Jefferson Lake

Fishing and stocking

Rainbow trout water; one stocking on the 2026 record, in March. A 19-acre reservoir.

Jefferson County · Ohio · see it on the national map

last stocked Mar 27 210 days ago

best window 10:23 pm-12:23 am solunar major today

1 stocking 2026

19 acres (NHD)

The year here

stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details

What swims here

Rainbow trout 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked today.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Mar 27	Rainbow trout	catchable		completed

When to fish Jefferson Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	10:01 am-12:01 pm and 10:23 pm-12:23 am	4:17-5:17 am and 4:33-5:33 pm
Tomorrow	10:47 am-12:47 pm	5:26-6:26 am and 4:57-5:57 pm

Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Eastern Time (EDT).

What the record actually says

Last stocked Mar 27

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Ohio fishing forecast

Gear for this water

It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural.

For the trout (rainbow trout stocked 1 time here in 2026, stillwater)

Dough bait rigs	floating dough bait 18 inches above a small egg sinker; hatchery fish know the smell
Casting spoons	1/8 to 1/4 oz in fluorescent or metallic; count down until you find the depth
Small crankbaits	trout-pattern cranks trolled or slow-retrieved off points

Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.

Nearby stocked waters

The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.

Water	Distance	Most recent
Tomlinson Run WV	12 mi	Apr 1
Tomlinson Run Lake WV	12 mi	Jun 23
Kings Creek WV	13 mi	Apr 1
Aunt Clara Fork PA	15 mi	Apr 6
Mill Creek PA	19 mi	Feb 25

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Records from Ohio Department of Natural Resources (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS and the National Hydrography Dataset. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: Ohio fishing regulations.