Buckeye Lake fishing

Buckeye Lake fishing: not stocked since 2022. It was stocked with Largemouth Bass, Muskellunge, Walleye, Blue Catfish, Hybrid Striped Bass, Channel Catfish, and 4 more on a reservoir. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass and Muskellunge, dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye and Saugeye, and dusk and night for Channel Catfish.

Last stocked: 2022; Yellow Perch
Plants on record: 323; Since 1970
Species recorded: 10
Surface acres: 2,851

Fish at Buckeye Lake

10 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Saugeye Stocked · 185 plants · last 2022 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 2022 · 185 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Saugeye species guide

Hybrid Striped Bass Stocked · 48 plants · last 2021

Last stocked 2021 · 48 plants

Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female Stocked · 32 plants · last 2008

Last stocked 2008 · 32 plants

Muskellunge Stocked · 19 plants · last 1986 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 1986 · 19 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Muskellunge species guide

Largemouth Bass Stocked · 15 plants · last 1983 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 1983 · 15 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Largemouth Bass species guide

Yellow Perch Stocked · 10 plants · last 2022 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 2022 · 10 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Yellow Perch species guide

Walleye Stocked · 9 plants · last 1997 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 1997 · 9 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide

Bluegill Stocked · 2 plants · last 2017 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 2017 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Bluegill species guide

Channel Catfish Stocked · 2 plants · last 2017 Best: dusk, night

Last stocked 2017 · 2 plants

Best: dusk, night

Channel Catfish species guide

Blue Catfish Stocked · 1 plant · last 1975

Last stocked 1975 · 1 plant

Blue Catfish species guide

How Buckeye Lake is stocked

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

No plants recorded in 1981, 1987, and 2015.

