Yellow Perch Stocked · 8 plants · last 2021 Best: dawn, day, dusk Oberlin Reservoir fishing
Oberlin Reservoir fishing: not stocked since 2022. It was stocked with Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish, and Yellow Perch. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, and Smallmouth Bass, dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye, and dusk and night for Channel Catfish.
- Last stocked
- 2022
- Channel Catfish
- Plants on record
- 27
- Since 1973
- Species recorded
- 6
- Surface acres
- 56
Fish at Oberlin Reservoir
Yellow Perch Stocked · 8 plants · last 2021 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Largemouth Bass Stocked · 7 plants · last 1981 Best: dawn, dusk 
Channel Catfish Stocked · 5 plants · last 2022 Best: dusk, night 
Smallmouth Bass Stocked · 5 plants · last 1984 Best: dawn, dusk 
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last 1973 Best: dawn, dusk 
Walleye Stocked · 1 plant · last 1978 Best: dawn, dusk, night How Oberlin Reservoir is stocked
About 3,189 reported fish per acre, the most of 4 lakes in Lorain County with both a fish count and a surface area.
Fish stocked in 1973
2,000
Fish stocked in 1974
650
Fish stocked in 1977
6,300
Fish stocked in 1978
4,100
Fish stocked in 1979
6,300
Fish stocked in 1980
8,000
Fish stocked in 1981
1,316
Fish stocked in 1982
9,650
Fish stocked in 1984
12,800
Fish stocked in 2016
34,339
Fish stocked in 2017
14,091
Fish stocked in 2018
2,804
Fish stocked in 2019
28,200
Fish stocked in 2020
16,938
Fish stocked in 2021
28,321
Fish stocked in 2022
2,800
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Channel Catfish | 2,800 | – | report |
| 2021 | Yellow Perch | 14,129 | – | report |
| 2021 | Yellow Perch | 14,192 | – | report |
| 2020 | Yellow Perch | 14,130 | – | report |
| 2020 | Channel Catfish | 2,808 | – | report |
| 2019 | Yellow Perch | 10,968 | – | report |
| 2019 | Yellow Perch | 17,232 | – | report |
| 2018 | Channel Catfish | 2,804 | – | report |
| 2017 | Yellow Perch | 14,091 | – | report |
| 2016 | Yellow Perch | 17,384 | – | report |
| 2016 | Yellow Perch | 15,534 | – | report |
| 2016 | Channel Catfish | 1,421 | – | report |
| 1984 | Smallmouth Bass | 7,500 | – | report |
| 1984 | Smallmouth Bass | 4,000 | – | report |
| 1984 | Channel Catfish | 1,300 | – | report |
| 1982 | Smallmouth Bass | 9,650 | – | report |
| 1981 | Largemouth Bass | 1,316 | – | report |
| 1980 | Smallmouth Bass | 8,000 | – | report |
| 1979 | Smallmouth Bass | 5,000 | – | report |
| 1979 | Largemouth Bass | 1,300 | – | report |
| 1978 | Walleye | 2,800 | – | report |
| 1978 | Largemouth Bass | 1,300 | – | report |
| 1977 | Largemouth Bass | 5,000 | – | report |
| 1977 | Largemouth Bass | 1,300 | – | report |
| 1974 | Largemouth Bass | 650 | – | report |
| 1973 | Rainbow Trout | 1,000 | – | report |
| 1973 | Largemouth Bass | 1,000 | – | 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 Oberlin Reservoir?
Fishing Oberlin Reservoir usually means Yellow Perch: Yellow Perch accounts for 8 of 27 plants on record, ahead of Largemouth Bass and 4 more. Yellow Perch was last stocked 2021. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 1981. Channel Catfish was last stocked 2022. Smallmouth Bass was last stocked 1984. 2 more species are on the stocking report.
When is Oberlin Reservoir stocked?
Not stocked since 2022. About 3,189 reported fish per acre, the most of 4 lakes in Lorain County with both a fish count and a surface area. No plants recorded in 34 years between 1973 and 2022.