Channel Catfish Stocked · 18 plants · last 2021 Best: dusk, night Oakthorpe Lake fishing
Oakthorpe Lake fishing: not stocked since 2021. It was stocked with Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, and Northern Pike. Species guides list dusk and night for Channel Catfish, dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass, and dawn, day, and dusk for Northern Pike.
- Last stocked
- 2021
- Channel Catfish
- Plants on record
- 27
- Since 1975
- Species recorded
- 3
- Surface acres
- 43
Fish at Oakthorpe Lake
Channel Catfish Stocked · 18 plants · last 2021 Best: dusk, night 
Northern Pike Stocked · 7 plants · last 1983 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Largemouth Bass Stocked · 2 plants · last 1978 Best: dawn, dusk How Oakthorpe Lake is stocked
About 598 reported fish per acre, 5th most of 6 lakes in Fairfield County with both a fish count and a surface area.
Fish stocked in 1975
800
Fish stocked in 1976
8,148
Fish stocked in 1977
336
Fish stocked in 1978
2,228
Fish stocked in 1979
300
Fish stocked in 1980
1,420
Fish stocked in 1981
401
Fish stocked in 1982
400
Fish stocked in 1983
400
Fish stocked in 2002
750
Fish stocked in 2004
1,462
Fish stocked in 2006
1,025
Fish stocked in 2008
1,220
Fish stocked in 2009
1,096
Fish stocked in 2011
1,322
Fish stocked in 2015
1,086
Fish stocked in 2017
1,075
Fish stocked in 2019
1,080
Fish stocked in 2021
1,155
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Channel Catfish | 1,155 | – | report |
| 2019 | Channel Catfish | 1,080 | – | report |
| 2017 | Channel Catfish | 1,075 | – | report |
| 2015 | Channel Catfish | 1,086 | – | report |
| 2011 | Channel Catfish | 245 | – | report |
| 2011 | Channel Catfish | 369 | – | report |
| 2011 | Channel Catfish | 708 | – | report |
| 2009 | Channel Catfish | 1,096 | – | report |
| 2008 | Channel Catfish | 1,220 | – | report |
| 2006 | Channel Catfish | 1,025 | – | report |
| 2004 | Channel Catfish | 1,462 | – | report |
| 2002 | Channel Catfish | 750 | – | report |
| 1983 | Northern Pike | 400 | – | report |
| 1982 | Northern Pike | 400 | – | report |
| 1981 | Northern Pike | 401 | – | report |
| 1980 | Northern Pike | 420 | – | report |
| 1980 | Channel Catfish | 1,000 | – | report |
| 1979 | Channel Catfish | 300 | – | report |
| 1978 | Northern Pike | 428 | – | report |
| 1978 | Largemouth Bass | 1,000 | – | report |
| 1978 | Channel Catfish | 800 | – | report |
| 1977 | Northern Pike | 336 | – | report |
| 1976 | Northern Pike | 800 | – | report |
| 1976 | Largemouth Bass | 5,000 | – | report |
| 1976 | Channel Catfish | 800 | – | report |
| 1976 | Channel Catfish | 1,548 | – | report |
| 1975 | Channel Catfish | 800 | – | 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 Oakthorpe Lake?
Fishing Oakthorpe Lake usually means Channel Catfish: Channel Catfish accounts for 18 of 27 plants on record, ahead of Northern Pike and one more. Channel Catfish was last stocked 2021. Northern Pike was last stocked 1983. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 1978.
When is Oakthorpe Lake stocked?
Not stocked since 2021. About 598 reported fish per acre, 5th most of 6 lakes in Fairfield County with both a fish count and a surface area. No plants recorded in 28 years between 1975 and 2021.
Which lakes near Oakthorpe Lake were stocked more recently?
Buckeye Lake (8.5 mi) was stocked more recently. Buckeye Lake is also stocked with Largemouth Bass and Channel Catfish.