Hanging Rock Lake fishing

Hanging Rock Lake fishing has Channel Catfish on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.3 times a year since 1989, most often in January. Species guides list dusk and night as the active times.

Illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
January 1, 2011
5,751 days ago · Channel Catfish
Plants on record
6
Since 1989
Species recorded
1
Surface acres
8

Fish at Hanging Rock Lake

1 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Channel Catfish Stocked · 6 plants · last January 1, 2011 Best: dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2011 · 6 plants

Best: dusk, night

Channel Catfish species guide

How Hanging Rock Lake is stocked

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

About 426 reported fish per acre, the fewest of 3 lakes in Lawrence County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Fish stocked in 1989

500

Fish stocked in 1995

500

Fish stocked in 1997

544

Fish stocked in 2003

500

Fish stocked in 2009

831

Fish stocked in 2011

531

Stocking history

Showing 5 of 6 plants Showing 6 plants

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2011 Channel Catfish 531 – report
January 1, 2009 Channel Catfish 831 – report
January 1, 2003 Channel Catfish 500 – report
January 1, 1997 Channel Catfish 544 – report
January 1, 1995 Channel Catfish 500 – report
January 1, 1989 Channel Catfish 500 – report
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Nearest lakes

Vesuvius Lake 5.8 mi last stocked January 1, 2022 Timbre Ridge Lake 19.4 mi last stocked January 1, 2022 Jackson Lake 23.9 mi last stocked January 1, 2021 Roosevelt Lake 27.2 mi last stocked January 1, 2022 Turkey Creek Lake 28.1 mi last stocked January 1, 2022

Public land at Hanging Rock Lake

Hanging Rock Lake is 0.4 miles outside the edge of Wayne National Forest.

Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.

Common questions

What fish are at Hanging Rock Lake?

Fishing Hanging Rock Lake usually means Channel Catfish. All 6 plants on record are Channel Catfish. Channel Catfish was last stocked January 1, 2011.

When is Hanging Rock Lake stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2011. It is stocked about 0.3 times a year since 1989, most often in January. The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of January. In 2011 it was January 1, 2011, about when it usually is. About 426 reported fish per acre, the fewest of 3 lakes in Lawrence County with both a fish count and a surface area. No plants recorded in 17 years between 1989 and 2011.

Which lakes near Hanging Rock Lake were stocked more recently?

Vesuvius Lake (5.8 mi), Timbre Ridge Lake (19.4 mi), Jackson Lake (23.9 mi), Roosevelt Lake (27.2 mi), and Turkey Creek Lake (28.1 mi) were stocked more recently. Vesuvius Lake is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Timbre Ridge Lake is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Jackson Lake is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Roosevelt Lake is also stocked with Channel Catfish, and Turkey Creek Lake is also stocked with Channel Catfish.