Mt. Gilead Lake fishing

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

Mt. Gilead Lake
Photo: JBTHEMILKER, CC BY-SA 4.0
Last stocked
2022
Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
48
Since 1971
Species recorded
4
Surface acres
16

Fish at Mt. Gilead Lake

4 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 29 plants · last 2022 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 2022 · 29 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide
Channel Catfish Stocked · 14 plants · last 2018 Best: dusk, night

Last stocked 2018 · 14 plants

Best: dusk, night

Channel Catfish species guide
Bluegill Stocked · 1 plant · last 2018 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 2018 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Bluegill species guide

How Mt. Gilead Lake is stocked

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

No plants recorded in 20 years between 1971 and 2022.

Fish stocked in 1971

1,000

Fish stocked in 1972

3,990

Fish stocked in 1973

1,000

Fish stocked in 1976

600

Fish stocked in 1977

750

Fish stocked in 1978

514

Fish stocked in 1996

620

Fish stocked in 1997

2,181

Fish stocked in 1998

3,930

Fish stocked in 1999

1,225

Fish stocked in 2000

3,280

Fish stocked in 2001

3,016

Fish stocked in 2002

1,600

Fish stocked in 2003

832

Fish stocked in 2004

2,347

Fish stocked in 2005

804

Fish stocked in 2006

1,405

Fish stocked in 2007

811

Fish stocked in 2008

1,329

Fish stocked in 2009

1,132

Fish stocked in 2010

1,052

Fish stocked in 2011

1,304

Fish stocked in 2012

516

Fish stocked in 2013

523

Fish stocked in 2014

514

Fish stocked in 2015

722

Fish stocked in 2016

521

Fish stocked in 2018

7,147

Fish stocked in 2019

436

Fish stocked in 2020

2,212

Fish stocked in 2021

814

Fish stocked in 2022

801

Stocking history

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2022Rainbow Trout801–report
2021Rainbow Trout814–report
2020Rainbow Trout1,612–report
2020Rainbow Trout600–report
2019Rainbow Trout436–report
2018Channel Catfish384–report
2018Channel Catfish323–report
2018Bluegill6,440–report
2016Rainbow Trout521–report
2015Rainbow Trout722–report
2014Rainbow Trout514–report
2013Rainbow Trout523–report
2012Rainbow Trout516–report
2011Rainbow Trout279–report
2011Rainbow Trout526–report
2011Channel Catfish499–report
2010Rainbow Trout1,052–report
2009Rainbow Trout792–report
2009Channel Catfish340–report
2008Rainbow Trout801–report
2008Channel Catfish528–report
2007Rainbow Trout811–report
2006Rainbow Trout780–report
2006Channel Catfish625–report
2005Rainbow Trout804–report
2004Rainbow Trout1,004–report
2004Rainbow Trout1,023–report
2004Channel Catfish320–report
2003Rainbow Trout832–report
2002Rainbow Trout1,203–report
2002Channel Catfish397–report
2001Rainbow Trout3,016–report
2000Rainbow Trout1,203–report
2000Rainbow Trout1,631–report
2000Channel Catfish446–report
1999Rainbow Trout1,225–report
1998Rainbow Trout1,200–report
1998Rainbow Trout2,424–report
1998Channel Catfish306–report
1997Rainbow Trout2,181–report
1996Channel Catfish620–report
1978Largemouth Bass514–report
1977Channel Catfish750–report
1976Channel Catfish600–report
1973Largemouth Bass1,000–report
1972Largemouth Bass990–report
1972Channel Catfish3,000–report
1971Largemouth Bass1,000–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 Mt. Gilead Lake

Photo of Mt. Gilead Lake
JBTHEMILKER, CC BY-SA 4.0

Nearest lakes

Amick Reservoir 10.6 mi last stocked 2022 Amann Reservoir 11.3 mi last stocked 1998 Ashley Upground 11.9 mi last stocked 2021 Powers Reservoir 11.9 mi last stocked 2018 Kokosing Lake 13 mi last stocked 2017

Common questions

What fish are at Mt. Gilead Lake?

Fishing Mt. Gilead Lake usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 29 of 48 plants on record, ahead of Channel Catfish and 2 more. Rainbow Trout was last stocked 2022. Channel Catfish was last stocked 2018. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 1978. Bluegill was last stocked 2018.

When is Mt. Gilead Lake stocked?

Not stocked since 2022. No plants recorded in 20 years between 1971 and 2022.

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