Alum Creek Lake fishing

Alum Creek Lake fishing: not stocked since 2022. It was stocked with Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Walleye, Blue Catfish, Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, and 2 more on a reservoir. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Bluegill, dusk and night for Channel Catfish, and dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye and Saugeye.

Last stocked: 2022; Saugeye
Plants on record: 442; Since 1973
Species recorded: 8
Surface acres: 3,331

Fish at Alum Creek Lake

8 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Muskellunge Stocked · 268 plants · last 2021 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 2021 · 268 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Muskellunge species guide

Saugeye Stocked · 143 plants · last 2022 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 2022 · 143 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Saugeye species guide

Walleye Stocked · 23 plants · last 1986 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 1986 · 23 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide

Smallmouth Bass Stocked · 3 plants · last 1978 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 1978 · 3 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Smallmouth Bass species guide

Blue Catfish Stocked · 2 plants · last 1977

Last stocked 1977 · 2 plants

Blue Catfish species guide

Bluegill Stocked · 1 plant · last 1973 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 1973 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Bluegill species guide

Channel Catfish Stocked · 1 plant · last 1973 Best: dusk, night

Last stocked 1973 · 1 plant

Best: dusk, night

Channel Catfish species guide

Largemouth Bass Stocked · 1 plant · last 1976 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 1976 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, dusk

Largemouth Bass species guide

How Alum Creek Lake is stocked

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

No plants recorded in 1989.

