Big Stone Lake
Oneida County, Wisconsin · WBIC 1612200
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
548 acres
Max depth
57 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Two Story
Water clarity
4.6 ft
Low, measured Oct 2022
A deep lake type that can hold a cold layer below the warm surface in 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
4.6 ft Secchi depthLow
Last measured Oct 20, 2022. 175 readings on record, 1993 to 2022.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 3.6 ft, low, from 91 readings (2012 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 Big Stone Lake - Max Depth. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 24 (Apr 16 to Apr 28)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout May 5 (Apr 27 to May 11)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout Jun 1 (May 27 to Jun 7)
- June surface69°F, usually 68 to 71°F
- July surface74°F, usually 74 to 76°F
- August surface72°F, usually 70 to 73°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 20, lasting about 139 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 2022 (large fingerling); stocked in 6 years since 2010
- Black Crappielast stocked 2016 (adult); stocked in 1 year since 2010
- Bluegilllast stocked 2016 (adult); stocked in 1 year since 2010
- Yellow Perchlast stocked 2016 (adult); stocked in 1 year 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 melas2006 to 2007; 2 records
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus2006 to 2007; 8 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus2006 to 2007; 8 records
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus2006; 2 records
- Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus2006; 1 record
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas2006; 2 records
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas2006 to 2007; 5 records
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile2006; 1 record
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum2006; 3 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides2006 to 2007; 7 records
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii2006; 3 records
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy1994 to 2007; 11 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1994 to 2007; 13 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus2006 to 2007; 10 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris2006 to 2007; 8 records
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum2007; 1 record
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu2006 to 2007; 9 records
- Trout-Perch Percopsis omiscomaycus2006; 1 record
- Walleye Sander vitreus1994 to 2007; 14 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii2006 to 2007; 5 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis2006 to 2007; 4 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens2006 to 2007; 8 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
- 1Big Stone Lake - Chicken in the Woods Road AccessBoat ramp · Gravel surface · Township
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Oneida County
- Laurel Lake0.6 miles away
- Deer Lake1.2 miles away
- Medicine Lake1.2 miles away
- Moccasin Lake1.3 miles away
- Spirit Lake1.5 miles away
- Spring Lake1.5 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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