Neshonoc Lake
Lacrosse County, Wisconsin · WBIC 1653500
The DNR has advice about eating fish from this water. How much is safe depends on the fish and on who is eating it. Look it up on the DNR site
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
737 acres
Max depth
11 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Riverine
Water clarity
0.4 ft
Low, measured Jun 2022
A river-like water type, with flow instead of a still basin. 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 1993), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
0.4 ft Secchi depthLow
Last measured Jun 16, 2022. 156 readings on record, 1986 to 2022.
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 NESHONOC LAKE - DEEP HOLE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 6 (Mar 30 to Apr 15)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 17 (Apr 9 to Apr 25)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 12 (May 8 to May 23)
- June surface74°F, usually 73 to 76°F
- July surface80°F, usually 78 to 81°F
- August surface77°F, usually 74 to 78°F
Mixes regularly through the summer instead of forming a warm top layer.
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
- Walleyelast stocked 2022 (large fingerling); stocked in 6 years since 2010
- Muskellungelast stocked 2021 (large fingerling and small fingerling); stocked in 8 years since 2010
- Largemouth Basslast stocked 2017 (large fingerling); stocked in 4 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 melas1997 to 2003; 3 records
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1997 to 2007; 33 records
- Blackside Darter Percina maculata1999; 1 record
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1997 to 2007; 32 records
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus1999 to 2003; 5 records
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis1999 to 2002; 2 records
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus2002; 1 record
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta1997 to 2007; 12 records
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus1997 to 2007; 7 records
- Common Carp Cyprinus carpio1997 to 2007; 18 records
- Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris2002; 1 record
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas1999 to 2003; 2 records
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum1999 to 2003; 3 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1997 to 2007; 29 records
- Logperch Percina caprodes1999 to 2005; 4 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1997 to 2007; 29 records
- Orangespotted Sunfish Lepomis humilis1999 to 2003; 5 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus2003; 3 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1999 to 2006; 5 records
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum1999; 1 record
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu1999 to 2007; 27 records
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera1999 to 2005; 7 records
- Spottail Shiner Notropis hudsonius1999 to 2003; 14 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus1997 to 2007; 38 records
- White Bass Morone chrysops1999 to 2006; 24 records
- White Crappie Pomoxis annularis1999 to 2007; 6 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1999 to 2007; 14 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis1999 to 2007; 4 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1997 to 2007; 31 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
- 1Neshonoc South Boat Ramp (listed under La Crosse County)Boat ramp · Gravel surface · County
Directions - 2Neshonoc Swarthout Park Boat Ramp (listed under La Crosse County)Boat ramp · Concrete surface · County
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Fishing from shore
- Lake Neshonoc Fishing PierDirections · DNR details
Wisconsin DNR shore fishing sites. Checked Oct 24, 2026.
More lakes in Lacrosse County
- French Lake11 miles away
- Lake Onalaska12 miles away
- Van Loon Lake16 miles away
- Long Lake18 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
- Fish consumption advice flagWisconsin DNR advisory areas (flag and link only), checked Oct 24, 2026
- VHS statusWisconsin DNR VHS status by watershed, checked Oct 24, 2026
- Shore fishing sitesWisconsin DNR shore fishing sites, 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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