Indian Lake fishing

Indian Lake fishing: not stocked since 2022. It was stocked with Largemouth Bass, Muskellunge, Northern Pike, Walleye, and Saugeye on a reservoir. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass and Muskellunge, dawn, day, and dusk for Northern Pike, and dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye and Saugeye.

Last stocked: 2022; Saugeye
Plants on record: 230; Since 1970
Species recorded: 5
Surface acres: 5,036

Fish at Indian Lake

5 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Saugeye Stocked · 179 plants · last 2022 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 2022 · 179 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Saugeye species guide

Largemouth Bass Stocked · 19 plants · last 1980 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 1980 · 19 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Largemouth Bass species guide

Walleye Stocked · 15 plants · last 1984 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 1984 · 15 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide

Muskellunge Stocked · 9 plants · last 1980 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 1980 · 9 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Muskellunge species guide

Northern Pike Stocked · 8 plants · last 1978 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 1978 · 8 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Northern Pike species guide

How Indian Lake is stocked

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

No plants recorded in 1985, 1986, and 1987.

Fish stocked in 1970

45,369

Fish stocked in 1971

46,048

Fish stocked in 1972

7,574

Fish stocked in 1973

40,000

Fish stocked in 1974

15,056

Fish stocked in 1975

5,000

Fish stocked in 1976

79,965

Fish stocked in 1977

160,969

Fish stocked in 1978

293,482

Fish stocked in 1979

6,982

Fish stocked in 1980

55,769

Fish stocked in 1981

75,000

Fish stocked in 1982

30,000

Fish stocked in 1983

30,381

Fish stocked in 1984

82,116

Fish stocked in 1988

4,900,000

Fish stocked in 1989

4,400,000

Fish stocked in 1990

243,897

Fish stocked in 1991

633,223

Fish stocked in 1992

595,889

Fish stocked in 1993

1,168,791

Fish stocked in 1994

630,998

Fish stocked in 1995

580,506

Fish stocked in 1996

581,684

Fish stocked in 1997

580,468

Fish stocked in 1998

578,640

Fish stocked in 1999

583,593

Fish stocked in 2000

874,160

Fish stocked in 2001

802,635

Fish stocked in 2002

578,007

Fish stocked in 2003

652,304

Fish stocked in 2004

952,490

Fish stocked in 2005

1,979,829

Fish stocked in 2006

1,181,912

Fish stocked in 2007

688,807

Fish stocked in 2008

2,006,646

Fish stocked in 2009

265,893

Fish stocked in 2010

231,529

Fish stocked in 2011

3,322,226

Fish stocked in 2012

505,137

Fish stocked in 2013

510,240

Fish stocked in 2014

5,081,351

Fish stocked in 2015

540,426

Fish stocked in 2016

5,123,783

Fish stocked in 2017

5,125,133

Fish stocked in 2018

6,907,875

Fish stocked in 2019

7,139,320

Fish stocked in 2020

1,330,003

Fish stocked in 2021

511,385

Fish stocked in 2022

6,049,288

Stocking history

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Date	Species	Quantity	Avg. length	Source
2022	Saugeye	859,050	–	report
2022	Saugeye	153,075	–	report
2022	Saugeye	156,200	–	report
2022	Saugeye	931,618	–	report
2022	Saugeye	2,017,727	–	report
2022	Saugeye	1,931,618	–	report
2021	Saugeye	99,815	–	report
2021	Saugeye	71,964	–	report
2021	Saugeye	64,372	–	report
2021	Saugeye	89,739	–	report
2021	Saugeye	184,000	–	report
2021	Saugeye	1,495	–	report
2020	Saugeye	64,514	–	report
2020	Saugeye	54,675	–	report
2020	Saugeye	193,644	–	report
2020	Saugeye	1,017,170	–	report
2019	Saugeye	844,200	–	report
2019	Saugeye	149,940	–	report
2019	Saugeye	392,560	–	report
2019	Saugeye	541,530	–	report
2019	Saugeye	1,659,600	–	report
2019	Saugeye	2,004,288	–	report
2019	Saugeye	1,033,632	–	report
2019	Saugeye	513,570	–	report
2018	Saugeye	224,575	–	report
2018	Saugeye	397,380	–	report
2018	Saugeye	782,650	–	report
2018	Saugeye	332,350	–	report
2018	Saugeye	1,063,040	–	report
2018	Saugeye	3,380,680	–	report
2018	Saugeye	727,200	–	report
2017	Saugeye	123,040	–	report
2017	Saugeye	658,720	–	report
2017	Saugeye	1,036,925	–	report
2017	Saugeye	1,268,735	–	report
2017	Saugeye	2,037,713	–	report
2016	Saugeye	171,720	–	report
2016	Saugeye	671,990	–	report
2016	Saugeye	1,177,600	–	report
2016	Saugeye	314,900	–	report
2016	Saugeye	1,250,000	–	report
2016	Saugeye	50,000	–	report
2016	Saugeye	837,573	–	report
2016	Saugeye	200,000	–	report
2016	Saugeye	450,000	–	report
2015	Saugeye	36,220	–	report
2015	Saugeye	97,998	–	report
2015	Saugeye	112,677	–	report
2015	Saugeye	135,559	–	report
2015	Saugeye	74,267	–	report
2015	Saugeye	83,705	–	report
2014	Saugeye	923,715	–	report
2014	Saugeye	930,510	–	report
2014	Saugeye	1,033,418	–	report
2014	Saugeye	193,550	–	report
2014	Saugeye	535,000	–	report
2014	Saugeye	1,465,158	–	report
2013	Saugeye	96,750	–	report
2013	Saugeye	413,490	–	report
2012	Saugeye	505,137	–	report
2011	Saugeye	19,390	–	report
2011	Saugeye	272,924	–	report
