier fishing lake. Many species can be caught such as large and small mouth bass, stripped bass, walleye, perch, crappie, shell cracker, cat fish and blue gill. The lake was originally stocked in 1974 with walleye, brown trout, rainbow. Since that time the Fish Club and the Property Owners Association have had "specks" stocked to cross breed with the crappie and striped bass have also been introduced to the fish population. Walleye is still the prize catch and is stocked every year in large numbers up to 35,000 fingerings in a single year thanks to fish club fund raising activities such as the Annual Buddy Bass Tournament.

Boating: All kinds of power and non-powered boats are found at Apple Valley Lake. The size of speedboat is limited to 21.5 feet and pontoon boats are limited to 28 feet. All Ohio Boating regulations are enforced by a Water Safety Patrol which is made up of property owners and off duty Knox County Sheriff Deputies. Boating is restricted to property owners only and must be registered by the association for a small fee. Jet skis and wave runners are allowed, however, Ohio"s age limit is strictly enforced. There are four boat launches for access to the lake.

Water Skiing:

This popular warn weather sport is enjoyed by many residents of Apple Valley. The lake itself is nearly 4 miles long and the permitted ski zone is about 3 miles in length. There is plenty of space for all even on the nicest weekends.