Vets Memorial Reservoir fishing

Vets Memorial Reservoir fishing: not stocked since 2022. It was stocked with Walleye, Channel Catfish, Saugeye, and Yellow Perch. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye and Saugeye, dusk and night for Channel Catfish, and dawn, day, and dusk for Yellow Perch.

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Last stocked
2022
Saugeye
Plants on record
66
Since 1993
Species recorded
4
Surface acres
157

Fish at Vets Memorial Reservoir

4 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Saugeye Stocked · 28 plants · last 2022 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 2022 · 28 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Saugeye species guide
Channel Catfish Stocked · 19 plants · last 2018 Best: dusk, night

Last stocked 2018 · 19 plants

Best: dusk, night

Channel Catfish species guide
Yellow Perch Stocked · 18 plants · last 2021 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 2021 · 18 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Yellow Perch species guide
Walleye Stocked · 1 plant · last 1993 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 1993 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide

How Vets Memorial Reservoir is stocked

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

No plants recorded in 1994.

Fish stocked in 1993

8,376

Fish stocked in 1995

13,451

Fish stocked in 1996

16,665

Fish stocked in 1997

16,652

Fish stocked in 1998

20,759

Fish stocked in 1999

18,112

Fish stocked in 2000

31,298

Fish stocked in 2001

17,230

Fish stocked in 2002

17,840

Fish stocked in 2003

13,300

Fish stocked in 2004

18,719

Fish stocked in 2005

22,992

Fish stocked in 2006

60,512

Fish stocked in 2007

100,355

Fish stocked in 2008

57,134

Fish stocked in 2009

61,374

Fish stocked in 2010

80,623

Fish stocked in 2011

15,785

Fish stocked in 2012

20,223

Fish stocked in 2013

31,720

Fish stocked in 2014

18,632

Fish stocked in 2015

16,845

Fish stocked in 2016

97,550

Fish stocked in 2017

74,310

Fish stocked in 2018

17,809

Fish stocked in 2019

66,850

Fish stocked in 2020

55,289

Fish stocked in 2021

71,102

Fish stocked in 2022

15,843

Stocking history

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2022Saugeye15,843–report
2021Yellow Perch39,657–report
2021Saugeye15,610–report
2021Saugeye15,835–report
2020Yellow Perch39,456–report
2020Saugeye15,833–report
2019Yellow Perch40,164–report
2019Saugeye26,686–report
2018Saugeye9,938–report
2018Channel Catfish7,871–report
2017Yellow Perch41,574–report
2017Saugeye32,736–report
2016Yellow Perch22,887–report
2016Yellow Perch58,752–report
2016Saugeye15,911–report
2015Saugeye12,909–report
2015Channel Catfish3,936–report
2014Saugeye18,632–report
2013Saugeye31,720–report
2012Saugeye16,256–report
2012Channel Catfish767–report
2012Channel Catfish3,200–report
2011Saugeye15,785–report
2010Yellow Perch62,937–report
2010Yellow Perch14,326–report
2010Channel Catfish3,360–report
2009Yellow Perch13,200–report
2009Yellow Perch8,106–report
2009Yellow Perch17,301–report
2009Yellow Perch10,931–report
2009Saugeye11,836–report
2008Yellow Perch35,008–report
2008Saugeye18,792–report
2008Channel Catfish3,334–report
2007Yellow Perch43,052–report
2007Yellow Perch34,476–report
2007Saugeye22,827–report
2006Yellow Perch34,632–report
2006Yellow Perch6,645–report
2006Saugeye15,899–report
2006Channel Catfish436–report
2006Channel Catfish2,900–report
2005Saugeye22,992–report
2004Saugeye15,155–report
2004Channel Catfish1,528–report
2004Channel Catfish2,036–report
2003Saugeye13,300–report
2002Saugeye13,890–report
2002Channel Catfish969–report
2002Channel Catfish2,981–report
2001Saugeye17,230–report
2000Yellow Perch11,435–report
2000Saugeye17,654–report
2000Channel Catfish729–report
2000Channel Catfish731–report
2000Channel Catfish749–report
1999Saugeye18,112–report
1998Saugeye16,624–report
1998Channel Catfish4,135–report
1997Saugeye16,652–report
1996Saugeye16,665–report
1995Saugeye9,316–report
1995Channel Catfish2,380–report
1995Channel Catfish337–report
1995Channel Catfish1,418–report
1993Walleye8,376–report

Access and facts

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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Ohio Department of Natural Resources before you go.

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Common questions

What fish are at Vets Memorial Reservoir?

Fishing Vets Memorial Reservoir usually means Saugeye: Saugeye accounts for 28 of 66 plants on record, ahead of Channel Catfish and 2 more. Saugeye was last stocked 2022. Channel Catfish was last stocked 2018. Yellow Perch was last stocked 2021. Walleye was last stocked 1993.

When is Vets Memorial Reservoir stocked?

Not stocked since 2022. No plants recorded in 1994.