Dale Walborn Reservoir fishing: Muskellunge, Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout

Target species: Muskellunge, Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Walleye, Channel Catfish, Sunshine Bass
Boat: 1 ramp or launch on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Walborn Marina - Stark Co. Parks.

The reservoir

Dale Walborn Reservoir covers 346 acres in Ohio, across Stark County. It is a reservoir: 92.8% of it is 16 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 22 feet (6.7 m). Our records hold 6 species for this water.

6 target fish, led by Muskellunge

  • Muskellunge — Feeding water: 65–75°F.
  • Largemouth Bass — Feeding water: 65–85°F.
  • Rainbow Trout — Feeding water: 50–65°F.
  • Walleye — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • Channel Catfish — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
  • Sunshine Bass — Feeding water: 70–80°F. Nonnative.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 22 ft (6.7 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 92.8% of the water is 16 feet or shallower. We hold 53 depth contour lines for this water.

  • 0–2 ft: 3.7% of the water
  • 2–4 ft: 10% of the water
  • 4–6 ft: 15.6% of the water
  • 6–8 ft: 15.8% of the water
  • 8–10 ft: 13.4% of the water
  • 10–12 ft: 14.6% of the water
  • 12–14 ft: 9.9% of the water
  • 14–16 ft: 9.8% of the water
  • 16–18 ft: 7% of the water
  • 18–20 ft: 0.1% of the water

Stocking: 21,297,440 fish, 1974–2020

Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife records list 21,297,440 fish released into this water from 1974 to 2020. The latest stocking on record is from 2020, more than three years ago.

  • Walleye: 20,697,791 in 1979–2005
  • Muskellunge: 144,814 in 1979–1980
  • Channel Catfish: 100,184 in 1974–2019
  • Largemouth Bass: 82,533 in 1978–1992
  • Rainbow Trout: 1,500 in 1984

One more species on the stocking list.

Aerial imagery: USDA NAIP 2023
USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP 2023 aerial imagery (USGS The National Map) · Public domain

1 ramp or launch on this water

On this water we hold 1 boat ramp.

  • Walborn Marina - Stark Co. Parks — Alliance, Stark Co. Park District. 11324 Price Street NE, Alliance 44601- · phone (330) 477-3552 · website starkparks.com

The place listed has no fee or opening hours on file: a blank means we hold no such field, not that it is free or always open, and this list may not be complete.

What is hard here

Only 1 public ramp is on file, so the launch decides where you fish.

Where this data comes from

  • Ohio DNR — Ohio DNR: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.