Channel Catfish Stocked · 30 plants · last 2021 Best: dusk, night Lake Hope fishing
Lake Hope fishing: not stocked since 2021. It was stocked with Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Redear Sunfish, Channel Catfish, Saugeye, and Yellow Perch. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Bluegill and Yellow Perch, dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass, and day for Redear Sunfish.
- Last stocked
- 2021
- Yellow Perch
- Plants on record
- 51
- Since 1979
- Species recorded
- 6
- Surface acres
- 134
Fish at Lake Hope
Channel Catfish Stocked · 30 plants · last 2021 Best: dusk, night 
Saugeye Stocked · 11 plants · last 2010 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
Yellow Perch Stocked · 6 plants · last 2021 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Largemouth Bass Stocked · 2 plants · last 1980 Best: dawn, dusk 
Bluegill Stocked · 1 plant · last 1979 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Redear Sunfish Stocked · 1 plant · last 1980 Best: day How Lake Hope is stocked
No plants recorded in 13 years between 1979 and 2021.
Fish stocked in 1979
87,000
Fish stocked in 1980
49,600
Fish stocked in 1981
5,730
Fish stocked in 1983
5,936
Fish stocked in 1987
12,700
Fish stocked in 1988
4,613
Fish stocked in 1989
6,625
Fish stocked in 1991
3,204
Fish stocked in 1993
3,177
Fish stocked in 1995
3,176
Fish stocked in 1997
3,175
Fish stocked in 1999
2,936
Fish stocked in 2001
18,380
Fish stocked in 2002
12,936
Fish stocked in 2003
15,761
Fish stocked in 2004
12,776
Fish stocked in 2005
12,639
Fish stocked in 2006
16,505
Fish stocked in 2007
18,151
Fish stocked in 2008
14,464
Fish stocked in 2009
16,195
Fish stocked in 2010
12,865
Fish stocked in 2011
3,357
Fish stocked in 2013
3,350
Fish stocked in 2015
3,364
Fish stocked in 2016
64,953
Fish stocked in 2017
38,546
Fish stocked in 2019
41,694
Fish stocked in 2020
33,538
Fish stocked in 2021
108,737
Stocking history
Access and facts
Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Ohio Department of Natural Resources before you go.
About Lake Hope
Nearest lakes
Public land at Lake Hope
Lake Hope is inside Lake Hope State Park.
Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.
Common questions
What fish are at Lake Hope?
Fishing Lake Hope usually means Channel Catfish: Channel Catfish accounts for 30 of 51 plants on record, ahead of Saugeye and 4 more. Channel Catfish was last stocked 2021. Saugeye was last stocked 2010. Yellow Perch was last stocked 2021. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 1980. 2 more species are on the stocking report.
When is Lake Hope stocked?
Not stocked since 2021. No plants recorded in 13 years between 1979 and 2021.
Which lakes near Lake Hope were stocked more recently?
Rose Lake (12.1 mi), Lake Rupert (13.3 mi), and Lake Alma (14.9 mi) were stocked more recently. Rose Lake is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Redear Sunfish, Largemouth Bass, and Yellow Perch, Lake Rupert is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, and Saugeye, and Lake Alma is also stocked with Largemouth Bass and Channel Catfish.