Saugeye Stocked · 12 plants · last 2022 Best: dawn, dusk, night Defiance Reservoir fishing
Defiance Reservoir fishing: not stocked since 2022. It was stocked with Bluegill, Saugeye, Channel Catfish, and Yellow Perch. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Bluegill and Yellow Perch, dawn, dusk, and night for Saugeye, and dusk and night for Channel Catfish.
- Last stocked
- 2022
- Yellow Perch
- Plants on record
- 29
- Since 2008
- Species recorded
- 4
- Surface acres
- 73
Fish at Defiance Reservoir
Saugeye Stocked · 12 plants · last 2022 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
Yellow Perch Stocked · 10 plants · last 2022 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Channel Catfish Stocked · 6 plants · last 2018 Best: dusk, night 
Bluegill Stocked · 1 plant · last 2008 Best: dawn, day, dusk How Defiance Reservoir is stocked
No plants recorded in 2009, 2010, and 2013.
Fish stocked in 2008
22,000
Fish stocked in 2011
73,337
Fish stocked in 2012
95,875
Fish stocked in 2014
41,600
Fish stocked in 2015
145,059
Fish stocked in 2016
191,999
Fish stocked in 2017
129,357
Fish stocked in 2018
151,879
Fish stocked in 2019
186,540
Fish stocked in 2020
44,950
Fish stocked in 2021
148,108
Fish stocked in 2022
184,650
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Yellow Perch | 36,000 | – | report |
| 2022 | Yellow Perch | 36,750 | – | report |
| 2022 | Saugeye | 37,350 | – | report |
| 2022 | Saugeye | 74,550 | – | report |
| 2021 | Yellow Perch | 75,000 | – | report |
| 2021 | Saugeye | 73,108 | – | report |
| 2020 | Yellow Perch | 37,500 | – | report |
| 2020 | Saugeye | 7,450 | – | report |
| 2019 | Yellow Perch | 37,500 | – | report |
| 2019 | Saugeye | 149,040 | – | report |
| 2018 | Yellow Perch | 75,000 | – | report |
| 2018 | Saugeye | 73,216 | – | report |
| 2018 | Channel Catfish | 3,663 | – | report |
| 2017 | Yellow Perch | 52,500 | – | report |
| 2017 | Saugeye | 73,185 | – | report |
| 2017 | Channel Catfish | 3,672 | – | report |
| 2016 | Yellow Perch | 112,500 | – | report |
| 2016 | Saugeye | 75,810 | – | report |
| 2016 | Channel Catfish | 3,689 | – | report |
| 2015 | Yellow Perch | 70,000 | – | report |
| 2015 | Saugeye | 73,057 | – | report |
| 2015 | Channel Catfish | 2,002 | – | report |
| 2014 | Yellow Perch | 41,600 | – | report |
| 2012 | Saugeye | 19,604 | – | report |
| 2012 | Saugeye | 74,347 | – | report |
| 2012 | Channel Catfish | 1,321 | – | report |
| 2012 | Channel Catfish | 603 | – | report |
| 2011 | Saugeye | 73,337 | – | report |
| 2008 | Bluegill | 22,000 | – | 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 Defiance Reservoir?
Fishing Defiance Reservoir usually means Saugeye: Saugeye accounts for 12 of 29 plants on record, ahead of Yellow Perch and 2 more. Saugeye was last stocked 2022. Yellow Perch was last stocked 2022. Channel Catfish was last stocked 2018. Bluegill was last stocked 2008.
When is Defiance Reservoir stocked?
Not stocked since 2022. No plants recorded in 2009, 2010, and 2013.