Walleye Stocked · 3 plants · last May 25, 1984 Best: dawn, dusk, night Beaver Lake fishing
Beaver Lake fishing: not stocked since May 25, 1984. It was stocked with Walleye. Also recorded: Northern pike, Smallmouth bass, and Yellow perch. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye, dawn, day, and dusk for Northern pike and Yellow perch, and dawn and dusk for Smallmouth bass.
- Last stocked
- May 25, 1984
- · Walleye
- Plants on record
- 3
- Since 1983
- Species stocked
- 1 (+3 also recorded)
- Surface acres
- 783.1
Fish at Beaver Lake
Around the dates Beaver Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 48.1°F in May. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo
Walleye Stocked · 3 plants · last May 25, 1984 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
Northern pike Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Northern pike species guide
Smallmouth bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Smallmouth bass species guide
Yellow perch Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Yellow perch species guideHow Beaver Lake is stocked
About 3,959 reported fish per acre, the most of 18 lakes in Alger County with both a fish count and a surface area.
Fish stocked in 1983
1,500,000
Fish stocked in 1984
1,600,000
Access and facts
- Nearest town
- Munising
- Facilities
- restrooms, camping
Inside Pictured Rocks' Beaver Basin Wilderness, about 20 miles northeast of Munising off County Road H-58. Boats launch from a small hard-surfaced ramp at Little Beaver Lake Campground (9 sites, vault toilets, hand pump) on adjoining Little Beaver Lake, the DNR-listed access for Beaver Lake.
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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Michigan Department of Natural Resources before you go.
About Beaver Lake
Nearest lakes
Public land at Beaver Lake
Beaver Lake is inside Beaver Basin Wilderness.
It is 0.4 miles outside the edge of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.
Common questions
What fish are at Beaver Lake?
Fishing Beaver Lake usually means Walleye. All 3 plants on record are Walleye. Walleye was last stocked May 25, 1984. Northern pike, Smallmouth bass, and Yellow perch are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Beaver Lake stocked?
Not stocked since May 25, 1984. About 3,959 reported fish per acre, the most of 18 lakes in Alger County with both a fish count and a surface area.
How do you get on Beaver Lake?
The nearest town is Munising. Facilities include restrooms and camping. Inside Pictured Rocks' Beaver Basin Wilderness, about 20 miles northeast of Munising off County Road H-58. Boats launch from a small hard-surfaced ramp at Little Beaver Lake Campground (9 sites, vault toilets, hand pump) on adjoining Little Beaver Lake, the DNR-listed access for Beaver Lake.
Which lakes near Beaver Lake were stocked more recently?
Upper Shoe Lake (4.5 mi), Kingston Lake (5.7 mi), Kingston Pond (6.2 mi), Grand Sable Lake (15.1 mi), and Dutch Fred Lake (18.5 mi) were stocked more recently. Kingston Lake is also stocked with Walleye.