Pelican Lake
Oneida County, Wisconsin · WBIC 1579900
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
3,585 acres
Max depth
39 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Cool, dark water color
Water clarity
3.2 ft
Low, measured Sep 2025
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 1981), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
3.2 ft Secchi depthLow
Last measured Sep 4, 2025. 296 readings on record, 1987 to 2025.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 5 ft, moderate, from 114 readings (2012 to 2025).
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 Pelican Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
Last measured Sep 4, 2025, too long ago to show as the current temperature.
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 22 (Apr 16 to Apr 30)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout May 5 (Apr 27 to May 11)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout Jun 6 (May 31 to Jun 9)
- June surface68°F, usually 66 to 70°F
- July surface74°F, usually 73 to 76°F
- August surface73°F, usually 71 to 75°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.
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 2024 (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 melas2004 to 2005; 3 records
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus2004 to 2005; 5 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus2004 to 2005; 3 records
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus2004; 2 records
- Burbot Lota lota2004; 3 records
- Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus2004; 2 records
- Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides2004; 2 records
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas2004; 2 records
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas2004 to 2005; 2 records
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile2004; 2 records
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum2004; 2 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides2004 to 2007; 7 records
- Logperch Percina caprodes2004; 2 records
- Mimic Shiner Notropis volucellus2004; 2 records
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii2004; 3 records
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy2004 to 2007; 5 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius2004 to 2007; 7 records
- Northern Redbelly Dace Chrosomus eos2004; 2 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus2004 to 2005; 6 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris2004 to 2005; 5 records
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu2004 to 2007; 5 records
- Trout-Perch Percopsis omiscomaycus2004; 3 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus2003 to 2007; 8 records
- White Bass Morone chrysops2004 to 2007; 3 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii2004; 3 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis2005; 1 record
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens2004 to 2005; 5 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
- 1Pelican Lake Access 3Boat ramp · Paved surface · Township
Directions - 2Pelican Lake AccessBoat ramp · Concrete Plank surface · Township
Directions - 3Pelican Lake Access 2Boat ramp · Concrete Panels surface · Accessible features · State(dnr)
Directions - 4Pelican Lake Access -Artus RoadBoat ramp · Unimproved surface · Township
Directions - 5Pelican Lake Canoe AccessCarry-in access · Gravel surface · Township
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Oneida County
- Silver Lake2.4 miles away
- Venus Lake5.1 miles away
- Mars Lake5.4 miles away
- Lake Lucille5.4 miles away
- Bass Lake5.7 miles away
- Neptune Lake5.8 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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