Bond Lake
Douglas County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2693700
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
292 acres
Max depth
67 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Cool, clear water color
Water clarity
18 ft
Clear, measured May 2023
A cool-water lake type: the DNR groups it with lakes that stay cooler 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
18 ft Secchi depthClear
Last measured May 21, 2023. 191 readings on record, 1991 to 2023.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 18 ft, clear, from 7 readings (2012 to 2018).
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 Bond Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 14 (Apr 2 to Apr 19)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout May 2 (Apr 23 to May 8)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 26 (May 22 to May 31)
- June surface72°F, usually 69 to 72°F
- July surface77°F, usually 76 to 79°F
- August surface75°F, usually 74 to 77°F
Forms a warm top layer around Apr 28, lasting about 173 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 calibrated against measured temperatures for this lake. It is an estimate, not a measurement.
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 2022 (large fingerling); stocked in 5 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 melas1967 to 1983; 6 records
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1967 to 1988; 6 records
- Blacknose Shiner Notropis heterolepis1982; 1 record
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1960 to 2005; 16 records
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus1977 to 2004; 4 records
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis1971; 1 record
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta1967; 1 record
- Cisco Coregonus artedi1967 to 1983; 5 records
- Coho Salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch1971; 1 record
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus1977 to 2005; 2 records
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus2005; 1 record
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas1977; 1 record
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas1971 to 1977; 2 records
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus1977; 1 record
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile1977 to 2004; 2 records
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum1982 to 2004; 2 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1960 to 2005; 20 records
- Mimic Shiner Notropis volucellus1977 to 2005; 5 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1967 to 2005; 16 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1977; 1 record
- Rainbow Smelt Osmerus mordax1977; 1 record
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss1967 to 1988; 4 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1967 to 2005; 14 records
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum1977; 1 record
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu1967 to 2005; 22 records
- Spottail Shiner Notropis hudsonius1977 to 2005; 5 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus1967 to 2005; 34 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1967 to 2005; 23 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis1977 to 2005; 3 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1960 to 2005; 17 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
- 1Bond Lake AccessBoat ramp · Gravel surface · Township
Directions - 2Leader Lake AccessCarry-in access · Gravel surface · Accessible features · State(dnr)
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Douglas County
- Pickerel Lake0.7 miles away
- Leader Lake1.0 miles away
- Wagner Lake1.6 miles away
- Buffalo Lake2.0 miles away
- Bluegill Lake2.1 miles away
- Wascott Lake2.2 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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