Baw Beese Lake fishing

Fishing at Baw Beese Lake has Tiger Muskie on the stocking report. It is stocked once in 1980, most often in August.

Last stocked

August 18, 1980

Plants on record

Since 1980

Species recorded

Surface acres

431.2

Access and facts

Nearest town: Hillsdale
Shore access: Yes
Boat ramp: Yes
Facilities: dock

Water Works Park, a state grant-in-aid public boating access site on the lake's east side, has a public boat launch; nearby Sandy Beach and Owen Memorial Park add swimming and shoreline access. Dock slip rentals run April 15-Oct 15.

Sources: access.boat_ramp , access.boat_ramp , access.shore , shore_notes , facilities , nearest_town

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How Baw Beese Lake is stocked

About 2.1 reported fish per acre, the fewest of 3 lakes in Hillsdale County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Bird Lake (6.1 mi), Hemlock Lake (9.7 mi), Devils Lake (17.1 mi), Swains Lake (17.8 mi), and Coldwater Lake (19.9 mi) were stocked more recently. Devils Lake is also stocked with Tiger Muskie and Coldwater Lake is also stocked with Tiger Muskie.

Fish at Baw Beese Lake

Fishing Baw Beese Lake is most likely to be for Tiger Muskie. The one plant on record is Tiger Muskie.

Around the dates Baw Beese Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 70.6°F in August. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

Tiger Muskie 1 plant

Plants: 1 of 1
Last stocked: August 18, 1980

Seasons and rigs are on the Tiger Muskie guide.

Stocking history

Source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Date	Species	Quantity	Avg. length	Source
August 18, 1980	Tiger Muskie	900	–	report

Species stocked here

Tiger Muskie (1)

Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.