Rocky Fork Lake
Unlimited Horsepower
Saugeye - For the last eight years O.D.N.R has stocked saugeye in the lake - 422,000 in 2008. So
far in 2009 saugeye fishing has been excellent. By trolling or casting jig heads with twister tails or by
trolling crank baits. (shad raps or hot-n-tots ) There is a daily limit of 6. O.D.N.R. Is expecting
numbers caught to be good to excellent this year.
Crappie – The size of the crappies has definitely improved in 2009.Good numbers of 9 to 11 inch
crappies were caught this spring along with excellent numbers of 7 to 9 inches. Use minnows, twister
tails, or small tubes. Fish around Lay Downs.
Bass - Good to excellent numbers can be caught. Spring fishermen use spinner baits or jig-and-pig.
Crank baits or plastic worms work best in the summer & fall. There is a daily limit of 5 and the
minimum size is 12 inches.
Bluegill - Excellent numbers of 6 to 8 1/2 inch bluegills can be caught on wax worms or red worms
around the docks, in the backs of coves, and on shallow points.
White Bass - In the spring the white bass make runs up both Rocky Fork Creek and Clear Creek.
Use in-line spinners (rooster tails, mepps, etc.) or twister tails. In the summer & fall look for
them on the flats feeding on shad. Then cast in-line spinners or twister tails.
Channel Catfish - Catch them throughout the lake on night crawlers, liver or cut bait.
Shovel head (Flathead) Catfish - During the summer & fall fish for them in the west end of
the lake using live bait - chubs, goldfish or large minnows.