Beaver Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout

Target species: Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Walleye, White Sucker, Rock Bass, Yellow Perch

The lake

Beaver Lake covers 768 acres in Michigan, across Alger County. It is a lake: 99.4% of it is 36 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 39 feet (11.9 m). Our records hold 8 species for this water.

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7 target fish, led by Northern Pike

  • Northern Pike — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • Rainbow Trout — Feeding water: 50–65°F.
  • Brook Trout — Feeding water: 50–65°F.
  • Walleye — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • White Sucker — Feeding water: 50–70°F.
  • Rock Bass — Feeding water: 65–75°F.
  • Yellow Perch — Feeding water: 45–75°F.

Also recorded here: Spottail Shiner.

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Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 39 ft (11.9 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 99.4% of the water is 36 feet or shallower. We hold 91 depth contour lines for this water.

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  • 0–2 ft: 1.1% of the water
  • 2–4 ft: 2.4% of the water
  • 4–6 ft: 3.6% of the water
  • 6–8 ft: 3.5% of the water
  • 8–10 ft: 3.1% of the water
  • 10–12 ft: 3.1% of the water
  • 12–14 ft: 3% of the water
  • 14–16 ft: 3.1% of the water
  • 16–18 ft: 3.2% of the water
  • 18–20 ft: 3.5% of the water
  • 20–22 ft: 3.9% of the water
  • 22–24 ft: 4.5% of the water
  • 24–26 ft: 7.1% of the water
  • 26–28 ft: 6.6% of the water
  • 28–30 ft: 9.6% of the water
  • 30–32 ft: 14.5% of the water
  • 32–34 ft: 10.1% of the water
  • 34–36 ft: 13.5% of the water
  • 36–38 ft: 0.7% of the water

Water and conditions

Water clarity runs 10.3–16.8 feet on our readings, averaging 13.8 feet, from 32 readings. Our water temperature readings average 70°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 8.2. These readings span 2017–2024.

Stocking: 3,197,773 fish, 1983–2000

Michigan DNR records list 3,197,773 fish released into this water from 1983 to 2000. The latest stocking on record is from 2000, more than three years ago.

  • Walleye: 3,197,773 in 1983–2000

Where this data comes from

  • Michigan EGLE — Michigan EGLE: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.