Fish stocked in 1970

22,300

Fish stocked in 1971

15,037

Fish stocked in 1972

6,805

Fish stocked in 1973

11,000

Fish stocked in 1974

10,080

Fish stocked in 1975

43,110

Fish stocked in 1976

53,633

Fish stocked in 1977

116,000

Fish stocked in 1978

83,994

Fish stocked in 1979

6,849

Fish stocked in 1980

8,303

Fish stocked in 1982

87,120

Fish stocked in 1983

30,214

Fish stocked in 1984

213,500

Fish stocked in 1985

16,000

Fish stocked in 1986

4,999

Fish stocked in 1988

68,508

Fish stocked in 1989

82,635

Fish stocked in 1990

165,172

Fish stocked in 1991

148,932

Fish stocked in 1992

106,798

Fish stocked in 1993

492,615

Fish stocked in 1994

552,881

Fish stocked in 1995

3,767,168

Fish stocked in 1996

2,079,233

Fish stocked in 1997

1,453,424

Fish stocked in 1998

1,062,863

Fish stocked in 1999

2,553,322

Fish stocked in 2000

2,117,861

Fish stocked in 2001

712,754

Fish stocked in 2002

492,203

Fish stocked in 2003

1,138,639

Fish stocked in 2004

2,296,991

Fish stocked in 2005

2,049,304

Fish stocked in 2006

2,389,051

Fish stocked in 2007

962,176

Fish stocked in 2008

1,147,544

Fish stocked in 2009

282,632

Fish stocked in 2010

286,603

Fish stocked in 2011

1,121,579

Fish stocked in 2012

1,170,073

Fish stocked in 2013

2,906,231

Fish stocked in 2014

1,086,162

Fish stocked in 2016

545,822

Fish stocked in 2017

904,328

Fish stocked in 2018

3,425,419

Fish stocked in 2019

4,441,022

Fish stocked in 2020

4,242,952

Fish stocked in 2021

6,975,905

Fish stocked in 2022

5,700,000

Stocking history

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Date	Species	Quantity	Avg. length	Source
2022	Yellow Perch	1,387,500	–	report
2022	Yellow Perch	1,462,500	–	report
2022	Saugeye	2,200,000	–	report
2022	Saugeye	600,000	–	report
2022	Saugeye	50,000	–	report
2021	Yellow Perch	2,100,000	–	report
2021	Yellow Perch	1,500,000	–	report
2021	Saugeye	109,551	–	report
2021	Saugeye	38,724	–	report
2021	Saugeye	51,540	–	report
2021	Saugeye	26,090	–	report
2021	Saugeye	500,000	–	report
2021	Saugeye	300,000	–	report
2021	Saugeye	300,000	–	report
2021	Saugeye	550,000	–	report
2021	Saugeye	50,000	–	report
2021	Hybrid Striped Bass	1,450,000	–	report
2020	Yellow Perch	1,440,000	–	report
2020	Saugeye	59,092	–	report
2020	Saugeye	4,426	–	report
2020	Saugeye	39,434	–	report
2020	Saugeye	1,000,000	–	report
2020	Saugeye	850,000	–	report
2020	Saugeye	150,000	–	report
2020	Hybrid Striped Bass	700,000	–	report
2019	Yellow Perch	58,179	–	report
2019	Yellow Perch	1,425,000	–	report
2019	Yellow Perch	1,815,000	–	report
2019	Saugeye	34,560	–	report
2019	Saugeye	143,047	–	report
2019	Saugeye	125,577	–	report
2019	Saugeye	139,659	–	report
2019	Hybrid Striped Bass	700,000	–	report
2018	Yellow Perch	412,500	–	report
2018	Yellow Perch	2,062,500	–	report
2018	Saugeye	48,579	–	report
2018	Saugeye	94,120	–	report
2018	Saugeye	29,381	–	report
2018	Hybrid Striped Bass	28,339	–	report
2018	Hybrid Striped Bass	750,000	–	report
2017	Saugeye	57,952	–	report
2017	Saugeye	136,132	–	report
2017	Saugeye	108,567	–	report
2017	Hybrid Striped Bass	555,000	–	report
2017	Channel Catfish	29,393	–	report
2017	Bluegill	8,000	–	report
2017	Bluegill	9,284	–	report
2016	Saugeye	383,901	–	report
2016	Hybrid Striped Bass	39,376	–	report
2016	Hybrid Striped Bass	122,545	–	report
2014	Saugeye	142,002	–	report
2014	Saugeye	134,480	–	report
2014	Saugeye	9,680	–	report
2014	Hybrid Striped Bass	800,000	–	report
2013	Saugeye	11,963	–	report
2013	Saugeye	253,890	–	report
2013	Saugeye	95,520	–	report
2013	Saugeye	650,475	–	report
2013	Saugeye	490,463	–	report
2013	Saugeye	455,700	–	report
2013	Saugeye	16,120	–	report
2013	Saugeye	123,380	–	report
2013	Saugeye	108,720	–	report
2013	Hybrid Striped Bass	350,000	–	report
2013	Hybrid Striped Bass	350,000	–	report
2012	Saugeye	102,306	–	report
2012	Saugeye	182,916	–	report
2012	Hybrid Striped Bass	750,000	–	report
2012	Hybrid Striped Bass	96,040	–	report
2012	Hybrid Striped Bass	38,811	–	report
2011	Saugeye	2,535	–	report
2011	Saugeye	48,025	–	report
2011	Saugeye	35,570	–	report
2011	Saugeye	217,575	–	report
2011	Saugeye	67,874	–	report
2011	Hybrid Striped Bass	750,000	–	report
2010	Saugeye	52,545	–	report
2010	Saugeye	86,548	–	report
2010	Saugeye	147,510	–	report
2009	Saugeye	282,632	–	report
2008	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	21,776	–	report
2008	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	8,232	–	report
