Knox Lake fishing

Knox Lake fishing: not stocked since 2022. It was stocked with Channel Catfish, Muskellunge, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout, and Yellow Perch. Species guides list dusk and night for Channel Catfish, dawn and dusk for Muskellunge, Largemouth Bass, and Rainbow Trout, and dawn, day, and dusk for Bluegill and Yellow Perch.

Knox Lake
Photo: JBTHEMILKER, CC BY-SA 4.0
Last stocked
2022
Yellow Perch
Plants on record
53
Since 1970
Species recorded
6
Surface acres
476

Fish at Knox Lake

6 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Channel Catfish Stocked · 28 plants · last 2017 Best: dusk, night

Last stocked 2017 · 28 plants

Best: dusk, night

Channel Catfish species guide
Muskellunge Stocked · 18 plants · last 1984 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 1984 · 18 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Muskellunge species guide
Yellow Perch Stocked · 3 plants · last 2022 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 2022 · 3 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Yellow Perch species guide
Bluegill Stocked · 1 plant · last 1972 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 1972 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Bluegill species guide
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last 1973 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 1973 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How Knox Lake is stocked

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

About 902 reported fish per acre, the fewest of 3 lakes in Knox County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Fish stocked in 1970

5,800

Fish stocked in 1971

10,040

Fish stocked in 1972

27,597

Fish stocked in 1973

12,000

Fish stocked in 1974

5,500

Fish stocked in 1975

500

Fish stocked in 1976

500

Fish stocked in 1977

567

Fish stocked in 1978

500

Fish stocked in 1979

500

Fish stocked in 1980

800

Fish stocked in 1981

500

Fish stocked in 1983

500

Fish stocked in 1984

1,000

Fish stocked in 1999

2,376

Fish stocked in 2002

11,754

Fish stocked in 2004

5,000

Fish stocked in 2005

5,192

Fish stocked in 2007

8,496

Fish stocked in 2009

5,046

Fish stocked in 2011

9,718

Fish stocked in 2013

4,705

Fish stocked in 2015

5,048

Fish stocked in 2017

3,060

Fish stocked in 2019

181,050

Fish stocked in 2022

121,737

Stocking history

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2022Yellow Perch121,737–report
2019Yellow Perch61,968–report
2019Yellow Perch119,082–report
2017Channel Catfish3,060–report
2015Channel Catfish384–report
2015Channel Catfish4,664–report
2013Channel Catfish4,705–report
2011Channel Catfish338–report
2011Channel Catfish4,321–report
2011Channel Catfish5,059–report
2009Channel Catfish4,154–report
2009Channel Catfish892–report
2007Channel Catfish3,635–report
2007Channel Catfish3,363–report
2007Channel Catfish1,498–report
2005Channel Catfish1,689–report
2005Channel Catfish3,503–report
2004Channel Catfish5,000–report
2002Channel Catfish4,564–report
2002Channel Catfish1,333–report
2002Channel Catfish1,388–report
2002Channel Catfish4,469–report
1999Channel Catfish301–report
1999Channel Catfish424–report
1999Channel Catfish355–report
1999Channel Catfish1,296–report
1984Muskellunge1,000–report
1983Muskellunge500–report
1981Muskellunge500–report
1980Muskellunge800–report
1979Muskellunge500–report
1978Muskellunge500–report
1977Muskellunge567–report
1976Muskellunge500–report
1975Muskellunge500–report
1974Muskellunge500–report
1974Channel Catfish5,000–report
1973Rainbow Trout1,500–report
1973Muskellunge500–report
1973Largemouth Bass5,000–report
1973Channel Catfish5,000–report
1972Muskellunge15–report
1972Muskellunge100–report
1972Muskellunge400–report
1972Muskellunge4–report
1972Muskellunge78–report
1972Channel Catfish5,000–report
1972Bluegill22,000–report
1971Largemouth Bass5,040–report
1971Channel Catfish5,000–report
1970Muskellunge500–report
1970Muskellunge300–report
1970Channel Catfish5,000–report

Access and facts

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

About Knox Lake

Photo of Knox Lake
JBTHEMILKER, CC BY-SA 4.0

Nearest lakes

Kokosing Lake 2.6 mi last stocked 2017 Foundation Park 7.8 mi last stocked 2022 Pleasant Hill Lake 13.7 mi last stocked 2022 Clearfork Reservoir 14.6 mi last stocked 2021 Mt. Gilead Lake 15.7 mi last stocked 2022

Common questions

What fish are at Knox Lake?

Fishing Knox Lake usually means Channel Catfish: Channel Catfish accounts for 28 of 53 plants on record, ahead of Muskellunge and 4 more. Channel Catfish was last stocked 2017. Muskellunge was last stocked 1984. Yellow Perch was last stocked 2022. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 1973. 2 more species are on the stocking report.

When is Knox Lake stocked?

Not stocked since 2022. About 902 reported fish per acre, the fewest of 3 lakes in Knox County with both a fish count and a surface area. No plants recorded in 27 years between 1970 and 2022.

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