O Shaughnessy Reservoir fishing

O Shaughnessy Reservoir fishing: not stocked since 2022. It was stocked with Walleye, Saugeye, Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female, and Hybrid Striped Bass. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night as the active times.

O Shaughnessy Reservoir
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Last stocked
2022
Saugeye
Plants on record
101
Since 1970
Species recorded
4
Surface acres
896

Fish at O Shaughnessy Reservoir

4 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Saugeye Stocked · 76 plants · last 2022 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 2022 · 76 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Saugeye species guide
Hybrid Striped Bass Stocked · 15 plants · last 2021

Last stocked 2021 · 15 plants

Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female Stocked · 5 plants · last 2010

Last stocked 2010 · 5 plants

Walleye Stocked · 5 plants · last 1974 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 1974 · 5 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide

How O Shaughnessy Reservoir is stocked

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

No plants recorded in 7 years between 1970 and 2022.

Fish stocked in 1970

20,000

Fish stocked in 1971

210,000

Fish stocked in 1973

20,000

Fish stocked in 1974

20,000

Fish stocked in 1981

130,900

Fish stocked in 1982

41,204

Fish stocked in 1983

126,958

Fish stocked in 1984

61,649

Fish stocked in 1985

70,222

Fish stocked in 1986

55,269

Fish stocked in 1987

55,340

Fish stocked in 1988

55,200

Fish stocked in 1989

165,682

Fish stocked in 1990

46,046

Fish stocked in 1991

194,141

Fish stocked in 1992

92,004

Fish stocked in 1993

276,016

Fish stocked in 1994

276,563

Fish stocked in 1995

97,790

Fish stocked in 1996

92,152

Fish stocked in 1997

91,892

Fish stocked in 1998

25,851

Fish stocked in 1999

92,152

Fish stocked in 2000

118,697

Fish stocked in 2001

85,012

Fish stocked in 2002

85,323

Fish stocked in 2003

84,970

Fish stocked in 2004

85,608

Fish stocked in 2005

82,824

Fish stocked in 2006

86,880

Fish stocked in 2007

85,525

Fish stocked in 2008

87,230

Fish stocked in 2009

155,930

Fish stocked in 2010

143,764

Fish stocked in 2011

136,549

Fish stocked in 2012

191,144

Fish stocked in 2013

365,736

Fish stocked in 2014

188,984

Fish stocked in 2015

152,986

Fish stocked in 2016

185,564

Fish stocked in 2017

179,924

Fish stocked in 2018

103,840

Fish stocked in 2019

289,323

Fish stocked in 2020

181,686

Fish stocked in 2021

95,274

Fish stocked in 2022

133,530

Stocking history

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2022Saugeye133,530–report
2021Saugeye89,808–report
2021Hybrid Striped Bass5,466–report
2020Saugeye59,397–report
2020Saugeye76,044–report
2020Hybrid Striped Bass46,245–report
2019Saugeye80,970–report
2019Saugeye84,928–report
2019Saugeye104,287–report
2019Hybrid Striped Bass15,168–report
2019Hybrid Striped Bass3,970–report
2018Saugeye13,616–report
2018Saugeye41,535–report
2018Hybrid Striped Bass27,843–report
2018Hybrid Striped Bass20,846–report
2017Saugeye43,380–report
2017Saugeye136,544–report
2016Saugeye59,882–report
2016Saugeye74,866–report
2016Hybrid Striped Bass50,816–report
2015Saugeye50,626–report
2015Saugeye12,656–report
2015Hybrid Striped Bass4,297–report
2015Hybrid Striped Bass40,511–report
2015Hybrid Striped Bass44,896–report
2014Saugeye144,040–report
2014Hybrid Striped Bass10,075–report
2014Hybrid Striped Bass34,869–report
2013Saugeye137,342–report
2013Saugeye103,640–report
2013Saugeye31,390–report
2013Hybrid Striped Bass24,239–report
2013Hybrid Striped Bass69,125–report
2012Saugeye134,412–report
2012Hybrid Striped Bass56,732–report
2011Saugeye24,025–report
2011Saugeye26,719–report
2011Saugeye85,805–report
2010Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female29,614–report
2010Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female22,138–report
2010Saugeye92,012–report
2009Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female12,060–report
2009Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female20,121–report
2009Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female31,018–report
2009Saugeye92,731–report
2008Saugeye87,230–report
2007Saugeye3,108–report
2007Saugeye82,417–report
2006Saugeye86,880–report
2005Saugeye82,824–report
2004Saugeye62,640–report
2004Saugeye1,908–report
2004Saugeye14,784–report
2004Saugeye6,276–report
2003Saugeye40,890–report
2003Saugeye44,080–report
2002Saugeye85,323–report
2001Saugeye85,012–report
2000Saugeye32,520–report
2000Saugeye40,229–report
2000Saugeye45,948–report
1999Saugeye56,056–report
1999Saugeye36,096–report
1998Saugeye18,921–report
1998Saugeye6,930–report
1997Saugeye76,452–report
1997Saugeye15,440–report
1996Saugeye13,728–report
1996Saugeye78,424–report
1995Saugeye97,790–report
1994Saugeye31,392–report
1994Saugeye66,496–report
1994Saugeye178,675–report
1993Saugeye55,852–report
1993Saugeye20,935–report
1993Saugeye106,966–report
1993Saugeye10,060–report
1993Saugeye82,203–report
1992Saugeye92,004–report
1991Saugeye92,132–report
1991Saugeye102,009–report
1990Saugeye46,046–report
1989Saugeye165,682–report
1988Saugeye55,200–report
1987Saugeye34,830–report
1987Saugeye20,510–report
1986Saugeye55,269–report
1985Saugeye15,022–report
1985Saugeye55,200–report
1984Saugeye61,649–report
1983Saugeye62,370–report
1983Saugeye10,560–report
1983Saugeye54,028–report
1982Saugeye20,216–report
1982Saugeye20,988–report
1981Saugeye130,900–report
1974Walleye20,000–report
1973Walleye20,000–report
1971Walleye200,000–report
1971Walleye10,000–report
1970Walleye20,000–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 O Shaughnessy Reservoir

Photo of O Shaughnessy Reservoir
Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

Nearest lakes

Antrim Lake 7.2 mi last stocked 2022 Alum Creek Lake 8.8 mi last stocked 2022 Griggs Reservoir 9.7 mi last stocked 2021 Hoover Reservoir 13.3 mi last stocked 2022 Delaware Lake 14.5 mi last stocked 2009

Common questions

What fish are at O Shaughnessy Reservoir?

Fishing O Shaughnessy Reservoir usually means Saugeye: Saugeye accounts for 76 of 101 plants on record, ahead of Hybrid Striped Bass and 2 more. Saugeye was last stocked 2022. Hybrid Striped Bass was last stocked 2021. Striped Bass Male X White Bass Female was last stocked 2010. Walleye was last stocked 1974.

When is O Shaughnessy Reservoir stocked?

Not stocked since 2022. No plants recorded in 7 years between 1970 and 2022.

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