Fish Lake
Burnett County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2464500
Size
356 acres
Max depth
29 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Warm, clear water color
Water clarity
15 ft
Clear, measured Sep 2024
A warm-water lake type: the DNR groups it with lakes that warm up through summer. This describes the lake type in general, not this lake in particular.
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 1982), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
15 ft Secchi depthClear
Last measured Sep 24, 2024. 324 readings on record, 1986 to 2024.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 12.5 ft, clear, from 76 readings (2012 to 2024).
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 FISH LAKE (4-40-14) - EAST BASIN-SITE 1. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
Last measured Sep 24, 2024, too long ago to show as the current temperature.
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 18 (Apr 9 to Apr 25)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout May 2 (Apr 23 to May 8)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 27 (May 22 to May 31)
- June surface71°F, usually 69 to 72°F
- July surface77°F, usually 76 to 78°F
- August surface73°F, usually 72 to 75°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 27, lasting about 94 days.
A computer model of this lake's typical weather and water, built from 15 years, 2005 to 2019. Ranges show the middle half of years. The model was not calibrated against measured temperatures for this lake. It is an estimate, not a measurement.
Measured: Wisconsin DNR via the Water Quality Portal (checked Oct 23, 2026). Modeled: U.S. Geological Survey lake temperature data release (doi:10.5066/P9CA6XP8).
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.
Stocking history
- Walleyelast stocked 2024 (large fingerling); stocked in 9 years since 2010
- White Suckerlast stocked 2020 (adult, adult (broodstock) and small fingerling); stocked in 6 years since 2010
Stocking shows what was added to the lake, not what is in it now.
Wisconsin DNR annual fish stocking summary. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Fish recorded near this lake
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas1983; 1 record
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1983 to 2004; 3 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1975 to 2004; 4 records
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus2004; 1 record
- Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculus2004; 1 record
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus2004; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1975 to 2004; 4 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1975 to 2004; 3 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1975 to 2004; 6 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1975 to 2004; 4 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus1975; 1 record
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii2004; 1 record
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis1983 to 2004; 2 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1975; 1 record
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
- 1Fish Lake AccessBoat ramp · Concrete surface · Township
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Burnett County
- Hanscom Lake1.2 miles away
- Lily Lake1.4 miles away
- Long Lake1.4 miles away
- Des Moines Lake1.8 miles away
- Crescent Lake1.8 miles away
- Lucerne Lake2.0 miles away
Where this comes from
- Size, depth and lake typeWisconsin DNR lake classifications, checked Oct 23, 2026
- OutlineWisconsin DNR 24K hydrography, checked Oct 23, 2026
- Stocking historyWisconsin DNR annual fish stocking summary, 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
- Typical-year temperatureU.S. Geological Survey lake temperature model (modeled estimate), 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.
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