Adams Lake fishing

Adams Lake fishing: not stocked since 2022. It was stocked with Channel Catfish, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, and Golden Trout. Species guides list dusk and night for Channel Catfish, dawn, day, and dusk for Bluegill, and dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, and Golden Trout.

Adams Lake
Photo: FatalFit, CC BY 4.0
Last stocked
2022
Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
63
Since 1984
Species recorded
5
Surface acres
37

Fish at Adams Lake

5 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 32 plants · last 2022 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 2022 · 32 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide
Channel Catfish Stocked · 23 plants · last 2021 Best: dusk, night

Last stocked 2021 · 23 plants

Best: dusk, night

Channel Catfish species guide
Bluegill Stocked · 3 plants · last 1995 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 1995 · 3 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Bluegill species guide
Golden Trout Stocked · 2 plants · last 1999 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 1999 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Golden Trout species guide

How Adams Lake is stocked

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

No plants recorded in 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, and 1994.

Fish stocked in 1984

2,000

Fish stocked in 1987

1,000

Fish stocked in 1988

925

Fish stocked in 1989

555

Fish stocked in 1990

925

Fish stocked in 1993

441

Fish stocked in 1995

30,535

Fish stocked in 1996

1,878

Fish stocked in 1997

3,463

Fish stocked in 1998

6,393

Fish stocked in 1999

3,700

Fish stocked in 2000

2,775

Fish stocked in 2001

9,571

Fish stocked in 2002

3,200

Fish stocked in 2003

4,084

Fish stocked in 2004

400

Fish stocked in 2005

2,525

Fish stocked in 2006

4,536

Fish stocked in 2007

3,431

Fish stocked in 2008

2,401

Fish stocked in 2009

3,334

Fish stocked in 2010

2,414

Fish stocked in 2011

3,489

Fish stocked in 2012

2,000

Fish stocked in 2013

3,040

Fish stocked in 2014

2,019

Fish stocked in 2015

2,951

Fish stocked in 2016

3,545

Fish stocked in 2017

2,943

Fish stocked in 2018

2,002

Fish stocked in 2019

3,885

Fish stocked in 2020

1,550

Fish stocked in 2021

3,771

Fish stocked in 2022

1,899

Stocking history

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2022Rainbow Trout1,899–report
2021Rainbow Trout1,852–report
2021Channel Catfish1,919–report
2020Rainbow Trout1,550–report
2019Rainbow Trout2,002–report
2019Channel Catfish1,883–report
2018Rainbow Trout2,002–report
2017Rainbow Trout2,001–report
2017Channel Catfish942–report
2016Rainbow Trout2,008–report
2016Channel Catfish1,537–report
2015Rainbow Trout2,017–report
2015Channel Catfish934–report
2014Rainbow Trout1,001–report
2014Rainbow Trout1,018–report
2013Rainbow Trout502–report
2013Rainbow Trout401–report
2013Rainbow Trout804–report
2013Rainbow Trout301–report
2013Channel Catfish1,032–report
2012Rainbow Trout2,000–report
2011Rainbow Trout2,009–report
2011Channel Catfish1,480–report
2010Rainbow Trout2,414–report
2009Rainbow Trout2,402–report
2009Channel Catfish932–report
2008Rainbow Trout2,401–report
2007Rainbow Trout2,524–report
2007Channel Catfish907–report
2006Rainbow Trout288–report
2006Rainbow Trout179–report
2006Rainbow Trout2,057–report
2006Channel Catfish2,012–report
2005Rainbow Trout2,525–report
2004Rainbow Trout400–report
2003Rainbow Trout2,600–report
2003Channel Catfish1,484–report
2002Rainbow Trout3,200–report
2001Rainbow Trout1,492–report
2001Rainbow Trout3,450–report
2001Channel Catfish1,201–report
2001Channel Catfish3,428–report
2000Rainbow Trout2,775–report
1999Golden Trout2,775–report
1999Channel Catfish925–report
1998Rainbow Trout3,618–report
1998Golden Trout2,775–report
1997Rainbow Trout2,535–report
1997Channel Catfish928–report
1996Largemouth Bass1,878–report
1995Largemouth Bass3,642–report
1995Largemouth Bass25–report
1995Channel Catfish8,092–report
1995Bluegill500–report
1995Bluegill18–report
1995Bluegill18,258–report
1993Channel Catfish86–report
1993Channel Catfish355–report
1990Channel Catfish925–report
1989Channel Catfish555–report
1988Channel Catfish925–report
1987Channel Catfish1,000–report
1984Channel Catfish2,000–report

Access and facts

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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Ohio Department of Natural Resources before you go.

About Adams Lake

Photo of Adams Lake
FatalFit, CC BY 4.0

Nearest lakes

Bear Lake 18.4 mi last stocked 1981 Turkey Creek Lake 18.5 mi last stocked 2022 Roosevelt Lake 19.3 mi last stocked 2022 Grant Lake 25.5 mi last stocked 2020 Rocky Fork Lake 26 mi last stocked 2022

Public land at Adams Lake

Adams Lake is 0.2 miles outside the edge of Adams Lake State Park.

Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.

Common questions

What fish are at Adams Lake?

Fishing Adams Lake usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 32 of 63 plants on record, ahead of Channel Catfish and 3 more. Rainbow Trout was last stocked 2022. Channel Catfish was last stocked 2021. Bluegill was last stocked 1995. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 1996. 1 more species is on the stocking report.

When is Adams Lake stocked?

Not stocked since 2022. No plants recorded in 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, and 1994.