Walter C. Best Nature Preserve fishing

Walter C. Best Nature Preserve fishing has Channel Catfish on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.4 times a year since 2012, most often in January. Species guides list dusk and night as the active times.

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Last stocked
January 1, 2020
2,464 days ago · Channel Catfish
Plants on record
4
Since 2012
Species recorded
1
Surface acres
30

Fish at Walter C. Best Nature Preserve

1 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Channel Catfish Stocked · 4 plants · last January 1, 2020 Best: dusk, night

Last stocked January 1, 2020 · 4 plants

Best: dusk, night

Channel Catfish species guide

How Walter C. Best Nature Preserve is stocked

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

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

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2020 Channel Catfish 1,512 – report
January 1, 2016 Channel Catfish 750 – report
January 1, 2014 Channel Catfish 750 – report
January 1, 2012 Channel Catfish 790 – report

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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 January 1, 2020.

When is Walter C. Best Nature Preserve stocked?

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.

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.