Walleye Stocked · 6 plants · last September 18, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night Baptist Lake fishing
Baptist Lake fishing has Rainbow Trout and Walleye on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.2 times a year since 1989, most often in April and June. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye.
- Last stocked
- September 18, 2025
- · Walleye
- Plants on record
- 9
- Since 1989
- Species recorded
- 2
- Surface acres
- 80.6
Fish at Baptist Lake
Around the dates Baptist Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 45°F in April, 68.1°F in June, 57.8°F in May, 64.2°F in September. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo
Walleye Stocked · 6 plants · last September 18, 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 3 plants · last April 8, 1991 Best: dawn, dusk How Baptist Lake is stocked
About 515 reported fish per acre, 3rd most of 9 lakes in Newaygo County with both a fish count and a surface area.
Fish stocked in 1989
2,125
Fish stocked in 1990
2,120
Fish stocked in 1991
1,189
Fish stocked in 2011
7,124
Fish stocked in 2013
10,565
Fish stocked in 2015
1,547
Fish stocked in 2019
7,224
Fish stocked in 2023
8,520
Fish stocked in 2025
1,097
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 18, 2025 | Walleye | 1,097 | – | report |
| June 6, 2023 | Walleye | 8,520 | – | report |
| June 5, 2019 | Walleye | 7,224 | – | report |
| November 3, 2015 | Walleye | 1,547 | – | report |
| May 30, 2013 | Walleye | 10,565 | – | report |
| June 7, 2011 | Walleye | 7,124 | – | report |
| April 8, 1991 | Rainbow Trout | 1,189 | – | report |
| April 18, 1990 | Rainbow Trout | 2,120 | – | report |
| April 21, 1989 | Rainbow Trout | 2,125 | – | report |
Access and facts
Ensley Township's Baptist Lake Park has a lakeside beach, picnic tables and a play area. A 1957 state lake survey map charts the 85-acre lake to 65 feet in a central basin, with sand and gravel shoals ringing most of the shoreline.
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Common questions
What fish are at Baptist Lake?
Fishing Baptist Lake usually means Walleye: Walleye accounts for 6 of 9 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout. Walleye was last stocked September 18, 2025. Rainbow Trout was last stocked April 8, 1991.
When is Baptist Lake stocked?
Last stocked September 18, 2025. It is stocked about 0.2 times a year since 1989, most often in April and June. About 515 reported fish per acre, 3rd most of 9 lakes in Newaygo County with both a fish count and a surface area. No plants recorded in 28 years between 1989 and 2025.
How do you get on Baptist Lake?
Ensley Township's Baptist Lake Park has a lakeside beach, picnic tables and a play area. A 1957 state lake survey map charts the 85-acre lake to 65 feet in a central basin, with sand and gravel shoals ringing most of the shoreline.
Which lakes near Baptist Lake were stocked more recently?
Bills Lake (5.8 mi) was stocked more recently. Bills Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Walleye.