Channel Catfish Stocked · 4 plants · last 2020 Best: dusk, night Walter C. Best Nature Preserve fishing
Walter C. Best Nature Preserve fishing: not stocked since 2020. It was stocked with Channel Catfish. Species guides list dusk and night as the active times.
- Last stocked
- 2020
- Channel Catfish
- Plants on record
- 4
- Since 2012
- Species recorded
- 1
- Surface acres
- 30
Fish at Walter C. Best Nature Preserve
Channel Catfish Stocked · 4 plants · last 2020 Best: dusk, night How Walter C. Best Nature Preserve is stocked
About 127 reported fish per acre, the fewest of 5 lakes in Geauga County with both a fish count and a surface area.
Fish stocked in 2012
790
Fish stocked in 2014
750
Fish stocked in 2016
750
Fish stocked in 2020
1,512
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Channel Catfish | 1,512 | – | report |
| 2016 | Channel Catfish | 750 | – | report |
| 2014 | Channel Catfish | 750 | – | report |
| 2012 | Channel Catfish | 790 | – | report |
Access and facts
Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Ohio Department of Natural Resources before you go.
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Common questions
What fish are at Walter C. Best Nature Preserve?
Fishing Walter C. Best Nature Preserve usually means Channel Catfish. All 4 plants on record are Channel Catfish. Channel Catfish was last stocked 2020.
When is Walter C. Best Nature Preserve stocked?
Not stocked since 2020. About 127 reported fish per acre, the fewest of 5 lakes in Geauga County with both a fish count and a surface area. No plants recorded in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2019.
Which lakes near Walter C. Best Nature Preserve were stocked more recently?
Aquilla Lake (1.8 mi), Punderson Lake (6.6 mi), and Ladue Reservoir (10.4 mi) were stocked more recently. Aquilla Lake is also stocked with Channel Catfish, Punderson Lake is also stocked with Channel Catfish, and Ladue Reservoir is also stocked with Channel Catfish.