Walter C. Best Nature Preserve fishing

Fishing Walter C. Best Nature Preserve usually means Channel Catfish. All 4 plants on record are Channel Catfish. Channel Catfish was last stocked January 1, 2020.

Last stocked January 1, 2020. It is stocked about 0.4 times a year since 2012, most often in January. The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of January. In 2020 it was January 1, 2020, about when it usually is. 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.

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.