Waterloo Lake fishing

Waterloo Lake fishing: not stocked since 2005. It was stocked with Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout, Sunfish Hybrid, and Bluegill. Species guides list dusk and night for Channel Catfish, dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout, and dawn, day, and dusk for Bluegill.

AI-generated illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
2005
Sunfish Hybrid
Plants on record
8
Since 1995
Species recorded
4
Surface acres
42

Fish at Waterloo Lake

4 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 3 plants · last 2003 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 2003 · 3 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide
Channel Catfish Stocked · 2 plants · last 1998 Best: dusk, night

Last stocked 1998 · 2 plants

Best: dusk, night

Channel Catfish species guide
Sunfish Hybrid Stocked · 2 plants · last 2005

Last stocked 2005 · 2 plants

Bluegill Stocked · 1 plant · last 2005 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 2005 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Bluegill species guide

How Waterloo Lake is stocked

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

No plants recorded in 1996, 1997, 1999, and 2000.

Fish stocked in 1995

6,000

Fish stocked in 1998

811

Fish stocked in 2001

507

Fish stocked in 2002

499

Fish stocked in 2003

556

Fish stocked in 2004

4,000

Fish stocked in 2005

6,214

Stocking history

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2005Sunfish Hybrid4,000–report
2005Bluegill2,214–report
2004Sunfish Hybrid4,000–report
2003Rainbow Trout556–report
2002Rainbow Trout499–report
2001Rainbow Trout507–report
1998Channel Catfish811–report
1995Channel Catfish6,000–report

Access and facts

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 Waterloo Lake?

Fishing Waterloo Lake usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 3 of 8 plants on record, ahead of Channel Catfish and 2 more. Rainbow Trout was last stocked 2003. Channel Catfish was last stocked 1998. Sunfish Hybrid was last stocked 2005. Bluegill was last stocked 2005.

When is Waterloo Lake stocked?

Not stocked since 2005. No plants recorded in 1996, 1997, 1999, and 2000.

Which lakes near Waterloo Lake were stocked more recently?

Jackson City Reservoir (6.4 mi), Lake White (12 mi), Caldwell Lake (12.5 mi), and Lake Alma (14.9 mi) were stocked more recently. Jackson City Reservoir is also stocked with Channel Catfish and Rainbow Trout, Lake White is also stocked with Channel Catfish and Bluegill, Caldwell Lake is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Bluegill, and Rainbow Trout, and Lake Alma is also stocked with Channel Catfish and Rainbow Trout.