Rowland Nature Preserve Lake fishing

Rowland Nature Preserve Lake fishing has Channel Catfish and Rainbow Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.5 times a year since 2015, most often in January. Species guides list dusk and night for Channel Catfish and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout.

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Last stocked
January 1, 2022
1,733 days ago · Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
12
Since 2015
Species recorded
2
Surface acres
12

Fish at Rowland Nature Preserve Lake

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 8 plants · last January 1, 2022 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked January 1, 2022 · 8 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide
Channel Catfish Stocked · 4 plants · last January 1, 2021 Best: dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2021 · 4 plants

Best: dusk, night

Channel Catfish species guide

How Rowland Nature Preserve Lake is stocked

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

About 1,135 reported fish per acre, 4th most of 6 lakes in Lorain County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Fish stocked in 2015

300

Fish stocked in 2016

2,511

Fish stocked in 2017

3,063

Fish stocked in 2018

2,798

Fish stocked in 2019

2,844

Fish stocked in 2020

601

Fish stocked in 2021

901

Fish stocked in 2022

605

Stocking history

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Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2022 Rainbow Trout 605 – report
January 1, 2021 Rainbow Trout 601 – report
January 1, 2021 Channel Catfish 300 – report
January 1, 2020 Rainbow Trout 601 – report
January 1, 2019 Rainbow Trout 2,501 – report
January 1, 2019 Channel Catfish 343 – report
January 1, 2018 Rainbow Trout 470 – report
January 1, 2018 Rainbow Trout 2,328 – report
January 1, 2017 Rainbow Trout 2,753 – report
January 1, 2017 Channel Catfish 310 – report
January 1, 2016 Rainbow Trout 2,511 – report
January 1, 2015 Channel Catfish 300 – report
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Common questions

What fish are at Rowland Nature Preserve Lake?

Fishing Rowland Nature Preserve Lake usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 8 of 12 plants on record, ahead of Channel Catfish. Rainbow Trout was last stocked January 1, 2022. Channel Catfish was last stocked January 1, 2021.

When is Rowland Nature Preserve Lake stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2022. It is stocked about 1.5 times a year since 2015, 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 1,135 reported fish per acre, 4th most of 6 lakes in Lorain County with both a fish count and a surface area.