Blue Rock Lake fishing

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

Blue Rock Lake
Photo: Columbus Metropolitan Library via DPLA, No known copyright restrictions
Last stocked
2022
Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
57
Since 1970
Species recorded
5
Surface acres
17

Fish at Blue Rock Lake

5 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Channel Catfish Stocked · 25 plants · last 2021 Best: dusk, night

Last stocked 2021 · 25 plants

Best: dusk, night

Channel Catfish species guide
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 22 plants · last 2022 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 2022 · 22 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide
Bluegill Stocked · 2 plants · last 2019 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 2019 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Bluegill species guide

How Blue Rock Lake is stocked

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

No plants recorded in 16 years between 1970 and 2022.

Fish stocked in 1970

14,500

Fish stocked in 1971

3,013

Fish stocked in 1973

3,000

Fish stocked in 1975

940

Fish stocked in 1976

2,390

Fish stocked in 1978

500

Fish stocked in 1979

563

Fish stocked in 1980

1,000

Fish stocked in 1982

4,000

Fish stocked in 1984

4,250

Fish stocked in 1989

7,912

Fish stocked in 1990

4,864

Fish stocked in 1992

455

Fish stocked in 1996

454

Fish stocked in 1998

459

Fish stocked in 1999

1,271

Fish stocked in 2000

1,211

Fish stocked in 2001

1,073

Fish stocked in 2002

1,177

Fish stocked in 2003

513

Fish stocked in 2004

1,165

Fish stocked in 2005

750

Fish stocked in 2006

1,287

Fish stocked in 2007

750

Fish stocked in 2008

1,280

Fish stocked in 2009

7,740

Fish stocked in 2010

1,289

Fish stocked in 2012

1,261

Fish stocked in 2013

750

Fish stocked in 2014

758

Fish stocked in 2015

752

Fish stocked in 2016

1,236

Fish stocked in 2017

753

Fish stocked in 2019

11,059

Fish stocked in 2020

1,294

Fish stocked in 2021

1,711

Fish stocked in 2022

853

Stocking history

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2022Rainbow Trout853–report
2021Rainbow Trout852–report
2021Channel Catfish859–report
2020Rainbow Trout854–report
2020Channel Catfish440–report
2019Rainbow Trout867–report
2019Channel Catfish504–report
2019Channel Catfish476–report
2019Bluegill9,212–report
2017Rainbow Trout753–report
2016Rainbow Trout758–report
2016Channel Catfish478–report
2015Rainbow Trout752–report
2014Rainbow Trout758–report
2013Rainbow Trout750–report
2012Rainbow Trout755–report
2012Channel Catfish506–report
2010Rainbow Trout758–report
2010Channel Catfish531–report
2009Rainbow Trout7,740–report
2008Rainbow Trout763–report
2008Channel Catfish517–report
2007Rainbow Trout750–report
2006Rainbow Trout752–report
2006Channel Catfish535–report
2005Rainbow Trout750–report
2004Rainbow Trout751–report
2004Channel Catfish414–report
2003Rainbow Trout513–report
2002Rainbow Trout776–report
2002Channel Catfish401–report
2001Rainbow Trout750–report
2001Channel Catfish323–report
2000Rainbow Trout761–report
2000Channel Catfish450–report
1999Rainbow Trout753–report
1999Channel Catfish518–report
1998Channel Catfish459–report
1996Channel Catfish454–report
1992Channel Catfish455–report
1990Largemouth Bass4,464–report
1990Channel Catfish400–report
1989Smallmouth Bass2,912–report
1989Bluegill5,000–report
1984Channel Catfish4,250–report
1982Largemouth Bass4,000–report
1980Channel Catfish1,000–report
1979Largemouth Bass170–report
1979Channel Catfish393–report
1978Channel Catfish500–report
1976Channel Catfish2,390–report
1975Largemouth Bass240–report
1975Channel Catfish700–report
1973Largemouth Bass3,000–report
1971Largemouth Bass3,013–report
1970Largemouth Bass10,000–report
1970Channel Catfish4,500–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 Blue Rock Lake

Photo of Blue Rock Lake
Columbus Metropolitan Library via DPLA, No known copyright restrictions

Nearest lakes

Crooksville Reservoir #1 14.3 mi last stocked 2008 Wolf Run Lake 16.1 mi last stocked 2022 Dillon Lake 17.2 mi last stocked 2021 New Lexington Reservoir 1a 20.2 mi last stocked 2021 New Lexington Reservoir 1b 20.8 mi last stocked 2010

Public land at Blue Rock Lake

Blue Rock Lake is inside Blue Rock State Park.

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

Common questions

What fish are at Blue Rock Lake?

Fishing Blue Rock Lake usually means Channel Catfish: Channel Catfish accounts for 25 of 57 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout and 3 more. Channel Catfish was last stocked 2021. Rainbow Trout was last stocked 2022. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 1990. Bluegill was last stocked 2019. 1 more species is on the stocking report.

When is Blue Rock Lake stocked?

Not stocked since 2022. No plants recorded in 16 years between 1970 and 2022.