Channel Catfish Stocked · 7 plants · last 2020 Best: dusk, night Daugherty Lake fishing
Daugherty Lake fishing: not stocked since 2020. It was stocked with Rainbow Trout and Channel Catfish. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and dusk and night for Channel Catfish.
- Last stocked
- 2020
- Channel Catfish
- Plants on record
- 10
- Since 2000
- Species recorded
- 2
- Surface acres
- 12
Fish at Daugherty Lake
Channel Catfish Stocked · 7 plants · last 2020 Best: dusk, night 
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 3 plants · last 2001 Best: dawn, dusk How Daugherty Lake is stocked
About 494 reported fish per acre, the fewest of 4 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
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Channel Catfish | 619 | – | report |
| 2016 | Channel Catfish | 609 | – | report |
| 2012 | Channel Catfish | 350 | – | report |
| 2008 | Channel Catfish | 334 | – | report |
| 2006 | Channel Catfish | 282 | – | report |
| 2004 | Channel Catfish | 275 | – | report |
| 2002 | Channel Catfish | 417 | – | report |
| 2001 | Rainbow Trout | 1,008 | – | report |
| 2001 | Rainbow Trout | 1,022 | – | report |
| 2000 | Rainbow Trout | 1,012 | – | report |
Access and facts
Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Ohio Department of Natural Resources before you go.
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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 2020. Rainbow Trout was last stocked 2001.
When is Daugherty Lake stocked?
Not stocked since 2020. About 494 reported fish per acre, the fewest of 4 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.