Bone Lake
Polk County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2628100
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
1,781 acres
Max depth
43 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Warm, dark water color
Water clarity
4 ft
Low, measured Sep 2026
A warm-water lake type: the DNR groups it with lakes that warm up 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 1983), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
4 ft Secchi depthLow
Last measured Sep 6, 2026. 367 readings on record, 1989 to 2026.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 7.5 ft, moderate, from 194 readings (2012 to 2026).
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 Bone Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
Last measured Aug 23, 2026, too long ago to show as the current temperature.
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 18 (Apr 11 to Apr 26)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout May 5 (Apr 25 to May 10)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 30 (May 27 to Jun 6)
- June surface71°F, usually 69 to 72°F
- July surface78°F, usually 77 to 80°F
- August surface75°F, usually 73 to 77°F
Forms a warm top layer around Jun 7, lasting about 99 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 8 years since 2010
- Smallmouth Basslast stocked 2011 (large fingerling); stocked in 2 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 melas1945; 1 record
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1977; 3 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1945 to 1977; 5 records
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus1945; 1 record
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus1965; 1 record
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus1945 to 1977; 3 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1945 to 2006; 10 records
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy1961 to 2006; 104 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1965 to 2006; 10 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1945 to 1977; 5 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1945 to 1977; 5 records
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu2006; 1 record
- Walleye Sander vitreus1977 to 1991; 2 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis1945; 1 record
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1945 to 1977; 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
- 1Bone Lake AccessBoat ramp · Concrete Panels surface · Township
Directions - 2Bone Lake AccessBoat ramp · Concrete surface · Township
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Polk County
- Vincent Lake1.3 miles away
- Antler Lake1.7 miles away
- Kenny Lake2.3 miles away
- Lost Lake2.4 miles away
- Lost Lake2.9 miles away
- Dahl Lake3.3 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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