Upper Holly Lake
Sawyer County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2394600
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
33 acres
Max depth
14 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Cool, dark water color
Water clarity
9.3 ft
Moderate, measured Aug 2001
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
Drawn from the DNR's 24K hydrography (surveyed 1971), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
9.3 ft Secchi depthModerateOlder reading
Last measured Aug 7, 2001. 2 readings on record, 2000 to 2001.
Only a few readings are on record.
Nothing has been measured in the last 5 years, so this may not match the lake today.
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 UPPER HOLLY LAKE - UPPER HOLLY LAKE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
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.
Fish recorded near this lake
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas1981; 1 record
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1956 to 2005; 7 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1956 to 2005; 11 records
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus1981; 1 record
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus1981; 1 record
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus1981; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1956 to 2007; 18 records
- Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus1981; 1 record
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy1950 to 2006; 42 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1956 to 2006; 35 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1956 to 1992; 5 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1956 to 1992; 6 records
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu1950 to 2007; 21 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus1950 to 2007; 41 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1956 to 1987; 6 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1950 to 2005; 12 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.
More lakes in Sawyer County
- Lower Holly Lake0.5 miles away
- Ham Lake0.9 miles away
- Sand Lake1.3 miles away
- Whitefish Lake1.6 miles away
- Little Sand Lake2.4 miles away
- Ring Lake3.2 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
- Regulations linkWisconsin DNR fishing regulations (linked, not restated), checked Oct 23, 2026
- Water clarityWisconsin DNR water monitoring, via the Water Quality Portal, 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
See data sources for what each source covers, and about for how the numbers are matched to lakes.
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