Delta Reservoir #1 fishing

Delta Reservoir #1 fishing: not stocked since 2012. It was stocked with Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Walleye, and Rainbow Trout. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Northern Pike, dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass and Rainbow Trout, and dusk and night for Channel Catfish.

AI-generated illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
2012
Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
34
Since 1970
Species recorded
5
Surface acres
39

Fish at Delta Reservoir #1

5 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Northern Pike Stocked · 21 plants · last 1991 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 1991 · 21 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Northern Pike species guide
Channel Catfish Stocked · 10 plants · last 1992 Best: dusk, night

Last stocked 1992 · 10 plants

Best: dusk, night

Channel Catfish species guide
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last 2012 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 2012 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide
Walleye Stocked · 1 plant · last 1985 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 1985 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide

How Delta Reservoir #1 is stocked

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

About 1,040 reported fish per acre, the fewest of 5 lakes in Fulton County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Fish stocked in 1970

1,000

Fish stocked in 1971

600

Fish stocked in 1972

302

Fish stocked in 1973

300

Fish stocked in 1974

300

Fish stocked in 1975

780

Fish stocked in 1976

1,780

Fish stocked in 1977

782

Fish stocked in 1978

2,907

Fish stocked in 1979

780

Fish stocked in 1980

4,835

Fish stocked in 1981

795

Fish stocked in 1982

611

Fish stocked in 1983

750

Fish stocked in 1984

1,950

Fish stocked in 1985

3,250

Fish stocked in 1986

750

Fish stocked in 1987

4,875

Fish stocked in 1988

2,735

Fish stocked in 1989

3,636

Fish stocked in 1990

991

Fish stocked in 1991

2,297

Fish stocked in 1992

1,533

Fish stocked in 2012

2,017

Stocking history

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2012Rainbow Trout2,017–report
1992Channel Catfish1,533–report
1991Northern Pike1,320–report
1991Channel Catfish665–report
1991Channel Catfish312–report
1990Northern Pike991–report
1989Northern Pike1,500–report
1989Channel Catfish2,136–report
1988Northern Pike750–report
1988Channel Catfish1,036–report
1988Channel Catfish949–report
1987Channel Catfish4,875–report
1986Northern Pike750–report
1985Walleye2,500–report
1985Northern Pike750–report
1984Channel Catfish1,950–report
1983Northern Pike750–report
1982Northern Pike207–report
1982Northern Pike404–report
1981Northern Pike795–report
1980Northern Pike780–report
1980Channel Catfish4,055–report
1979Northern Pike780–report
1978Northern Pike792–report
1978Channel Catfish2,115–report
1977Northern Pike782–report
1976Northern Pike780–report
1976Largemouth Bass1,000–report
1975Northern Pike780–report
1974Northern Pike300–report
1973Northern Pike300–report
1972Northern Pike302–report
1971Northern Pike600–report
1970Northern Pike1,000–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 Delta Reservoir #1?

Fishing Delta Reservoir #1 usually means Northern Pike: Northern Pike accounts for 21 of 34 plants on record, ahead of Channel Catfish and 3 more. Northern Pike was last stocked 1991. Channel Catfish was last stocked 1992. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 1976. Rainbow Trout was last stocked 2012. 1 more species is on the stocking report.

When is Delta Reservoir #1 stocked?

Not stocked since 2012. About 1,040 reported fish per acre, the fewest of 5 lakes in Fulton County with both a fish count and a surface area. No plants recorded in 19 years between 1970 and 2012.

Which lakes near Delta Reservoir #1 were stocked more recently?

Delta Reservoir #2 (0.3 mi), Swanton Waterworks Reservoir (7.2 mi), Wauseon Reservoir #2 (9 mi), and Wauseon Reservoir #1 (9.1 mi) were stocked more recently. Delta Reservoir #2 is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Walleye, and Rainbow Trout, Swanton Waterworks Reservoir is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Walleye, and Rainbow Trout, Wauseon Reservoir #2 is also stocked with Largemouth Bass, Walleye, and Channel Catfish, and Wauseon Reservoir #1 is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, and Walleye.