Fish stocked in 1973

140,000

Fish stocked in 1974

300,000

Fish stocked in 1975

3,451,800

Fish stocked in 1976

3,800,643

Fish stocked in 1977

3,628,047

Fish stocked in 1978

141,000

Fish stocked in 1979

110,000

Fish stocked in 1980

85,000

Fish stocked in 1981

128,800

Fish stocked in 1982

50,000

Fish stocked in 1983

52,725

Fish stocked in 1984

203,000

Fish stocked in 1985

178,346

Fish stocked in 1986

203,314

Fish stocked in 1987

199,891

Fish stocked in 1988

203,442

Fish stocked in 1990

90,457

Fish stocked in 1991

431,733

Fish stocked in 1992

344,762

Fish stocked in 1993

1,031,951

Fish stocked in 1994

684,614

Fish stocked in 1995

98,150

Fish stocked in 1996

363,645

Fish stocked in 1997

449,332

Fish stocked in 1998

793,900

Fish stocked in 1999

760,108

Fish stocked in 2000

1,031,994

Fish stocked in 2001

910,042

Fish stocked in 2002

712,746

Fish stocked in 2003

707,288

Fish stocked in 2004

703,074

Fish stocked in 2005

695,515

Fish stocked in 2006

1,044,268

Fish stocked in 2007

1,089,617

Fish stocked in 2008

3,335,660

Fish stocked in 2009

3,371,762

Fish stocked in 2010

3,194,794

Fish stocked in 2011

988,643

Fish stocked in 2012

497,285

Fish stocked in 2013

342,005

Fish stocked in 2014

3,353,373

Fish stocked in 2015

337,386

Fish stocked in 2016

3,369,588

Fish stocked in 2017

3,537,026

Fish stocked in 2018

4,376,278

Fish stocked in 2019

5,531,541

Fish stocked in 2020

3,476,440

Fish stocked in 2021

3,353,282

Fish stocked in 2022

2,005,713

Stocking history

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Date	Species	Quantity	Avg. length	Source
2022	Saugeye	116,688	–	report
2022	Saugeye	84,899	–	report
2022	Saugeye	109,989	–	report
2022	Saugeye	22,137	–	report
2022	Saugeye	1,532,000	–	report
2022	Saugeye	70,000	–	report
2022	Saugeye	70,000	–	report
2021	Saugeye	1,050,000	–	report
2021	Saugeye	2,300,000	–	report
2021	Muskellunge	1,409	–	report
2021	Muskellunge	210	–	report
2021	Muskellunge	138	–	report
2021	Muskellunge	289	–	report
2021	Muskellunge	191	–	report
2021	Muskellunge	419	–	report
2021	Muskellunge	221	–	report
2021	Muskellunge	63	–	report
2021	Muskellunge	200	–	report
2021	Muskellunge	142	–	report
2020	Saugeye	477,440	–	report
2020	Saugeye	1,778,040	–	report
2020	Saugeye	1,217,200	–	report
2020	Muskellunge	68	–	report
2020	Muskellunge	103	–	report
2020	Muskellunge	41	–	report
2020	Muskellunge	121	–	report
2020	Muskellunge	980	–	report
2020	Muskellunge	1,063	–	report
2020	Muskellunge	1,230	–	report
2020	Muskellunge	21	–	report
2020	Muskellunge	40	–	report
2020	Muskellunge	14	–	report
2020	Muskellunge	18	–	report
2020	Muskellunge	61	–	report
2019	Saugeye	327,400	–	report
2019	Saugeye	1,069,320	–	report
2019	Saugeye	428,490	–	report
2019	Saugeye	553,790	–	report
2019	Saugeye	1,400,000	–	report
2019	Saugeye	1,500,000	–	report
2019	Saugeye	250,000	–	report
2019	Muskellunge	970	–	report
2019	Muskellunge	441	–	report
2019	Muskellunge	399	–	report
2019	Muskellunge	329	–	report
2019	Muskellunge	306	–	report
2019	Muskellunge	30	–	report
2019	Muskellunge	66	–	report
2018	Saugeye	1,300,000	–	report
2018	Saugeye	2,050,000	–	report
2018	Saugeye	1,022,680	–	report
2018	Muskellunge	60	–	report
2018	Muskellunge	157	–	report
2018	Muskellunge	239	–	report
2018	Muskellunge	746	–	report
2018	Muskellunge	785	–	report
2018	Muskellunge	35	–	report
2018	Muskellunge	481	–	report
2018	Muskellunge	400	–	report
2018	Muskellunge	600	–	report
2018	Muskellunge	25	–	report
2018	Muskellunge	24	–	report
2018	Muskellunge	22	–	report
2018	Muskellunge	24	–	report
2017	Saugeye	202,440	–	report
2017	Saugeye	1,475,940	–	report
2017	Saugeye	1,855,069	–	report
2017	Muskellunge	550	–	report
2017	Muskellunge	588	–	report
2017	Muskellunge	308	–	report
