Belleville Lake fishing: Muskellunge, Walleye, Channel Catfish

Target species: Muskellunge, Walleye, Channel Catfish
Boat: 3 ramps and launches on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Belleville Lake East, 4 lanes.

The reservoir

Belleville Lake covers 1,249 acres in Michigan, across Wayne County. It is a reservoir: 91.2% of it is 24 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 30 feet (9.1 m). Our records hold 4 species for this water.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 30 ft (9.1 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 91.2% of the water is 24 feet or shallower. We hold 144 depth contour lines for this water.

Northern Belleville Lake Panorama.jpg
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  • 0–2 ft: 4.3% of the water
  • 2–4 ft: 5.2% of the water
  • 4–6 ft: 14.1% of the water
  • 6–8 ft: 9.4% of the water
  • 8–10 ft: 10.8% of the water
  • 10–12 ft: 10.3% of the water
  • 12–14 ft: 8.1% of the water
  • 14–16 ft: 6.7% of the water
  • 16–18 ft: 6.9% of the water
  • 18–20 ft: 7.6% of the water
  • 20–22 ft: 4.7% of the water
  • 22–24 ft: 3.1% of the water
  • 24–26 ft: 2.4% of the water
  • 26–28 ft: 2.1% of the water
  • 28–30 ft: 4.6% of the water

Stocking: 4,076,728 fish, 1983–2026

Michigan DNR records list 4,076,728 fish released into this water from 1983 to 2026.

  • Walleye: 3,778,794 in 1982–2021
  • Fathead Minnow: 195,516 in 1988
  • Channel Catfish: 62,496 in 1994–2010
  • Muskellunge: 19,272 in 1998–2026

One more species on the stocking list.

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3 target fish, led by Muskellunge

  • Muskellunge — Feeding water: 65–75°F.
  • Walleye — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • Channel Catfish — Feeding water: 70–85°F.

Also recorded here: Fathead Minnow.

3 ramps and launches on this water

On this water we hold 2 trailer ramps and 1 boat ramp.

Belleville Lake from Belleville Road bridge, Belleville, Michigan - panoramio.jpg
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  • Belleville Lake East — 4 lanes, open 4am–11pm, restrooms. Maybury State Park. phone 248-349-8390
  • Belleville Lake West — 1 lane, open 4am–11pm, restrooms. Maybury State Park. phone 248-349-8390
  • Sandy's Marina — Belleville. 41382 Edison Lake Road, Belleville 48111 · phone +1 734 697 1238 · website sandysmarina.com

Fee and opening hours are blank for all 3 places in this list: a blank means we hold no such field, not that it is free or always open, and this list may not be complete.

What is hard here

Only 3 public ramps are on file, so the launch decides where you fish.

Where this data comes from

  • Michigan EGLE — Michigan EGLE: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.
  • USGS RESSED — USGS RESSED reservoir sedimentation database: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.
  • EPA NLA — EPA National Lakes Assessment: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map, 2007.
  • Webster, K.E., McCullough, I.M., Soranno, P.A. LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0, EDI, doi:10.6073/pasta/64ddc4d04661d9aef4bd702dc5d8984f (CC BY 4.0); Cheruvelil et al. LAGOS-US LOCUS v1.0 (EDI) — LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0: Lake depth for 17,675 lakes in the conterminous U.S.: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.