Reservoir · Putnam, Ohio
Ottawa Upground Reservoir
At a glance
- Area
- 8 ha (19 acres)
Who lives here
- Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatusStocked · 2020 · Fish stocking: Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife (Ohio Fish Stocking Records, DataOhio)
- Saugeye Sander vitreus × Sander canadensisStocked · 2026 · Fish stocking: Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife (Ohio Fish Stocking Records, DataOhio)
Not listed doesn't mean no fish.
Stocking
| Year | Species | Stage | Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Saugeye | Fingerlings | 2,023 |
| 2025 | Saugeye | Fingerlings | 1,970 |
| 2025 | Saugeye | Fingerlings | 2,054 |
| 2024 | Saugeye | Fingerlings | 4,038 |
| 2023 | Saugeye | Fingerlings | 4,523 |
| 2022 | Saugeye | Fingerlings | 4,192 |
| 2021 | Saugeye | Fingerlings | 2,032 |
| 2021 | Saugeye | Fingerlings | 2,217 |
| 2020 | Channel Catfish | Fingerlings | 1,100 |
| 2020 | Saugeye | Fingerlings | 4,280 |
| 2019 | Saugeye | Fingerlings | 6,114 |
| 2018 | Saugeye | Fingerlings | 4,446 |
| 2017 | Channel Catfish | Fingerlings | 1,006 |
| 2017 | Saugeye | Fingerlings | 8,184 |
| 2016 | Channel Catfish | Fingerlings | 1,027 |
| 2016 | Saugeye | Fingerlings | 2,273 |
As the agency publishes it. Newest first: 16 of 16.
Getting on the water
No public access site is listed for this water yet.
Listed by public agencies. A listed site doesn't make the water or its shore open to fishing: when in doubt, it's unknown. Check signs and local rules.
The rules
Summary, not the law. Check the official regulations before you fish.
HuntGrid has no rules for this water yet.
Official regulations: Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife
What's biting
This water is too small for community summaries: on a small water a summary could point to someone's spot.
About this page
Sources and licences:
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Hydrography Dataset Plus High Resolution (NHDPlus HR); U.S. Census Bureau, TIGER/Line® Shapefiles 2025: counties and states · Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. §105)
- Fish stocking: Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife (Ohio Fish Stocking Records, DataOhio) · No licence stated (US government data; owner approved 2026-10-19): DataOhio's Ohio Fish Stocking Records (dataset d9d136f1-c96c-4dce-855a-045e95f030a5, ODNR_fish_stocking.csv, read 2026-10-19) and the portal's policies state no licence or restriction. Credit the agency; remove the layer if the agency asks.
The outline is drawn from the official water data credited above, without a basemap. These pages show no angler's catches, spots or tracks.