Tar Hollow Lake fishing

Tar Hollow Lake fishing has Channel Catfish on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.8 times a year since 2001, most often in January. Species guides list dusk and night as the active times.

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Last stocked: January 1, 2022; 1,733 days ago · Channel Catfish
Plants on record: 17; Since 2001
Species recorded: 1
Surface acres: 14

Fish at Tar Hollow Lake

1 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Channel Catfish Stocked · 17 plants · last January 1, 2022 Best: dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2022 · 17 plants

Best: dusk, night

Channel Catfish species guide

How Tar Hollow Lake is stocked

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

About 587 reported fish per acre, the fewest of 4 lakes in Ross County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Fish stocked in 2001

500

Fish stocked in 2002

338

Fish stocked in 2003

405

Fish stocked in 2004

500

Fish stocked in 2005

675

Fish stocked in 2006

484

Fish stocked in 2007

556

Fish stocked in 2008

510

Fish stocked in 2011

569

Fish stocked in 2013

500

Fish stocked in 2014

500

Fish stocked in 2016

561

Fish stocked in 2017

507

Fish stocked in 2018

503

Fish stocked in 2019

506

Fish stocked in 2022

603

Stocking history

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Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Date	Species	Quantity	Avg. length	Source
January 1, 2022	Channel Catfish	603	–	report
January 1, 2019	Channel Catfish	506	–	report
January 1, 2018	Channel Catfish	503	–	report
January 1, 2017	Channel Catfish	507	–	report
January 1, 2016	Channel Catfish	561	–	report
January 1, 2014	Channel Catfish	500	–	report
January 1, 2013	Channel Catfish	500	–	report
January 1, 2011	Channel Catfish	569	–	report
January 1, 2008	Channel Catfish	510	–	report
January 1, 2007	Channel Catfish	556	–	report
January 1, 2006	Channel Catfish	484	–	report
January 1, 2005	Channel Catfish	222	–	report
January 1, 2005	Channel Catfish	453	–	report
January 1, 2004	Channel Catfish	500	–	report
January 1, 2003	Channel Catfish	405	–	report
January 1, 2002	Channel Catfish	338	–	report
January 1, 2001	Channel Catfish	500	–	report

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Nearest lakes

Ross Lake 8.9 mi last stocked January 1, 2019 Rose Lake 11.8 mi last stocked January 1, 2022 Caldwell Lake 15.2 mi last stocked January 1, 2022 Stewart Hollow Lake 16.1 mi last stocked January 1, 1987 Hargus Lake 18.2 mi last stocked January 1, 2020

Public land at Tar Hollow Lake

Tar Hollow Lake is inside Tar Hollow State Park.

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

Common questions

What fish are at Tar Hollow Lake?

Fishing Tar Hollow Lake usually means Channel Catfish. All 17 plants on record are Channel Catfish. Channel Catfish was last stocked January 1, 2022.

When is Tar Hollow Lake stocked?

Last stocked January 1, 2022. It is stocked about 0.8 times a year since 2001, 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 587 reported fish per acre, the fewest of 4 lakes in Ross County with both a fish count and a surface area. No plants recorded in 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2020, and 2021.