Roosevelt Lake fishing

Roosevelt Lake fishing has Channel Catfish and Rainbow Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.2 times a year since 1973, most often in January. Species guides list dusk and night for Channel Catfish and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout.

Illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
January 1, 2022
1,733 days ago · Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
9
Since 1973
Species recorded
2
Surface acres
15.5

Fish at Roosevelt Lake

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Channel Catfish Stocked · 5 plants · last January 1, 2008 Best: dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2008 · 5 plants

Best: dusk, night

Channel Catfish species guide
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 4 plants · last January 1, 2022 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked January 1, 2022 · 4 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How Roosevelt Lake is stocked

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

About 378 reported fish per acre, the fewest of 3 lakes in Scioto County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Fish stocked in 1973

1,000

Fish stocked in 1980

800

Fish stocked in 1999

423

Fish stocked in 2006

504

Fish stocked in 2008

500

Fish stocked in 2020

817

Fish stocked in 2021

784

Fish stocked in 2022

1,030

Stocking history

Showing 5 of 9 plants Showing 9 plants

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2022 Rainbow Trout 1,030 – report
January 1, 2021 Rainbow Trout 581 – report
January 1, 2021 Rainbow Trout 203 – report
January 1, 2020 Rainbow Trout 817 – report
January 1, 2008 Channel Catfish 500 – report
January 1, 2006 Channel Catfish 504 – report
January 1, 1999 Channel Catfish 423 – report
January 1, 1980 Channel Catfish 800 – report
January 1, 1973 Channel Catfish 1,000 – report
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Nearest lakes

Turkey Creek Lake 0.9 mi last stocked January 1, 2022 Bear Lake 3.8 mi last stocked January 1, 1981 Adams Lake 19.3 mi last stocked January 1, 2022 Hanging Rock Lake 27.2 mi last stocked January 1, 2011 Lake White 27.4 mi last stocked January 1, 2021

Public land at Roosevelt Lake

Roosevelt Lake is inside Shawnee State Park (Ohio).

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

Common questions

What fish are at Roosevelt Lake?

Fishing Roosevelt Lake usually means Channel Catfish: Channel Catfish accounts for 5 of 9 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout. Channel Catfish was last stocked January 1, 2008. Rainbow Trout was last stocked January 1, 2022.

When is Roosevelt Lake stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2022. It is stocked about 0.2 times a year since 1973, 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. About 378 reported fish per acre, the fewest of 3 lakes in Scioto County with both a fish count and a surface area. No plants recorded in 42 years between 1973 and 2022.