Trump Lake
Forest County, Wisconsin · WBIC 479300
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
172 acres
Max depth
20 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Cool, clear water color
Water clarity
9 ft
Moderate, measured Jul 2024
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 1991), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
9 ft Secchi depthModerate
Last measured Jul 26, 2024. 42 readings on record, 2006 to 2024.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 14.5 ft, clear, from 22 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 Trump Lake - Max Depth. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 20 (Apr 11 to Apr 27)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 30 (Apr 20 to May 8)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 27 (May 22 to Jun 1)
- June surface69°F, usually 68 to 70°F
- July surface74°F, usually 74 to 76°F
- August surface71°F, usually 70 to 73°F
Forms a warm top layer around Jun 12, lasting about 35 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.
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
- Muskellungelast stocked 2025 (large fingerling); stocked in 2 years since 2010
- Walleyelast stocked 2023 (large fingerling and small fingerling); stocked in 10 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 Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus2005; 2 records
- Blacknose Shiner Notropis heterolepis2005; 1 record
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus2005; 4 records
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus2005; 2 records
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi2005; 2 records
- Hornyhead Chub Nocomis biguttatus2005; 2 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1997 to 2005; 5 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1997 to 2005; 5 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus2005; 4 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris2005; 4 records
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu2005; 2 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus1997 to 2005; 3 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii2005; 1 record
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis2005; 3 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens2005; 4 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
- 1Trump Lake AccessBoat ramp · Paved surface · Township
Directions - 2Trump Lake Carry-in AccessCarry-in access · Unimproved surface · Township
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Forest County
- Eugene Lake0.8 miles away
- Ham Lake1.7 miles away
- Round Lake1.7 miles away
- Woods Lake2.0 miles away
- Finnerty Lake2.4 miles away
- Kazmier Lake2.5 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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