Pike Lake fishing

Pike Lake fishing: not stocked since 2022. It was stocked with Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Bluegill, Redear Sunfish, Black Crappie, and Rainbow Trout. 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.

Pike Lake
Photo: Aesopposea, CC BY-SA 3.0
Last stocked
2022
Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
38
Since 1970
Species recorded
6
Surface acres
13

Fish at Pike Lake

6 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Channel Catfish Stocked · 13 plants · last 2015 Best: dusk, night

Last stocked 2015 · 13 plants

Best: dusk, night

Channel Catfish species guide
Largemouth Bass Stocked · 12 plants · last 1994 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 1994 · 12 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Largemouth Bass species guide
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 6 plants · last 2022 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 2022 · 6 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide
Bluegill Stocked · 4 plants · last 2015 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 2015 · 4 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Bluegill species guide
Black Crappie Stocked · 1 plant · last 1980

Last stocked 1980 · 1 plant

How Pike Lake is stocked

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

No plants recorded in 30 years between 1970 and 2022.

Fish stocked in 1970

522

Fish stocked in 1971

1,000

Fish stocked in 1973

2,500

Fish stocked in 1974

97

Fish stocked in 1975

440

Fish stocked in 1976

1,928

Fish stocked in 1979

836

Fish stocked in 1980

717

Fish stocked in 1981

27,150

Fish stocked in 1983

542

Fish stocked in 1994

2,250

Fish stocked in 1997

392

Fish stocked in 1999

324

Fish stocked in 2001

1,192

Fish stocked in 2003

344

Fish stocked in 2007

297

Fish stocked in 2009

347

Fish stocked in 2015

8,661

Fish stocked in 2018

502

Fish stocked in 2019

502

Fish stocked in 2020

500

Fish stocked in 2021

508

Fish stocked in 2022

837

Stocking history

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2022Rainbow Trout535–report
2022Rainbow Trout302–report
2021Rainbow Trout508–report
2020Rainbow Trout500–report
2019Rainbow Trout502–report
2018Rainbow Trout502–report
2015Channel Catfish332–report
2015Bluegill8,329–report
2009Channel Catfish347–report
2007Channel Catfish297–report
2003Channel Catfish344–report
2001Channel Catfish1,192–report
1999Channel Catfish324–report
1997Channel Catfish392–report
1994Largemouth Bass1,300–report
1994Bluegill950–report
1983Largemouth Bass116–report
1983Largemouth Bass76–report
1983Largemouth Bass350–report
1981Redear Sunfish27,000–report
1981Largemouth Bass150–report
1980Largemouth Bass500–report
1980Bluegill189–report
1980Black Crappie28–report
1979Largemouth Bass300–report
1979Channel Catfish536–report
1976Redear Sunfish410–report
1976Largemouth Bass431–report
1976Channel Catfish130–report
1976Channel Catfish90–report
1976Bluegill867–report
1975Largemouth Bass140–report
1975Channel Catfish300–report
1974Channel Catfish97–report
1973Largemouth Bass1,000–report
1973Channel Catfish1,500–report
1971Largemouth Bass1,000–report
1970Largemouth Bass522–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 Pike Lake

Photo of Pike Lake
Aesopposea, CC BY-SA 3.0

Nearest lakes

Paint Creek Lake 9.6 mi last stocked 2021 Lake White 11.7 mi last stocked 2021 Rocky Fork Lake 12 mi last stocked 2022 Stewart Hollow Lake 14.4 mi last stocked 1987 Caldwell Lake 15 mi last stocked 2022

Public land at Pike Lake

Pike Lake is inside Pike Lake State Park (Ohio).

Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.

Common questions

What fish are at Pike Lake?

Fishing Pike Lake usually means Channel Catfish: Channel Catfish accounts for 13 of 38 plants on record, ahead of Largemouth Bass and 4 more. Channel Catfish was last stocked 2015. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 1994. Rainbow Trout was last stocked 2022. Bluegill was last stocked 2015. 2 more species are on the stocking report.

When is Pike Lake stocked?

Not stocked since 2022. No plants recorded in 30 years between 1970 and 2022.

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