No fewer than 11 species of fish are listed in Ariel-Foundation Park's database, and the park encourages users to log in the fish they catch there to help maintain information about the lakes.
Visit this website – https://form.jotform.com/203495414288057 – to view the fish and fill out an online form recording what you caught.
As the Mount Vernon News reported in November 2020, Center Lake underwent a major restocking by the Parks Department, adding 100 walleye, 2,000 minnows, 275 bass, 260 black crappies, 290 hybrid bluegill and 150 yellow perch. East Lake received 2,000 minnows, 150 yellow perch, 285 bluegill and 275 black crappies.
Unless otherwise noted, pictures to assist in identifying your fish species were provided by Steve Fender from Fender's Fish Hatchery LLC, Baltic, Ohio. To contact Fenders Fish Hatchery, call 740-502-5454. The lakes at the park are stocked by Fenders Fish Hatchery through the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Please also consider entering your information with the Fish Ohio program, which recognizes anglers for noteworthy catches of Ohio's fish (ohiodnr.gov/wps/portal/gov/odnr/buy-and-apply/hunting-fishing-boating/fishing-resources/fishohio-program).