2017	Muskellunge	237	–	report
2017	Muskellunge	113	–	report
2017	Muskellunge	48	–	report
2017	Muskellunge	356	–	report
2017	Muskellunge	197	–	report
2017	Muskellunge	129	–	report
2017	Muskellunge	192	–	report
2017	Muskellunge	502	–	report
2017	Muskellunge	357	–	report
2016	Saugeye	1,022,063	–	report
2016	Saugeye	897,000	–	report
2016	Saugeye	1,447,200	–	report
2016	Muskellunge	160	–	report
2016	Muskellunge	28	–	report
2016	Muskellunge	168	–	report
2016	Muskellunge	55	–	report
2016	Muskellunge	314	–	report
2016	Muskellunge	230	–	report
2016	Muskellunge	279	–	report
2016	Muskellunge	505	–	report
2016	Muskellunge	1,586	–	report
2015	Saugeye	59,796	–	report
2015	Saugeye	45,166	–	report
2015	Saugeye	37,970	–	report
2015	Saugeye	75,379	–	report
2015	Saugeye	115,624	–	report
2015	Muskellunge	356	–	report
2015	Muskellunge	466	–	report
2015	Muskellunge	273	–	report
2015	Muskellunge	333	–	report
2015	Muskellunge	273	–	report
2015	Muskellunge	153	–	report
2015	Muskellunge	167	–	report
2015	Muskellunge	226	–	report
2015	Muskellunge	332	–	report
2015	Muskellunge	359	–	report
2015	Muskellunge	413	–	report
2015	Muskellunge	100	–	report
2014	Saugeye	1,650,000	–	report
2014	Saugeye	1,300,000	–	report
2014	Saugeye	400,000	–	report
2014	Muskellunge	152	–	report
2014	Muskellunge	82	–	report
2014	Muskellunge	121	–	report
2014	Muskellunge	164	–	report
2014	Muskellunge	562	–	report
2014	Muskellunge	237	–	report
2014	Muskellunge	309	–	report
2014	Muskellunge	300	–	report
2014	Muskellunge	219	–	report
2014	Muskellunge	527	–	report
2014	Muskellunge	307	–	report
2014	Muskellunge	393	–	report
2013	Saugeye	58,050	–	report
2013	Saugeye	121,475	–	report
2013	Saugeye	159,158	–	report
2013	Muskellunge	639	–	report
2013	Muskellunge	236	–	report
2013	Muskellunge	279	–	report
2013	Muskellunge	488	–	report
2013	Muskellunge	129	–	report
2013	Muskellunge	241	–	report
2013	Muskellunge	138	–	report
2013	Muskellunge	188	–	report
2013	Muskellunge	325	–	report
2013	Muskellunge	180	–	report
2013	Muskellunge	479	–	report
2012	Saugeye	125,392	–	report
2012	Saugeye	95,265	–	report
2012	Saugeye	113,778	–	report
2012	Muskellunge	19,084	–	report
2012	Muskellunge	5,153	–	report
2012	Muskellunge	8,151	–	report
2012	Muskellunge	4,617	–	report
2012	Muskellunge	21,756	–	report
2012	Muskellunge	17,297	–	report
2012	Muskellunge	83,460	–	report
2012	Muskellunge	800	–	report
2012	Muskellunge	620	–	report
2012	Muskellunge	1,331	–	report
2012	Muskellunge	153	–	report
2012	Muskellunge	57	–	report
2012	Muskellunge	108	–	report
2012	Muskellunge	108	–	report
2012	Muskellunge	34	–	report
2012	Muskellunge	79	–	report
2012	Muskellunge	42	–	report
2011	Saugeye	321,935	–	report
2011	Muskellunge	1,955	–	report
2011	Muskellunge	66,122	–	report
2011	Muskellunge	237,350	–	report
2011	Muskellunge	223,200	–	report
2011	Muskellunge	138,081	–	report
2010	Saugeye	2,622,160	–	report
2010	Saugeye	570,400	–	report
2010	Muskellunge	2,234	–	report
2009	Saugeye	1,740,495	–	report
2009	Saugeye	1,451,890	–	report
2009	Muskellunge	231	–	report
2009	Muskellunge	317	–	report
2009	Muskellunge	451	–	report
2009	Muskellunge	489	–	report
2009	Muskellunge	287	–	report
2009	Muskellunge	360	–	report
2009	Muskellunge	399	–	report
2009	Muskellunge	223	–	report
2009	Muskellunge	206	–	report
2009	Muskellunge	229	–	report
2009	Muskellunge	5,757	–	report
2009	Muskellunge	24,410	–	report
2009	Muskellunge	6,677	–	report
2009	Muskellunge	2,450	–	report
2009	Muskellunge	16,988	–	report
2009	Muskellunge	119,903	–	report
2008	Saugeye	1,993,320	–	report
2008	Saugeye	1,202,880	–	report
2008	Muskellunge	27	–	report
2008	Muskellunge	22	–	report
2008	Muskellunge	343	–	report
2008	Muskellunge	652	–	report
2008	Muskellunge	72	–	report
2008	Muskellunge	279	–	report
2008	Muskellunge	349	–	report
