Ferguson Reservoir fishing: Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Channel Catfish

Target species: Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Channel Catfish, Yellow Perch
Boat: 1 ramp or launch on file for this water.
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The reservoir

Ferguson Reservoir covers 306 acres in Ohio, across Allen County. It is a reservoir: 91.3% of it is 28 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is 38.7 feet (11.8 m). Our records hold 4 species for this water.

Depth: down to 38.7 ft at the deepest measured point

Deepest measured point: 38.7 ft (11.8 m). 91.3% of the water is 28 feet or shallower. We hold 26 depth contours for this water, drawn from 22,458 soundings.

  • 0–2 ft: 0.7% of the water
  • 2–4 ft: 1.2% of the water
  • 4–6 ft: 2.5% of the water
  • 6–8 ft: 4.9% of the water
  • 8–10 ft: 6.6% of the water
  • 10–12 ft: 8% of the water
  • 12–14 ft: 8.2% of the water
  • 14–16 ft: 8.7% of the water
  • 16–18 ft: 8.9% of the water
  • 18–20 ft: 9.6% of the water
  • 20–22 ft: 10.4% of the water
  • 22–24 ft: 8.8% of the water
  • 24–26 ft: 7.7% of the water
  • 26–28 ft: 5.1% of the water
  • 28–30 ft: 4.8% of the water
  • 30–32 ft: 3.2% of the water
  • 32–34 ft: 0.7% of the water

4 target fish, led by Largemouth Bass

  • Largemouth Bass — Feeding water: 65–85°F.
  • Walleye — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • Channel Catfish — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
  • Yellow Perch — Feeding water: 45–75°F.

Stocking: 2,502,625 fish, 1978–2022

Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife records list 2,502,625 fish released into this water from 1978 to 2022. The latest stocking on record is from 2022, more than three years ago.

  • Yellow Perch: 1,429,938 in 1976–2022
  • Walleye: 728,032 in 1972–2022
  • Channel Catfish: 126,607 in 1970–1997
  • Largemouth Bass: 550 in 1982

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.

  • Ferguson Reservoir — Bath Twp. Reservoir Road, Bath Twp 45801- · phone (419) 221-5195 · website cityhall.lima.oh.us

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.

Water and conditions

Our water temperature readings average 68°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 8.1. These readings span 2024.

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.