2011	Saugeye	232,562	–	report
2011	Saugeye	410,050	–	report
2011	Saugeye	814,905	–	report
2011	Saugeye	1,572,395	–	report
2010	Saugeye	127,516	–	report
2010	Saugeye	104,013	–	report
2009	Saugeye	583	–	report
2009	Saugeye	265,310	–	report
2008	Saugeye	595,083	–	report
2008	Saugeye	211,413	–	report
2008	Saugeye	1,200,150	–	report
2007	Saugeye	67,158	–	report
2007	Saugeye	156,636	–	report
2007	Saugeye	100,584	–	report
2007	Saugeye	30,720	–	report
2007	Saugeye	333,709	–	report
2006	Saugeye	254,048	–	report
2006	Saugeye	141,599	–	report
2006	Saugeye	147,637	–	report
2006	Saugeye	63,505	–	report
2006	Saugeye	113,739	–	report
2006	Saugeye	136,365	–	report
2006	Saugeye	28,203	–	report
2006	Saugeye	45,266	–	report
2006	Saugeye	251,550	–	report
2005	Saugeye	90,832	–	report
2005	Saugeye	163,970	–	report
2005	Saugeye	166,231	–	report
2005	Saugeye	30,923	–	report
2005	Saugeye	187,768	–	report
2005	Saugeye	1,340,105	–	report
2004	Saugeye	162,456	–	report
2004	Saugeye	110,240	–	report
2004	Saugeye	124,020	–	report
2004	Saugeye	185,760	–	report
2004	Saugeye	287,744	–	report
2004	Saugeye	82,270	–	report
2003	Saugeye	62,748	–	report
2003	Saugeye	185,040	–	report
2003	Saugeye	23,126	–	report
2003	Saugeye	298,763	–	report
2003	Saugeye	82,627	–	report
2002	Saugeye	30,685	–	report
2002	Saugeye	72,305	–	report
2002	Saugeye	246,744	–	report
2002	Saugeye	90,285	–	report
2002	Saugeye	137,988	–	report
2001	Saugeye	220,819	–	report
2001	Saugeye	142,352	–	report
2001	Saugeye	34,920	–	report
2001	Saugeye	404,544	–	report
2000	Saugeye	292,800	–	report
2000	Saugeye	353,720	–	report
2000	Saugeye	227,640	–	report
1999	Saugeye	90,624	–	report
1999	Saugeye	83,747	–	report
1999	Saugeye	326,458	–	report
1999	Saugeye	82,764	–	report
1998	Saugeye	159,192	–	report
1998	Saugeye	165,048	–	report
1998	Saugeye	111,199	–	report
1998	Saugeye	60,458	–	report
1998	Saugeye	55,067	–	report
1998	Saugeye	27,676	–	report
1997	Saugeye	40,928	–	report
1997	Saugeye	539,540	–	report
1996	Saugeye	47,218	–	report
1996	Saugeye	167,303	–	report
1996	Saugeye	173,584	–	report
1996	Saugeye	54,481	–	report
1996	Saugeye	139,098	–	report
1995	Saugeye	89,244	–	report
1995	Saugeye	114,720	–	report
1995	Saugeye	116,454	–	report
1995	Saugeye	20,459	–	report
1995	Saugeye	81,829	–	report
1995	Saugeye	157,800	–	report
1994	Saugeye	44,854	–	report
1994	Saugeye	22,794	–	report
1994	Saugeye	25,712	–	report
1994	Saugeye	43,024	–	report
1994	Saugeye	24,183	–	report
1994	Saugeye	113,692	–	report
1994	Saugeye	91,354	–	report
1994	Saugeye	51,948	–	report
1994	Saugeye	103,032	–	report
1994	Saugeye	110,405	–	report
1993	Saugeye	8,888	–	report
1993	Saugeye	150,048	–	report
1993	Saugeye	55,705	–	report
1993	Saugeye	52,069	–	report
1993	Saugeye	62,415	–	report
1993	Saugeye	33,164	–	report
1993	Saugeye	210,816	–	report
1993	Saugeye	51,233	–	report
1993	Saugeye	89,328	–	report
1993	Saugeye	279,936	–	report
1993	Saugeye	54,718	–	report
1993	Saugeye	53,702	–	report
1993	Saugeye	66,769	–	report
1992	Saugeye	295,317	–	report
1992	Saugeye	70,088	–	report
1992	Saugeye	122,496	–	report
1992	Saugeye	50,752	–	report
1992	Saugeye	57,236	–	report
1991	Saugeye	261,840	–	report
1991	Saugeye	70,577	–	report
1991	Saugeye	99,110	–	report
1991	Saugeye	142,910	–	report
1991	Saugeye	58,786	–	report
1990	Saugeye	13,759	–	report
1990	Saugeye	70,250	–	report
1990	Saugeye	105,998	–	report
1990	Saugeye	53,890	–	report
1989	Saugeye	2,000,000	–	report
1989	Saugeye	2,400,000	–	report
1988	Saugeye	4,900,000	–	report
1984	Walleye	1,144	–	report
1984	Walleye	35,885	–	report
1984	Walleye	5,999	–	report
1984	Walleye	39,088	–	report
1983	Walleye	30,381	–	report
1982	Walleye	30,000	–	report
1981	Walleye	75,000	–	report
1980	Walleye	40,000	–	report
1980	Muskellunge	6,000	–	report
1980	Largemouth Bass	1,516	–	report
1980	Largemouth Bass	8,253	–	report
1979	Muskellunge	500	–	report
1979	Muskellunge	1,000	–	report
1979	Largemouth Bass	5,482	–	report
1978	Walleye	75,000	–	report
1978	Northern Pike	175,000	–	report
1978	Muskellunge	2,000	–	report
1978	Largemouth Bass	11,475	–	report
1978	Largemouth Bass	5,600	–	report
1978	Largemouth Bass	13,314	–	report
1978	Largemouth Bass	11,093	–	report
1977	Walleye	120,000	–	report
1977	Northern Pike	5,800	–	report
1977	Muskellunge	3,000	–	report
1977	Largemouth Bass	21,000	–	report
1977	Largemouth Bass	3,328	–	report
1977	Largemouth Bass	7,841	–	report
1976	Walleye	75,000	–	report
1976	Largemouth Bass	4,965	–	report
1975	Largemouth Bass	5,000	–	report
1974	Walleye	10,000	–	report
1974	Largemouth Bass	5,056	–	report
1973	Walleye	30,000	–	report
1973	Northern Pike	5,000	–	report
1973	Largemouth Bass	5,000	–	report
1972	Northern Pike	2,539	–	report
1972	Muskellunge	15	–	report
1972	Muskellunge	4	–	report
1972	Muskellunge	34	–	report
1972	Largemouth Bass	3,982	–	report
1972	Largemouth Bass	1,000	–	report
1971	Walleye	25,000	–	report
1971	Northern Pike	2,116	–	report
1971	Northern Pike	3,895	–	report
1971	Largemouth Bass	5,037	–	report
1971	Largemouth Bass	10,000	–	report
1970	Walleye	30,000	–	report
1970	Northern Pike	4,158	–	report
1970	Northern Pike	1,842	–	report
1970	Muskellunge	600	–	report
1970	Largemouth Bass	8,769	–	report

