Wauseon Reservoir #1 fishing

Wauseon Reservoir #1 fishing: not stocked since 2020. It was stocked with Channel Catfish, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Walleye, and Saugeye. Species guides list dusk and night for Channel Catfish, dawn, day, and dusk for Bluegill and Yellow Perch, and dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass.

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Last stocked: 2020; Channel Catfish
Plants on record: 47; Since 1973
Species recorded: 6
Surface acres: 11

Fish at Wauseon Reservoir #1

6 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Channel Catfish Stocked · 19 plants · last 2020 Best: dusk, night

Last stocked 2020 · 19 plants

Best: dusk, night

Channel Catfish species guide

Saugeye Stocked · 13 plants · last 2005 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 2005 · 13 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Saugeye species guide

Walleye Stocked · 8 plants · last 1989 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 1989 · 8 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide

Yellow Perch Stocked · 4 plants · last 1984 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 1984 · 4 plants

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Yellow Perch species guide

Largemouth Bass Stocked · 2 plants · last 1979 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked 1979 · 2 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Largemouth Bass species guide

Bluegill Stocked · 1 plant · last 1974 Best: dawn, day, dusk

Last stocked 1974 · 1 plant

Best: dawn, day, dusk

Bluegill species guide

How Wauseon Reservoir #1 is stocked

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

No plants recorded in 17 years between 1973 and 2020.

Fish stocked in 1973

4,500

Fish stocked in 1974

7,014

Fish stocked in 1977

3,348

Fish stocked in 1978

7,100

Fish stocked in 1979

20,500

Fish stocked in 1980

2,250

Fish stocked in 1981

131,000

Fish stocked in 1982

948

Fish stocked in 1983

41,000

Fish stocked in 1984

2,000

Fish stocked in 1985

1,000

Fish stocked in 1987

1,502

Fish stocked in 1989

2,003

Fish stocked in 1990

2,012

Fish stocked in 1992

3,300

Fish stocked in 1994

1,575

Fish stocked in 1996

2,182

Fish stocked in 1997

1,437

Fish stocked in 1998

352

Fish stocked in 1999

2,299

Fish stocked in 2000

4,177

Fish stocked in 2001

4,608

Fish stocked in 2002

3,499

Fish stocked in 2003

1,559

Fish stocked in 2004

4,724

Fish stocked in 2005

3,832

Fish stocked in 2006

324

Fish stocked in 2008

250

Fish stocked in 2012

279

Fish stocked in 2016

580

Fish stocked in 2020

578

Stocking history

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Date	Species	Quantity	Avg. length	Source
2020	Channel Catfish	578	–	report
2016	Channel Catfish	580	–	report
2012	Channel Catfish	279	–	report
2008	Channel Catfish	250	–	report
2006	Channel Catfish	324	–	report
2005	Saugeye	3,832	–	report
2004	Saugeye	4,496	–	report
2004	Channel Catfish	228	–	report
2003	Saugeye	1,559	–	report
2002	Saugeye	2,604	–	report
2002	Channel Catfish	895	–	report
2001	Saugeye	4,608	–	report
2000	Saugeye	1,952	–	report
2000	Saugeye	1,872	–	report
2000	Channel Catfish	353	–	report
1999	Saugeye	2,299	–	report
1998	Channel Catfish	352	–	report
1997	Saugeye	1,437	–	report
1996	Saugeye	1,480	–	report
1996	Channel Catfish	586	–	report
1996	Channel Catfish	116	–	report
1994	Saugeye	1,575	–	report
1992	Saugeye	2,838	–	report
1992	Channel Catfish	462	–	report
1990	Saugeye	1,012	–	report
1990	Channel Catfish	1,000	–	report
1989	Walleye	1,000	–	report
1989	Channel Catfish	1,003	–	report
1987	Walleye	1,000	–	report
1987	Channel Catfish	502	–	report
1985	Walleye	1,000	–	report
1984	Yellow Perch	2,000	–	report
1983	Walleye	40,000	–	report
1983	Channel Catfish	1,000	–	report
1982	Walleye	948	–	report
1981	Yellow Perch	2,000	–	report
1981	Walleye	90,000	–	report
1981	Walleye	39,000	–	report
1980	Channel Catfish	2,250	–	report
1979	Walleye	20,000	–	report
1979	Largemouth Bass	500	–	report
1978	Yellow Perch	6,083	–	report
1978	Channel Catfish	1,017	–	report
1977	Yellow Perch	3,348	–	report
1974	Largemouth Bass	2,014	–	report
1974	Bluegill	5,000	–	report
1973	Channel Catfish	4,500	–	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.

Nearest lakes

Wauseon Reservoir #2 0.1 mi last stocked 2022 Archbold Reservoir #2 7.1 mi last stocked 2022 Archbold Reservoir #1 7.4 mi last stocked 2020 Delta Reservoir #2 9 mi last stocked 2022 Delta Reservoir #1 9.1 mi last stocked 2012

Common questions

What fish are at Wauseon Reservoir #1?

Fishing Wauseon Reservoir #1 usually means Channel Catfish: Channel Catfish accounts for 19 of 47 plants on record, ahead of Saugeye and 4 more. Channel Catfish was last stocked 2020. Saugeye was last stocked 2005. Walleye was last stocked 1989. Yellow Perch was last stocked 1984. 2 more species are on the stocking report.

When is Wauseon Reservoir #1 stocked?

Not stocked since 2020. No plants recorded in 17 years between 1973 and 2020.

Which lakes near Wauseon Reservoir #1 were stocked more recently?

Wauseon Reservoir #2 (0.1 mi), Archbold Reservoir #2 (7.1 mi), and Delta Reservoir #2 (9 mi) were stocked more recently. Wauseon Reservoir #2 is also stocked with Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Yellow Perch, Channel Catfish, and Saugeye, Archbold Reservoir #2 is also stocked with Walleye, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Yellow Perch, and Saugeye, and Delta Reservoir #2 is also stocked with Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Yellow Perch, and Walleye.