2008	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	85,371	–	report
2008	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	700,000	–	report
2008	Saugeye	18,895	–	report
2008	Saugeye	74,775	–	report
2008	Saugeye	125,558	–	report
2008	Saugeye	50,863	–	report
2008	Saugeye	62,074	–	report
2007	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	3,900	–	report
2007	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	1,650	–	report
2007	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	4,738	–	report
2007	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	35,675	–	report
2007	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	550,000	–	report
2007	Saugeye	43,181	–	report
2007	Saugeye	146,509	–	report
2007	Saugeye	106,149	–	report
2007	Saugeye	70,374	–	report
2006	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	230,000	–	report
2006	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	30,784	–	report
2006	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	39,786	–	report
2006	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	237,000	–	report
2006	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	500,000	–	report
2006	Saugeye	51,141	–	report
2006	Saugeye	105,322	–	report
2006	Saugeye	90,364	–	report
2006	Saugeye	29,466	–	report
2006	Saugeye	57,438	–	report
2006	Saugeye	31,250	–	report
2006	Saugeye	136,500	–	report
2006	Saugeye	700,000	–	report
2006	Saugeye	150,000	–	report
2005	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	400,000	–	report
2005	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	2,837	–	report
2005	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	567	–	report
2005	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	3,670	–	report
2005	Saugeye	3,194	–	report
2005	Saugeye	32,062	–	report
2005	Saugeye	7,350	–	report
2005	Saugeye	5,750	–	report
2005	Saugeye	32,703	–	report
2005	Saugeye	29,180	–	report
2005	Saugeye	70,880	–	report
2005	Saugeye	97,835	–	report
2005	Saugeye	79,484	–	report
2005	Saugeye	60,680	–	report
2005	Saugeye	4,156	–	report
2005	Saugeye	11,396	–	report
2005	Saugeye	207,200	–	report
2005	Saugeye	499,960	–	report
2005	Saugeye	500,400	–	report
2004	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	169,385	–	report
2004	Saugeye	46,100	–	report
2004	Saugeye	4,144	–	report
2004	Saugeye	45,866	–	report
2004	Saugeye	51,744	–	report
2004	Saugeye	141,210	–	report
2004	Saugeye	20,454	–	report
2004	Saugeye	117,000	–	report
2004	Saugeye	9,530	–	report
2004	Saugeye	70,448	–	report
2004	Saugeye	25,160	–	report
2004	Saugeye	15,180	–	report
2004	Saugeye	14,364	–	report
2004	Saugeye	51,656	–	report
2004	Saugeye	826,800	–	report
2004	Saugeye	30,500	–	report
2004	Saugeye	184,950	–	report
2004	Saugeye	472,500	–	report
2003	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	8,126	–	report
2003	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	17,982	–	report
2003	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	52,280	–	report
2003	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	113,102	–	report
2003	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	116,065	–	report
2003	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	22,100	–	report
2003	Saugeye	53,714	–	report
2003	Saugeye	160,934	–	report
2003	Saugeye	97,340	–	report
2003	Saugeye	67,284	–	report
2003	Saugeye	29,160	–	report
2003	Saugeye	49,552	–	report
2003	Saugeye	52,725	–	report
2003	Saugeye	184,875	–	report
2003	Saugeye	113,400	–	report
2002	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	121,680	–	report
2002	Saugeye	44,100	–	report
2002	Saugeye	19,698	–	report
2002	Saugeye	28,000	–	report
2002	Saugeye	22,842	–	report
2002	Saugeye	101,426	–	report
2002	Saugeye	5,332	–	report
2002	Saugeye	61,282	–	report
2002	Saugeye	21,900	–	report
2002	Saugeye	65,943	–	report
2001	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	52,646	–	report
2001	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	114,096	–	report
2001	Saugeye	26,112	–	report
2001	Saugeye	10,644	–	report
2001	Saugeye	142,545	–	report
2001	Saugeye	136,704	–	report
2001	Saugeye	142,202	–	report
2001	Saugeye	14,436	–	report
2001	Hybrid Striped Bass	41,031	–	report
2001	Hybrid Striped Bass	32,338	–	report
2000	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	56,031	–	report
2000	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	22,940	–	report
2000	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	58,450	–	report
2000	Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female	51,702	–	report
