Beaver Lake Fishing in Saint Joseph County, Michigan

• Overview

  In Michigan, Beaver Lake falls inside Saint Joseph County. It sits at 846 feet above sea level. At about 62 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The full circuit measures close to 1.2 miles on foot. Supplies mean a trip to Colon, 3.3 miles off. It is 48 miles to South Bend, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Beaver Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Saint Joseph County include bluegill, largemouth bass and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Beaver Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 72°F; by January the average is down near 23°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late March. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late March and starts locking again about mid December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Beaver Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Long Lake at 1.1 miles is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Beaver Lake should be assumed from this page alone.