2008	Muskellunge	310	–	report
2008	Muskellunge	228	–	report
2008	Muskellunge	156	–	report
2008	Muskellunge	346	–	report
2008	Muskellunge	226	–	report
2008	Muskellunge	458	–	report
2008	Muskellunge	167	–	report
2008	Muskellunge	135,825	–	report
2007	Saugeye	40,130	–	report
2007	Saugeye	85,400	–	report
2007	Saugeye	85,400	–	report
2007	Saugeye	553,676	–	report
2007	Saugeye	44,704	–	report
2007	Saugeye	155,183	–	report
2007	Saugeye	102,178	–	report
2007	Muskellunge	6,890	–	report
2007	Muskellunge	12,864	–	report
2007	Muskellunge	3,192	–	report
2006	Saugeye	135,077	–	report
2006	Saugeye	89,194	–	report
2006	Saugeye	16,387	–	report
2006	Saugeye	176,379	–	report
2006	Saugeye	295,600	–	report
2006	Saugeye	327,746	–	report
2006	Muskellunge	3,885	–	report
2005	Saugeye	3,099	–	report
2005	Saugeye	30,780	–	report
2005	Saugeye	31,210	–	report
2005	Saugeye	35,266	–	report
2005	Saugeye	117,624	–	report
2005	Saugeye	10,836	–	report
2005	Saugeye	450,014	–	report
2005	Muskellunge	16	–	report
2005	Muskellunge	22	–	report
2005	Muskellunge	142	–	report
2005	Muskellunge	17	–	report
2005	Muskellunge	16	–	report
2005	Muskellunge	16	–	report
2005	Muskellunge	16	–	report
2005	Muskellunge	21	–	report
2005	Muskellunge	21	–	report
2005	Muskellunge	21	–	report
2005	Muskellunge	382	–	report
2005	Muskellunge	293	–	report
2005	Muskellunge	30	–	report
2005	Muskellunge	346	–	report
2005	Muskellunge	478	–	report
2005	Muskellunge	385	–	report
2005	Muskellunge	13,500	–	report
2005	Muskellunge	964	–	report
2004	Saugeye	116,100	–	report
2004	Saugeye	142,128	–	report
2004	Saugeye	47,740	–	report
2004	Saugeye	118,800	–	report
2004	Saugeye	130,520	–	report
2004	Saugeye	103,900	–	report
2004	Muskellunge	147	–	report
2004	Muskellunge	129	–	report
2004	Muskellunge	107	–	report
2004	Muskellunge	54	–	report
2004	Muskellunge	213	–	report
2004	Muskellunge	298	–	report
2004	Muskellunge	69	–	report
2004	Muskellunge	29	–	report
2004	Muskellunge	100	–	report
2004	Muskellunge	166	–	report
2004	Muskellunge	105	–	report
2004	Muskellunge	5,000	–	report
2004	Muskellunge	6,565	–	report
2004	Muskellunge	6,500	–	report
2004	Muskellunge	6,500	–	report
2004	Muskellunge	15,918	–	report
2004	Muskellunge	1,986	–	report
2003	Saugeye	223,024	–	report
2003	Saugeye	454,119	–	report
2003	Muskellunge	105	–	report
2003	Muskellunge	64	–	report
2003	Muskellunge	251	–	report
2003	Muskellunge	34	–	report
2003	Muskellunge	260	–	report
2003	Muskellunge	388	–	report
2003	Muskellunge	65	–	report
2003	Muskellunge	23	–	report
2003	Muskellunge	367	–	report
2003	Muskellunge	57	–	report
2003	Muskellunge	5,460	–	report
2003	Muskellunge	5,187	–	report
2003	Muskellunge	5,716	–	report
2003	Muskellunge	4,200	–	report
2003	Muskellunge	5,460	–	report
2003	Muskellunge	2,508	–	report
2002	Saugeye	60,632	–	report
2002	Saugeye	50,300	–	report
2002	Saugeye	17,226	–	report
2002	Saugeye	8,448	–	report
2002	Saugeye	64,295	–	report
2002	Saugeye	95,200	–	report
2002	Saugeye	153,842	–	report
2002	Saugeye	260,015	–	report
2002	Muskellunge	1,797	–	report
2002	Muskellunge	991	–	report
2001	Saugeye	129,330	–	report
2001	Saugeye	277,400	–	report
2001	Saugeye	52,203	–	report
2001	Saugeye	110,000	–	report
2001	Saugeye	53,352	–	report
2001	Saugeye	53,704	–	report
2001	Saugeye	95,642	–	report
2001	Muskellunge	5,000	–	report
2001	Muskellunge	40,000	–	report
2001	Muskellunge	90,000	–	report
2001	Muskellunge	2,249	–	report
2001	Muskellunge	1,162	–	report
2000	Saugeye	343,552	–	report
2000	Saugeye	144,714	–	report
2000	Saugeye	67,860	–	report
2000	Saugeye	156,317	–	report
2000	Saugeye	71,295	–	report
2000	Saugeye	127,866	–	report
2000	Saugeye	115,290	–	report
2000	Muskellunge	11	–	report
2000	Muskellunge	261	–	report
2000	Muskellunge	93	–	report
2000	Muskellunge	282	–	report
2000	Muskellunge	270	–	report
2000	Muskellunge	24	–	report