2000	Saugeye	780,000	–	report
2000	Saugeye	262,800	–	report
2000	Saugeye	56,595	–	report
2000	Saugeye	83,811	–	report
2000	Saugeye	24,492	–	report
2000	Saugeye	28,368	–	report
2000	Saugeye	23,790	–	report
2000	Saugeye	24,714	–	report
2000	Saugeye	86,172	–	report
2000	Saugeye	61,226	–	report
2000	Saugeye	66,198	–	report
2000	Saugeye	3,044	–	report
2000	Saugeye	32,820	–	report
2000	Saugeye	29,108	–	report
2000	Saugeye	252,000	–	report
2000	Saugeye	113,600	–	report
1999	Saugeye	918,000	–	report
1999	Saugeye	812,800	–	report
1999	Saugeye	193,200	–	report
1999	Saugeye	72,624	–	report
1999	Saugeye	23,872	–	report
1999	Saugeye	50,172	–	report
1999	Saugeye	63,336	–	report
1999	Saugeye	5,520	–	report
1999	Saugeye	5,512	–	report
1999	Saugeye	3,738	–	report
1999	Saugeye	14,976	–	report
1999	Saugeye	75,961	–	report
1999	Saugeye	75,112	–	report
1999	Saugeye	71,440	–	report
1999	Hybrid Striped Bass	104,278	–	report
1999	Hybrid Striped Bass	62,781	–	report
1998	Saugeye	550,000	–	report
1998	Saugeye	330,325	–	report
1998	Saugeye	847	–	report
1998	Saugeye	920	–	report
1998	Hybrid Striped Bass	120,771	–	report
1998	Hybrid Striped Bass	60,000	–	report
1997	Walleye	1,028,000	–	report
1997	Saugeye	20,000	–	report
1997	Saugeye	330,144	–	report
1997	Hybrid Striped Bass	5,685	–	report
1997	Hybrid Striped Bass	11,702	–	report
1997	Hybrid Striped Bass	12,376	–	report
1997	Hybrid Striped Bass	1,137	–	report
1997	Hybrid Striped Bass	44,380	–	report
1996	Saugeye	994,500	–	report
1996	Saugeye	18,096	–	report
1996	Saugeye	1,320	–	report
1996	Saugeye	7,771	–	report
1996	Saugeye	37,620	–	report
1996	Saugeye	12,852	–	report
1996	Saugeye	46,678	–	report
1996	Saugeye	110,396	–	report
1996	Hybrid Striped Bass	850,000	–	report
1995	Saugeye	1,716,000	–	report
1995	Saugeye	100,800	–	report
1995	Saugeye	32,760	–	report
1995	Saugeye	112,176	–	report
1995	Saugeye	57,372	–	report
1995	Saugeye	23,027	–	report
1995	Saugeye	525,000	–	report
1995	Hybrid Striped Bass	1,200,000	–	report
1995	Hybrid Striped Bass	33	–	report
1994	Saugeye	29,057	–	report
1994	Saugeye	44,208	–	report
1994	Saugeye	35,458	–	report
1994	Saugeye	37,582	–	report
1994	Saugeye	148,920	–	report
1994	Saugeye	11,856	–	report
1994	Saugeye	73,246	–	report
1994	Hybrid Striped Bass	40,420	–	report
1994	Hybrid Striped Bass	28,334	–	report
1994	Hybrid Striped Bass	35,000	–	report
1994	Hybrid Striped Bass	68,800	–	report
1993	Saugeye	328,482	–	report
1993	Hybrid Striped Bass	47,344	–	report
1993	Hybrid Striped Bass	40,996	–	report
1993	Hybrid Striped Bass	5,076	–	report
1993	Hybrid Striped Bass	7,758	–	report
1993	Hybrid Striped Bass	62,959	–	report
1992	Hybrid Striped Bass	33,827	–	report
1992	Hybrid Striped Bass	29,898	–	report
1992	Hybrid Striped Bass	43,073	–	report
1991	Hybrid Striped Bass	42,772	–	report
1991	Hybrid Striped Bass	26,664	–	report
1991	Hybrid Striped Bass	79,496	–	report
1990	Hybrid Striped Bass	376	–	report
1990	Hybrid Striped Bass	164,796	–	report
1989	Hybrid Striped Bass	82,635	–	report
1988	Channel Catfish	68,508	–	report
1986	Muskellunge	1,667	–	report
1986	Muskellunge	3,332	–	report
1985	Muskellunge	401	–	report
1985	Muskellunge	150	–	report
1985	Muskellunge	236	–	report
1985	Muskellunge	15,000	–	report
1985	Muskellunge	213	–	report
1984	Muskellunge	1,500	–	report
1984	Muskellunge	12,000	–	report
1984	Hybrid Striped Bass	200,000	–	report
1983	Walleye	12,573	–	report
1983	Walleye	12,985	–	report
1983	Muskellunge	1,156	–	report
1983	Largemouth Bass	3,500	–	report
1982	Walleye	30,000	–	report
1982	Walleye	57,120	–	report
1980	Muskellunge	3,000	–	report
1980	Largemouth Bass	5,303	–	report
1979	Muskellunge	1,000	–	report
1979	Largemouth Bass	3,469	–	report
1979	Largemouth Bass	2,380	–	report
1978	Walleye	50,000	–	report
1978	Muskellunge	1,000	–	report
1978	Largemouth Bass	32,994	–	report
1977	Walleye	75,000	–	report
1977	Muskellunge	1,000	–	report
1977	Largemouth Bass	30,000	–	report
1977	Largemouth Bass	10,000	–	report
1976	Walleye	43,614	–	report
1976	Largemouth Bass	10,019	–	report
1975	Largemouth Bass	9,990	–	report
1975	Blue Catfish	33,120	–	report
1974	Largemouth Bass	10,080	–	report
1973	Muskellunge	1,000	–	report
1973	Largemouth Bass	10,000	–	report
1972	Muskellunge	15	–	report
1972	Muskellunge	800	–	report
1972	Muskellunge	5	–	report
1972	Largemouth Bass	5,985	–	report
1971	Largemouth Bass	5,037	–	report
1971	Largemouth Bass	10,000	–	report
1970	Walleye	11,200	–	report
1970	Muskellunge	600	–	report
1970	Largemouth Bass	10,500	–	report

