New Lyme Lake fishing

New Lyme Lake fishing has Channel Catfish on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.5 times a year since 1992, most often in January. Species guides list dusk and night as the active times.

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Last stocked
January 1, 2020
2,464 days ago · Channel Catfish
Plants on record
14
Since 1992
Species recorded
1
Surface acres
43

Fish at New Lyme Lake

1 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Channel Catfish Stocked · 14 plants · last January 1, 2020 Best: dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2020 · 14 plants

Best: dusk, night

Channel Catfish species guide

How New Lyme Lake is stocked

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of January. In 2020 it was January 1, 2020, about when it usually is.

Fish stocked in 1992

1,513

Fish stocked in 1996

3,001

Fish stocked in 1998

3,011

Fish stocked in 2000

1,355

Fish stocked in 2002

1,000

Fish stocked in 2004

1,006

Fish stocked in 2006

1,842

Fish stocked in 2008

1,039

Fish stocked in 2010

1,170

Fish stocked in 2012

1,080

Fish stocked in 2016

1,222

Fish stocked in 2018

2,158

Fish stocked in 2020

1,197

Stocking history

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Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2020 Channel Catfish 1,197 – report
January 1, 2018 Channel Catfish 2,158 – report
January 1, 2016 Channel Catfish 1,222 – report
January 1, 2012 Channel Catfish 1,080 – report
January 1, 2010 Channel Catfish 1,170 – report
January 1, 2008 Channel Catfish 1,039 – report
January 1, 2006 Channel Catfish 1,842 – report
January 1, 2004 Channel Catfish 1,006 – report
January 1, 2002 Channel Catfish 1,000 – report
January 1, 2000 Channel Catfish 1,355 – report
January 1, 1998 Channel Catfish 1,505 – report
January 1, 1998 Channel Catfish 1,506 – report
January 1, 1996 Channel Catfish 3,001 – report
January 1, 1992 Channel Catfish 1,513 – report
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Nearest lakes

Lampson Reservoir 12.2 mi last stocked January 1, 2020 Pymatuning Lake 13.1 mi last stocked January 1, 2021 East Branch Reservoir 19.1 mi last stocked January 1, 1991 Mosquito Lake 19.5 mi last stocked January 1, 2022 Aquilla Lake 22.4 mi last stocked January 1, 2021

Common questions

What fish are at New Lyme Lake?

Fishing New Lyme Lake usually means Channel Catfish. All 14 plants on record are Channel Catfish. Channel Catfish was last stocked January 1, 2020.

When is New Lyme Lake stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2020. It is stocked about 0.5 times a year since 1992, most often in January. The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of January. In 2020 it was January 1, 2020, about when it usually is. No plants recorded in 16 years between 1992 and 2020.

Which lakes near New Lyme Lake were stocked more recently?

Pymatuning Lake (13.1 mi), Mosquito Lake (19.5 mi), and Aquilla Lake (22.4 mi) were stocked more recently. Mosquito Lake is also stocked with Channel Catfish and Aquilla Lake is also stocked with Channel Catfish.