Channel Catfish Stocked · 22 plants · last 2020 Best: dusk, night Springfield Lake fishing
Springfield Lake fishing: not stocked since 2020. It was stocked with Largemouth Bass, Walleye, and Channel Catfish. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass, dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye, and dusk and night for Channel Catfish.
- Last stocked
- 2020
- Channel Catfish
- Plants on record
- 28
- Since 1977
- Species recorded
- 3
- Surface acres
- 290
Fish at Springfield Lake
Channel Catfish Stocked · 22 plants · last 2020 Best: dusk, night 
Walleye Stocked · 5 plants · last 2005 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
Largemouth Bass Stocked · 1 plant · last 1977 Best: dawn, dusk How Springfield Lake is stocked
About 749 reported fish per acre, the fewest of 8 lakes in Summit County with both a fish count and a surface area.
Fish stocked in 1977
1,300
Fish stocked in 1996
9,048
Fish stocked in 1998
9,295
Fish stocked in 2000
5,000
Fish stocked in 2001
56,314
Fish stocked in 2002
5,002
Fish stocked in 2003
34,452
Fish stocked in 2004
37,352
Fish stocked in 2005
30,872
Fish stocked in 2006
5,532
Fish stocked in 2008
5,037
Fish stocked in 2010
5,010
Fish stocked in 2012
5,079
Fish stocked in 2016
5,126
Fish stocked in 2018
1,436
Fish stocked in 2020
1,469
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Channel Catfish | 1,469 | – | report |
| 2018 | Channel Catfish | 1,436 | – | report |
| 2016 | Channel Catfish | 5,126 | – | report |
| 2012 | Channel Catfish | 3,335 | – | report |
| 2012 | Channel Catfish | 1,744 | – | report |
| 2010 | Channel Catfish | 5,010 | – | report |
| 2008 | Channel Catfish | 4,352 | – | report |
| 2008 | Channel Catfish | 685 | – | report |
| 2006 | Channel Catfish | 5,532 | – | report |
| 2005 | Walleye | 30,872 | – | report |
| 2004 | Walleye | 29,869 | – | report |
| 2004 | Channel Catfish | 5,411 | – | report |
| 2004 | Channel Catfish | 2,072 | – | report |
| 2003 | Walleye | 34,452 | – | report |
| 2002 | Channel Catfish | 3,465 | – | report |
| 2002 | Channel Catfish | 521 | – | report |
| 2002 | Channel Catfish | 1,016 | – | report |
| 2001 | Walleye | 56,314 | – | report |
| 2000 | Channel Catfish | 3,697 | – | report |
| 2000 | Channel Catfish | 1,303 | – | report |
| 1998 | Channel Catfish | 2,627 | – | report |
| 1998 | Channel Catfish | 2,374 | – | report |
| 1998 | Channel Catfish | 4,294 | – | report |
| 1996 | Channel Catfish | 2,125 | – | report |
| 1996 | Channel Catfish | 3,588 | – | report |
| 1996 | Channel Catfish | 3,335 | – | report |
| 1977 | Walleye | 800 | – | report |
| 1977 | Largemouth Bass | 500 | – | report |
Access and facts
Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Ohio Department of Natural Resources before you go.
About Springfield Lake
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Common questions
What fish are at Springfield Lake?
Fishing Springfield Lake usually means Channel Catfish: Channel Catfish accounts for 22 of 28 plants on record, ahead of Walleye and one more. Channel Catfish was last stocked 2020. Walleye was last stocked 2005. Largemouth Bass was last stocked 1977.
When is Springfield Lake stocked?
Not stocked since 2020. About 749 reported fish per acre, the fewest of 8 lakes in Summit County with both a fish count and a surface area. No plants recorded in 28 years between 1977 and 2020.
Which lakes near Springfield Lake were stocked more recently?
Mogadore Reservoir (3.5 mi), East Reservoir (5.4 mi), Long Lake (5.8 mi), and West Reservoir (6.2 mi) were stocked more recently. Mogadore Reservoir is also stocked with Channel Catfish, East Reservoir is also stocked with Channel Catfish and Largemouth Bass, Long Lake is also stocked with Largemouth Bass and Channel Catfish, and West Reservoir is also stocked with Largemouth Bass and Channel Catfish.