Last stocked
September 18, 2025
Plants on record
9
Since 1989
Species recorded
2
Surface acres
80.6
How Baptist Lake is stocked
The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of June. In 2025 it was September 18, 2025, later than usual.
No plants recorded in 28 years between 1989 and 2025.
About 515 reported fish per acre, 3rd most of 9 lakes in Newaygo County with both a fish count and a surface area.
Bills Lake (5.8 mi) was stocked more recently. Bills Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Walleye.
Fish at Baptist Lake
Fishing Baptist Lake is most likely to be for Walleye. Walleye accounts for 6 of 9 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout.
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 6 plants
- Plants
- 6 of 9
- Last stocked
- September 18, 2025
Rainbow Trout 3 plants
- Plants
- 3 of 9
- Last stocked
- April 8, 1991
Fish stocked per year
- 2,1251989
- 2,1201990
- 1,1891991
- 7,1242011
- 10,5652013
- 1,5472015
- 7,2242019
- 8,5202023
- 1,0972025
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 |
Species stocked here
Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.