Chippewa Lake fishing

Chippewa Lake fishing has Channel Catfish and Saugeye on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.7 times a year since 2012, most often in January. Species guides list dusk and night for Channel Catfish and dawn, dusk, and night for Saugeye.

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Last stocked
January 1, 2022
1,733 days ago · Saugeye
Plants on record
19
Since 2012
Species recorded
2
Surface acres
335

Fish at Chippewa Lake

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Saugeye Stocked · 13 plants · last January 1, 2022 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2022 · 13 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Saugeye species guide
Channel Catfish Stocked · 6 plants · last January 1, 2020 Best: dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2020 · 6 plants

Best: dusk, night

Channel Catfish species guide

How Chippewa Lake is stocked

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

About 1,116 reported fish per acre, the fewest of 4 lakes in Medina County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Fish stocked in 2012

5,061

Fish stocked in 2014

5,000

Fish stocked in 2016

43,988

Fish stocked in 2017

68,286

Fish stocked in 2018

22,904

Fish stocked in 2019

36,569

Fish stocked in 2020

35,848

Fish stocked in 2021

87,226

Fish stocked in 2022

68,931

Stocking history

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Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2022 Saugeye 68,931 – report
January 1, 2021 Saugeye 53,570 – report
January 1, 2021 Saugeye 33,656 – report
January 1, 2020 Saugeye 22,848 – report
January 1, 2020 Saugeye 11,227 – report
January 1, 2020 Channel Catfish 1,773 – report
January 1, 2019 Saugeye 36,569 – report
January 1, 2018 Saugeye 20,403 – report
January 1, 2018 Channel Catfish 2,501 – report
January 1, 2017 Saugeye 68,286 – report
January 1, 2016 Saugeye 7,780 – report
January 1, 2016 Saugeye 7,780 – report
January 1, 2016 Saugeye 7,780 – report
January 1, 2016 Saugeye 7,780 – report
January 1, 2016 Saugeye 7,780 – report
January 1, 2016 Channel Catfish 4,371 – report
January 1, 2016 Channel Catfish 717 – report
January 1, 2014 Channel Catfish 5,000 – report
January 1, 2012 Channel Catfish 5,061 – report
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Nearest lakes

Lake Medina 6.6 mi last stocked January 1, 1983 Spencer Lake 8.9 mi last stocked January 1, 2022 Silver Creek Lake 13.3 mi last stocked January 1, 2022 Hinckley Lake 14.6 mi last stocked January 1, 2022 Findley Lake 15.9 mi last stocked January 1, 2022

Common questions

What fish are at Chippewa Lake?

Fishing Chippewa Lake usually means Saugeye: Saugeye accounts for 13 of 19 plants on record, ahead of Channel Catfish. Saugeye was last stocked January 1, 2022. Channel Catfish was last stocked January 1, 2020.

When is Chippewa Lake stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2022. It is stocked about 1.7 times a year since 2012, most often in January. The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of January. In 2022 it was January 1, 2022, about when it usually is. About 1,116 reported fish per acre, the fewest of 4 lakes in Medina County with both a fish count and a surface area. No plants recorded in 2013 and 2015.