Access and facts

Water type: reservoir
Nearest town: Lakeview
Shore access: Yes
Boat ramp: Yes
ADA accessible: Yes
Facilities: restrooms, camping, dock

Indian Lake State Park on a 5,100-acre unlimited-horsepower lake. Five launch areas including Moundwood (six-lane ramp, accessible kayak launch), Lakeview Harbor, Blackhawk, Chippewa, and Cranetown Island. About 500 seasonal state docks.

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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Ohio Department of Natural Resources before you go.

About Indian Lake

Photo of Indian Lake — Tabitha Kaylee Hawk from Nashville, CC BY 2.0

Nearest lakes

Tawawa Lake 18.6 mi last stocked 2022 Kiser Lake 19.5 mi last stocked 2022 Ferguson Reservoir 20.3 mi last stocked 2022 Metzger Reservoir 21.1 mi last stocked 2022 Lost Creek Reservoir 21.6 mi last stocked 2022

Public land at Indian Lake

Indian Lake is inside Indian Lake State Park (Ohio).

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

Common questions

What fish are at Indian Lake?

Fishing Indian Lake usually means Saugeye: Saugeye accounts for 179 of 230 plants on record, ahead of Largemouth Bass and 3 more. Saugeye was last stocked 2022. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 1980. Walleye was last stocked 1984. Muskellunge was last stocked 1980. 1 more species is on the stocking report.

When is Indian Lake stocked?

Not stocked since 2022. No plants recorded in 1985, 1986, and 1987.

How do you get on Indian Lake?

Shore fishing is available, there is a boat ramp, and it is ADA accessible. The nearest town is Lakeview. Facilities include restrooms, camping, and dock. Indian Lake State Park on a 5,100-acre unlimited-horsepower lake. Five launch areas including Moundwood (six-lane ramp, accessible kayak launch), Lakeview Harbor, Blackhawk, Chippewa, and Cranetown Island. About 500 seasonal state docks.

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