Rainbow Trout Stocked · 20 plants · last 2022 Best: dawn, dusk Mckarns Lake fishing
Mckarns Lake fishing: not stocked since 2022. It was stocked with Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Walleye, and Brown Trout. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass and Rainbow Trout, dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye, and dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout.
- Last stocked
- 2022
- Rainbow Trout
- Plants on record
- 25
- Since 2006
- Species recorded
- 4
- Surface acres
- 40
Fish at Mckarns Lake
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 20 plants · last 2022 Best: dawn, dusk 
Walleye Stocked · 3 plants · last 2009 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
Brown Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last 2016 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Largemouth Bass Stocked · 1 plant · last 2006 Best: dawn, dusk How Mckarns Lake is stocked
About 2,331 reported fish per acre, 3rd most of 6 lakes in Williams County with both a fish count and a surface area.
Fish stocked in 2006
1,541
Fish stocked in 2007
5,508
Fish stocked in 2008
9,550
Fish stocked in 2009
17,780
Fish stocked in 2010
2,025
Fish stocked in 2011
2,014
Fish stocked in 2012
2,000
Fish stocked in 2013
28,835
Fish stocked in 2014
2,012
Fish stocked in 2015
2,918
Fish stocked in 2016
3,149
Fish stocked in 2017
2,007
Fish stocked in 2018
3,765
Fish stocked in 2019
2,004
Fish stocked in 2020
4,117
Fish stocked in 2021
2,000
Fish stocked in 2022
2,001
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Rainbow Trout | 2,001 | – | report |
| 2021 | Rainbow Trout | 2,000 | – | report |
| 2020 | Rainbow Trout | 2,115 | – | report |
| 2020 | Rainbow Trout | 2,002 | – | report |
| 2019 | Rainbow Trout | 853 | – | report |
| 2019 | Rainbow Trout | 1,151 | – | report |
| 2018 | Rainbow Trout | 1,520 | – | report |
| 2018 | Rainbow Trout | 2,245 | – | report |
| 2017 | Rainbow Trout | 2,007 | – | report |
| 2016 | Rainbow Trout | 2,020 | – | report |
| 2016 | Brown Trout | 1,129 | – | report |
| 2015 | Rainbow Trout | 2,918 | – | report |
| 2014 | Rainbow Trout | 2,012 | – | report |
| 2013 | Rainbow Trout | 26,038 | – | report |
| 2013 | Rainbow Trout | 2,797 | – | report |
| 2012 | Rainbow Trout | 2,000 | – | report |
| 2011 | Rainbow Trout | 2,014 | – | report |
| 2010 | Rainbow Trout | 2,025 | – | report |
| 2009 | Walleye | 14,775 | – | report |
| 2009 | Rainbow Trout | 3,005 | – | report |
| 2008 | Walleye | 7,525 | – | report |
| 2008 | Rainbow Trout | 2,025 | – | report |
| 2007 | Walleye | 3,506 | – | report |
| 2007 | Rainbow Trout | 2,002 | – | report |
| 2006 | Largemouth Bass | 1,541 | – | 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 Mckarns Lake?
Fishing Mckarns Lake usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 20 of 25 plants on record, ahead of Walleye and 2 more. Rainbow Trout was last stocked 2022. Walleye was last stocked 2009. Brown Trout was last stocked 2016. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 2006.
When is Mckarns Lake stocked?
Not stocked since 2022. About 2,331 reported fish per acre, 3rd most of 6 lakes in Williams County with both a fish count and a surface area.