Access and facts

Water type: reservoir
Nearest town: Buckeye Lake
Shore access: Yes
Boat ramp: Yes
Facilities: dock

Buckeye Lake State Park on a 3,100-acre unlimited-horsepower lake. Launch ramps at North Shore (village of Buckeye Lake), Lieb's Island near Millersport, and Fairfield Beach. Paved 4.1-mile shoreline path for bank fishing; Mud Island fishing pier.

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

About Buckeye Lake

Photo of Buckeye Lake — Jm0371, Public domain

Nearest lakes

Mirror Lake 7.1 mi last stocked 2021 Oakthorpe Lake 8.5 mi last stocked 2021 Rush Creek Lake 10.3 mi last stocked 2017 Greenfield Lake 13.3 mi last stocked 2020 Clouse Lake 14.9 mi last stocked 2020

Public land at Buckeye Lake

Buckeye Lake is 0.5 miles outside the edge of Buckeye Lake State Park.

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

Common questions

What fish are at Buckeye Lake?

Fishing Buckeye Lake usually means Saugeye: Saugeye accounts for 185 of 323 plants on record, ahead of Hybrid Striped Bass and 8 more. Saugeye was last stocked 2022. Hybrid Striped Bass was last stocked 2021. Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female was last stocked 2008. Muskellunge was last stocked 1986. 6 more species are on the stocking report.

When is Buckeye Lake stocked?

Not stocked since 2022. No plants recorded in 1981, 1987, and 2015.

How do you get on Buckeye Lake?

Shore fishing is available and there is a boat ramp. The nearest town is Buckeye Lake. Facilities include dock. Buckeye Lake State Park on a 3,100-acre unlimited-horsepower lake. Launch ramps at North Shore (village of Buckeye Lake), Lieb's Island near Millersport, and Fairfield Beach. Paved 4.1-mile shoreline path for bank fishing; Mud Island fishing pier.

Sources (1) +

ohiodnr.gov, accessed September 29, 2026