Daugherty Lake fishing

Daugherty Lake fishing has Rainbow Trout and Channel Catfish on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.5 times a year since 2000, most often in January. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and dusk and night for Channel Catfish.

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Last stocked
January 1, 2020
2,464 days ago · Channel Catfish
Plants on record
10
Since 2000
Species recorded
2
Surface acres
12

Fish at Daugherty Lake

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Channel Catfish Stocked · 7 plants · last January 1, 2020 Best: dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2020 · 7 plants

Best: dusk, night

Channel Catfish species guide
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 3 plants · last January 1, 2001 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked January 1, 2001 · 3 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How Daugherty Lake is stocked

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

About 494 reported fish per acre, the fewest of 10 lakes in Hancock County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Fish stocked in 2000

1,012

Fish stocked in 2001

2,030

Fish stocked in 2002

417

Fish stocked in 2004

275

Fish stocked in 2006

282

Fish stocked in 2008

334

Fish stocked in 2012

350

Fish stocked in 2016

609

Fish stocked in 2020

619

Stocking history

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Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2020 Channel Catfish 619 – report
January 1, 2016 Channel Catfish 609 – report
January 1, 2012 Channel Catfish 350 – report
January 1, 2008 Channel Catfish 334 – report
January 1, 2006 Channel Catfish 282 – report
January 1, 2004 Channel Catfish 275 – report
January 1, 2002 Channel Catfish 417 – report
January 1, 2001 Rainbow Trout 1,008 – report
January 1, 2001 Rainbow Trout 1,022 – report
January 1, 2000 Rainbow Trout 1,012 – report
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Nearest lakes

Lamberjack Lake 1 mi last stocked January 1, 2022 Vets Memorial Reservoir 1.7 mi last stocked January 1, 2022 Lake Lecomte 2.3 mi last stocked January 1, 2022 Giertz Lake 10.6 mi last stocked January 1, 2022 Van Buren Reservoir 11.4 mi last stocked January 1, 1987

Common questions

What fish are at Daugherty Lake?

Fishing Daugherty Lake usually means Channel Catfish: Channel Catfish accounts for 7 of 10 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout. Channel Catfish was last stocked January 1, 2020. Rainbow Trout was last stocked January 1, 2001.

When is Daugherty Lake stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2020. It is stocked about 0.5 times a year since 2000, most often in January. The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of January. In 2020 it was January 1, 2020, about when it usually is. About 494 reported fish per acre, the fewest of 10 lakes in Hancock County with both a fish count and a surface area. No plants recorded in 12 years between 2000 and 2020.

Which lakes near Daugherty Lake were stocked more recently?

Lamberjack Lake (1 mi), Vets Memorial Reservoir (1.7 mi), Lake Lecomte (2.3 mi), and Giertz Lake (10.6 mi) were stocked more recently. Lamberjack Lake is also stocked with Channel Catfish and Rainbow Trout, Vets Memorial Reservoir is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Lake Lecomte is also stocked with Channel Catfish, and Giertz Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Channel Catfish.