Pike Lake fishing

Pike Lake fishing has Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Bluegill, Redear Sunfish, Black Crappie, and Rainbow Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.7 times a year since 1970, most often in January. 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.

Illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
January 1, 2022
1,733 days ago · 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 January 1, 2015 Best: dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2015 · 13 plants

Best: dusk, night

Channel Catfish species guide
Largemouth Bass Stocked · 12 plants · last January 1, 1994 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked January 1, 1994 · 12 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Largemouth Bass species guide
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 6 plants · last January 1, 2022 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked January 1, 2022 · 6 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide
Bluegill Stocked · 4 plants · last January 1, 2015 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked January 1, 2015 · 4 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Bluegill species guide
Redear Sunfish Stocked · 2 plants · last January 1, 1981 Best: day

Last stocked January 1, 1981 · 2 plants

Best: day

Redear Sunfish species guide
Black Crappie Stocked · 1 plant · last January 1, 1980

Last stocked January 1, 1980 · 1 plant

How Pike Lake is stocked

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of January. In 2022 it was January 1, 2022, about when it usually is.

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

Showing 5 of 38 plants Showing 38 plants

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2022 Rainbow Trout 535 – report
January 1, 2022 Rainbow Trout 302 – report
January 1, 2021 Rainbow Trout 508 – report
January 1, 2020 Rainbow Trout 500 – report
January 1, 2019 Rainbow Trout 502 – report
January 1, 2018 Rainbow Trout 502 – report
January 1, 2015 Channel Catfish 332 – report
January 1, 2015 Bluegill 8,329 – report
January 1, 2009 Channel Catfish 347 – report
January 1, 2007 Channel Catfish 297 – report
January 1, 2003 Channel Catfish 344 – report
January 1, 2001 Channel Catfish 1,192 – report
January 1, 1999 Channel Catfish 324 – report
January 1, 1997 Channel Catfish 392 – report
January 1, 1994 Largemouth Bass 1,300 – report
January 1, 1994 Bluegill 950 – report
January 1, 1983 Largemouth Bass 116 – report
January 1, 1983 Largemouth Bass 76 – report
January 1, 1983 Largemouth Bass 350 – report
January 1, 1981 Redear Sunfish 27,000 – report
January 1, 1981 Largemouth Bass 150 – report
January 1, 1980 Largemouth Bass 500 – report
January 1, 1980 Bluegill 189 – report
January 1, 1980 Black Crappie 28 – report
January 1, 1979 Largemouth Bass 300 – report
January 1, 1979 Channel Catfish 536 – report
January 1, 1976 Redear Sunfish 410 – report
January 1, 1976 Largemouth Bass 431 – report
January 1, 1976 Channel Catfish 130 – report
January 1, 1976 Channel Catfish 90 – report
January 1, 1976 Bluegill 867 – report
January 1, 1975 Largemouth Bass 140 – report
January 1, 1975 Channel Catfish 300 – report
January 1, 1974 Channel Catfish 97 – report
January 1, 1973 Largemouth Bass 1,000 – report
January 1, 1973 Channel Catfish 1,500 – report
January 1, 1971 Largemouth Bass 1,000 – report
January 1, 1970 Largemouth Bass 522 – report
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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 January 1, 2015. Largemouth Bass was last stocked January 1, 1994. Rainbow Trout was last stocked January 1, 2022. Bluegill was last stocked January 1, 2015. 2 more species are on the stocking report.

When is Pike Lake stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2022. It is stocked about 0.7 times a year since 1970, most often in January. The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of January. In 2022 it was January 1, 2022, about when it usually is. No plants recorded in 30 years between 1970 and 2022.