Dayton Lake Fishing in Berrien County, Michigan
Galien Area

Dayton Lake can be found on the Galien USGS quad topo map. Dayton Lake is a lake in Berrien County in the state of Michigan. The latitude and longitude coordinates for this lake are 41.7934, -86.4308 and the altitude is 722 feet (220 meters).

Anyone interested in fishing Dayton Lake should consult with local guides and resources before heading out to fish. Anglers who have fished Dayton Lake are invited to submit reviews of the lake. Tell us when you went, what you caught, how the experience ranked overall. Thanks for your reviews, they help to make Fishing Works the best website for anglers.

Feature Type: Lake
Latitude: 41.7934
Longitude: -86.4308
Elevation: 722 ft (220 m)

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Public Fishing Allowed? Yes
Ranking: 3 - Fair
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Other than the boat launch the lake has nice blue gills in it if you can find them.It also has good crappie if you know how to catch but the boat launch is a JOKE I sank my Bronco in it last may
Trip Date: May 1, 2009
Submitted By: Timm form Niles Mi
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This is a private lake. What appears to be a public access boat launch is actually vacant private property and the boat launch is not maintained. There is no public access anywhere on this lake.
Trip Date: June 21, 2010
Submitted By: Dayton Lake Resident
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Whoever said this is a private lake is out of his or her mind. There is public access,how ever it has been choked off by dead grass floating to the top of the water.It should be checked for over use of herbisides by local land owners.
Trip Date: July 13, 2009
Submitted By: Concerned fisherman
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Public Fishing Allowed? Yes
Ranking: 4 - Good
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Spent tons of time ice fishing this lake and always did decent. Lots of mud bass, or warmouth bass. Plenty of good panfish in this lake, also, have caught some HUGE crappie from here. Saw a guy catch a 16" through the ice, i caught a few 13"s and a 12 through the ice. THe boat launch is NOT maintained for whatever reason, but IT IS A PUBLIC LAKE WITH PUBLIC ACCESS. I launched a boat from here 2 weeks ago. Good lake, get to it now before all the weeds do!
Trip Date: April 2, 2010
Submitted By: Jon from SW MI
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I grew up in Dayton and there used to be a public access to the lake but certain individules claimed it as there own property, and our beloved township is to worried about raising our property taxes instead of giving our neighborhood a publis access. GREED Dayton is a great place to live but some people in Dayton are complete udder jerks who think they own the village Jerks
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Submitted By: Bob
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Public Fishing Allowed? No
Ranking: 0 - No Fishing
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This lake is considered a private lake. The only boat launches on the lake is located on private property. The launch on rt12 is on the property of the gas station. When that gas station was owned by the bank, the bank from time to time would have vehicles towed from the lot. When the gas station was in operation the ramp was maintained. But since then the gas tanks have been taken out of the ground by the state and the bank has sold it to an individual. This lake is over 150years old. The landscape around the lake consists of heavy clay bottom, hence the heavy weed growth and very, very soft bottom. Efforts were made to have the lake dredged with the state claiming no money. The lake is still very nice and peaceful. The wildlife is great. I hope this answers any questions.
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Submitted By: Dayton lake land owner
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Public Fishing Allowed? Yes
Ranking: 1 - Unsatisfactory
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07-13-2008 - TERRIBLE! Boat Launch site is a complete joke and the lake is nothing but weeds throughout.
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Submitted By: Kyle Manley
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Public Fishing Allowed? No
Ranking: 0 - No Fishing
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This is a private lake. There is no public access. The boat ramp is on private property and is not maintained.
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Public Fishing Allowed? Yes
Ranking: 4 - Good
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I haved fished this lake for 5 years during warm seasons from a kayak. There is an excellent variety of fish ranging from bluegill,sunnies and crappie to small & large mouth bass and northern pike. You can still fish with live bait or cast with artificial bait. I recommend yellow, chartruese spinner baits and spoons.
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Submitted By: Elisa J. Pollack
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