2000	Muskellunge	296	–	report
2000	Muskellunge	212	–	report
2000	Muskellunge	251	–	report
2000	Muskellunge	3,400	–	report
1999	Saugeye	416,576	–	report
1999	Saugeye	264,775	–	report
1999	Saugeye	32,351	–	report
1999	Muskellunge	10	–	report
1999	Muskellunge	51	–	report
1999	Muskellunge	34	–	report
1999	Muskellunge	46	–	report
1999	Muskellunge	41	–	report
1999	Muskellunge	53	–	report
1999	Muskellunge	67	–	report
1999	Muskellunge	25	–	report
1999	Muskellunge	18,163	–	report
1999	Muskellunge	12,054	–	report
1999	Muskellunge	12,402	–	report
1999	Muskellunge	3,460	–	report
1998	Saugeye	217,550	–	report
1998	Saugeye	469,450	–	report
1998	Muskellunge	40,000	–	report
1998	Muskellunge	23,500	–	report
1998	Muskellunge	3,400	–	report
1998	Muskellunge	40,000	–	report
1997	Saugeye	4,302	–	report
1997	Saugeye	10,104	–	report
1997	Saugeye	111,928	–	report
1997	Saugeye	106,250	–	report
1997	Saugeye	108,360	–	report
1997	Muskellunge	900	–	report
1997	Muskellunge	700	–	report
1997	Muskellunge	900	–	report
1997	Muskellunge	900	–	report
1997	Muskellunge	30,000	–	report
1997	Muskellunge	4,000	–	report
1997	Muskellunge	1,000	–	report
1997	Muskellunge	118	–	report
1997	Muskellunge	3,720	–	report
1997	Muskellunge	66,150	–	report
1996	Saugeye	340,234	–	report
1996	Muskellunge	1,052	–	report
1996	Muskellunge	1,003	–	report
1996	Muskellunge	556	–	report
1996	Muskellunge	20,000	–	report
1996	Muskellunge	100	–	report
1996	Muskellunge	700	–	report
1995	Saugeye	59,566	–	report
1995	Muskellunge	933	–	report
1995	Muskellunge	22,176	–	report
1995	Muskellunge	170	–	report
1995	Muskellunge	305	–	report
1995	Muskellunge	15,000	–	report
1994	Saugeye	291,329	–	report
1994	Saugeye	5,579	–	report
1994	Saugeye	19,005	–	report
1994	Saugeye	343,770	–	report
1994	Saugeye	21,531	–	report
1994	Muskellunge	3,400	–	report
1993	Saugeye	47,824	–	report
1993	Saugeye	104,873	–	report
1993	Saugeye	86,806	–	report
1993	Saugeye	97,790	–	report
1993	Saugeye	23,058	–	report
1993	Saugeye	78,641	–	report
1993	Saugeye	61,992	–	report
1993	Saugeye	65,481	–	report
1993	Saugeye	111,760	–	report
1993	Saugeye	6,514	–	report
1993	Saugeye	83,248	–	report
1993	Saugeye	94,428	–	report
1993	Saugeye	85,686	–	report
1993	Saugeye	79,909	–	report
1993	Muskellunge	541	–	report
1993	Muskellunge	3,400	–	report
1992	Saugeye	176,964	–	report
1992	Saugeye	36,990	–	report
1992	Saugeye	31,506	–	report
1992	Saugeye	33,863	–	report
1992	Saugeye	63,681	–	report
1992	Muskellunge	1,758	–	report
1991	Saugeye	46,920	–	report
1991	Saugeye	33,132	–	report
1991	Saugeye	101,250	–	report
1991	Saugeye	218,200	–	report
1991	Saugeye	31,149	–	report
1991	Muskellunge	1,082	–	report
1990	Saugeye	87,224	–	report
1990	Muskellunge	2,831	–	report
1990	Muskellunge	402	–	report
1988	Saugeye	203,442	–	report
1987	Saugeye	199,891	–	report
1986	Walleye	203,314	–	report
1985	Walleye	93,646	–	report
1985	Walleye	84,700	–	report
1984	Walleye	203,000	–	report
1983	Walleye	52,725	–	report
1982	Walleye	50,000	–	report
1981	Walleye	128,800	–	report
1980	Walleye	85,000	–	report
1979	Walleye	60,000	–	report
1979	Walleye	50,000	–	report
1978	Walleye	50,000	–	report
1978	Smallmouth Bass	91,000	–	report
1977	Walleye	550,000	–	report
1977	Walleye	2,000,000	–	report
1977	Walleye	1,000,000	–	report
1977	Smallmouth Bass	65,825	–	report
1977	Blue Catfish	12,222	–	report
1976	Walleye	393	–	report
1976	Walleye	1,300,000	–	report
1976	Walleye	800,000	–	report
1976	Walleye	1,700,000	–	report
1976	Largemouth Bass	250	–	report
1975	Walleye	2,300,000	–	report
1975	Walleye	1,000,000	–	report
1975	Walleye	100,000	–	report
1975	Smallmouth Bass	15,000	–	report
1975	Blue Catfish	36,800	–	report
1974	Walleye	300,000	–	report
1973	Walleye	20,000	–	report
1973	Channel Catfish	20,000	–	report
1973	Bluegill	100,000	–	report

