Minocqua Lake
Oneida County, Wisconsin · WBIC 1542400
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
1,360 acres
Max depth
60 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Two Story
Water clarity
11.5 ft
Clear, measured May 2023
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 1982), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
11.5 ft Secchi depthClear
Last measured May 23, 2023. 34 readings on record, 1991 to 2023.
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 Minocqua Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
Last measured Jul 16, 2026, too long ago to show as the current temperature.
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 25 (Apr 16 to Apr 30)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout May 6 (Apr 28 to May 14)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout Jun 6 (May 30 to Jun 10)
- June surface68°F, usually 65 to 69°F
- July surface74°F, usually 73 to 75°F
- August surface72°F, usually 71 to 74°F
Forms a warm top layer around Jun 1, lasting about 110 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
- Muskellungelast stocked 2025 (large fingerling); stocked in 7 years since 2010
- Walleyelast stocked 2025 (egg, fry, 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 nigromaculatus2003; 3 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus2003; 3 records
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus1934 to 2003; 3 records
- Bowfin Amia calva2003; 1 record
- Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans1934; 1 record
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas2003; 2 records
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile1934; 1 record
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum1934 to 2003; 2 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides2003; 3 records
- Mimic Shiner Notropis volucellus1934; 1 record
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii1934; 1 record
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy1992 to 2003; 4 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius2003; 2 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus2003; 5 records
- Redfin Pickerel Esox americanus2003; 3 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris2003; 3 records
- Rosyface Shiner Notropis rubellus2003; 2 records
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu2003; 2 records
- Spottail Shiner Notropis hudsonius2003; 1 record
- Walleye Sander vitreus1992 to 2003; 4 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1934 to 2003; 2 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis1934 to 2003; 2 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens2003; 3 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
- 1Chicago Avenue AccessBoat ramp · Paved surface · Accessible features · Township
Directions - 2Park Street AccessBoat ramp · Paved surface · Accessible features · Township
Directions - 3Stacks Bay LandingBoat ramp · Paved surface · State(dnr)
Directions - 4Cedar Street RampBoat ramp · Gravel surface · Township
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Fishing from shore
- LAKE MINOCQUA FISHING PIERDirections · DNR details
Wisconsin DNR shore fishing sites. Checked Oct 24, 2026.
Water level and flow
U.S. Geological Survey gauges at or beside this lake. Readings are provisional and fetched when you open the page.
More lakes in Oneida County
- Clawson Lake1.0 miles away
- Bullhead Lake1.4 miles away
- Schlecht Lake1.5 miles away
- Mid Lake1.6 miles away
- Snake Lake1.9 miles away
- Hemlock 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
- Water level and flowU.S. Geological Survey gauges (readings are live), checked Oct 23, 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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