Taylor Lake

Outline

Numbered dots are boat landings; tap one for directions. The list below has the same numbers. Drawn from the DNR's 24K hydrography (surveyed 1990), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.

Water clarity

6.5 ft Secchi depthModerate

Last measured Aug 27, 2025. 7 readings on record, 2022 to 2025.

Typical summer clarity (June to September): 6 ft, moderate, from 7 readings (2022 to 2025).

Secchi depth is how far down a white disk stays visible. A bigger number means clearer water. Clear means a Secchi depth of 10 feet or more, moderate 5 to 10 feet, low under 5 feet.

Wisconsin DNR water monitoring (volunteer and staff), via the Water Quality Portal; station Taylor Lake-Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.

Water temperature

Last measured Aug 27, 2025, too long ago to show as the current temperature.

Measured: Wisconsin DNR via the Water Quality Portal (checked Oct 23, 2026).

Today at the lake

Forecast: National Weather Service (no endorsement implied). Sunrise, sunset and moon phase are calculated. The moon phase can be a day off.

Fish recorded near this lake

• Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas1971; 1 record
• Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1971; 1 record
• Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1971; 2 records
• Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus1971; 2 records
• Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1971; 1 record
• Northern Pike Esox lucius1971; 2 records
• Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1971; 1 record
• White Crappie Pomoxis annularis1971; 1 record
• White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1971; 1 record
• Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1971; 2 records

Recorded in open fish survey and museum records (GBIF). A record shows a fish was found near this lake in that year, not that it is there now, and says nothing about how many. Most coordinates are rounded to about 1 km, so a record is attached only when one lake is the clear match.

Open fish survey and museum records from GBIF; datasets are listed on the sources page. Checked Oct 23, 2026.

Boat landings

• 1Taylor Lake AccessBoat ramp · Gravel surface · Federal
  Directions

Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.

More lakes in Bayfield County

• Bullhead Lake0.9 miles away
• Atkins Lake1.4 miles away
• Club Lake2.0 miles away
• Trapper Lake2.1 miles away
• Little Bass Lake2.3 miles away
• Friedbauer Lake2.5 miles away

All Bayfield County lakes

Where this comes from

• Size, depth and lake typeWisconsin DNR lake classifications, checked Oct 23, 2026
• OutlineWisconsin DNR 24K hydrography, checked Oct 23, 2026
• Regulations linkWisconsin DNR fishing regulations (linked, not restated), checked Oct 23, 2026
• Boat landingsWisconsin DNR public boat access sites, checked Oct 23, 2026
• Water clarityWisconsin DNR water monitoring, via the Water Quality Portal, checked Oct 23, 2026
• Fish recordedOpen fish survey and museum records, via GBIF, checked Oct 23, 2026
• VHS statusWisconsin DNR VHS status by watershed, checked Oct 24, 2026
• Depth map linkWisconsin DNR lake maps list, checked Oct 24, 2026

See data sources for what each source covers, and about for how the numbers are matched to lakes.