Access and facts

Water type: reservoir
Nearest town: Delaware
Shore access: Yes
Boat ramp: Yes
Facilities: restrooms, camping, dock

Alum Creek State Park on 3,387-acre Alum Creek Reservoir. Four public launch ramps plus a camper-only ramp; life-jacket loaners at New Galena, Cheshire, and Marina. Hand-launch for canoes/kayaks at the beach end. Marina slips on Hollenback Road.

Drafted by AI from the cited sources and checked before publishing.

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

About Alum Creek Lake

Photo of Alum Creek Lake — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain

Nearest lakes

Hoover Reservoir 6.8 mi last stocked 2022 Sunbury Upground #1 7.2 mi last stocked 2020 Sunbury Upground #2 7.3 mi last stocked 2021 Antrim Lake 8.3 mi last stocked 2022 O Shaughnessy Reservoir 8.8 mi last stocked 2022

Public land at Alum Creek Lake

Alum Creek Lake is inside Alum Creek State Park.

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

Common questions

What fish are at Alum Creek Lake?

Fishing Alum Creek Lake usually means Muskellunge: Muskellunge accounts for 268 of 442 plants on record, ahead of Saugeye and 6 more. Muskellunge was last stocked 2021. Saugeye was last stocked 2022. Walleye was last stocked 1986. Smallmouth Bass was last stocked 1978. 4 more species are on the stocking report.

When is Alum Creek Lake stocked?

Not stocked since 2022. No plants recorded in 1989.

How do you get on Alum Creek Lake?

Shore fishing is available and there is a boat ramp. The nearest town is Delaware. Facilities include restrooms, camping, and dock. Alum Creek State Park on 3,387-acre Alum Creek Reservoir. Four public launch ramps plus a camper-only ramp; life-jacket loaners at New Galena, Cheshire, and Marina. Hand-launch for canoes/kayaks at the beach end. Marina slips on Hollenback Road.

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ohiodnr.gov, accessed September 29, 2026