Wills Creek Lake fishing

Wills Creek Lake fishing: not stocked since 2021. It was stocked with Saugeye and Channel Catfish. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Saugeye and dusk and night for Channel Catfish.

Wills Creek Lake
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Last stocked
2021
Saugeye
Plants on record
45
Since 1988
Species recorded
2
Surface acres
375

Fish at Wills Creek Lake

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Saugeye Stocked · 44 plants · last 2021 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 2021 · 44 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Saugeye species guide

How Wills Creek Lake is stocked

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

No plants recorded in 1989, 2009, and 2015.

Fish stocked in 1988

26,937

Fish stocked in 1990

45,062

Fish stocked in 1991

111,858

Fish stocked in 1992

154,310

Fish stocked in 1993

2,377,514

Fish stocked in 1994

899,096

Fish stocked in 1995

90,178

Fish stocked in 1996

90,810

Fish stocked in 1997

918,199

Fish stocked in 1998

48,546

Fish stocked in 1999

45,357

Fish stocked in 2000

45,888

Fish stocked in 2001

52,867

Fish stocked in 2002

21,510

Fish stocked in 2003

21,318

Fish stocked in 2004

24,336

Fish stocked in 2005

23,260

Fish stocked in 2006

21,621

Fish stocked in 2007

25,725

Fish stocked in 2008

25,790

Fish stocked in 2010

20,754

Fish stocked in 2011

70,483

Fish stocked in 2012

60,768

Fish stocked in 2013

66,649

Fish stocked in 2014

66,675

Fish stocked in 2016

56,277

Fish stocked in 2017

59,637

Fish stocked in 2018

23,771

Fish stocked in 2019

87,292

Fish stocked in 2020

56,848

Fish stocked in 2021

37,584

Stocking history

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2021Saugeye37,584–report
2020Saugeye56,848–report
2019Saugeye28,800–report
2019Saugeye58,492–report
2018Saugeye23,771–report
2017Saugeye32,472–report
2017Saugeye27,165–report
2016Saugeye44,621–report
2016Saugeye11,656–report
2014Saugeye66,675–report
2013Saugeye66,649–report
2012Saugeye31,830–report
2012Saugeye28,938–report
2011Saugeye70,483–report
2010Saugeye20,754–report
2008Saugeye25,790–report
2007Saugeye25,725–report
2006Saugeye21,621–report
2005Saugeye23,260–report
2004Saugeye24,336–report
2003Saugeye21,318–report
2002Saugeye21,510–report
2001Saugeye52,867–report
2000Saugeye45,888–report
1999Saugeye45,357–report
1998Saugeye48,546–report
1997Saugeye29,381–report
1997Saugeye60,818–report
1997Saugeye828,000–report
1996Saugeye90,810–report
1995Saugeye34,894–report
1995Saugeye55,284–report
1994Saugeye94,696–report
1994Saugeye70,000–report
1994Saugeye734,400–report
1993Saugeye1,937,500–report
1993Saugeye131,000–report
1993Saugeye49,014–report
1993Channel Catfish260,000–report
1992Saugeye45,260–report
1992Saugeye79,850–report
1992Saugeye29,200–report
1991Saugeye111,858–report
1990Saugeye45,062–report
1988Saugeye26,937–report

Access and facts

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

About Wills Creek Lake

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Common questions

What fish are at Wills Creek Lake?

Fishing Wills Creek Lake usually means Saugeye: Saugeye accounts for 44 of 45 plants on record, ahead of Channel Catfish. Saugeye was last stocked 2021. Channel Catfish was last stocked 1993.

When is Wills Creek Lake stocked?

Not stocked since 2021. No plants recorded in 1989, 2009, and 2015.

Which lakes near Wills Creek Lake were stocked more recently?

Salt Fork Lake (15.9 mi), Blue Rock Lake (23.5 mi), and Seneca Lake (27.1 mi) were stocked more recently. Salt Fork Lake is also stocked with Channel Catfish and Saugeye, Blue Rock Lake is also stocked with Channel Catfish, and Seneca Lake is also stocked with Channel Catfish and Saugeye.

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