Dead Pike Lake
Vilas County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2316600
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
297 acres
Max depth
80 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Two Story
Water clarity
8.2 ft
Moderate, measured Aug 2025
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 1981), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
8.2 ft Secchi depthModerate
Last measured Aug 4, 2025. 174 readings on record, 1996 to 2025.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 6.2 ft, moderate, from 43 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 DEAD PIKE LAKE - DEEP HOLE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 22 (Apr 15 to Apr 29)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout May 8 (May 5 to May 14)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 29 (May 27 to Jun 5)
- June surface68°F, usually 67 to 70°F
- July surface74°F, usually 73 to 75°F
- August surface72°F, usually 70 to 73°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 7, lasting about 175 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
- Walleyelast stocked 2022 (large fingerling); stocked in 7 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 melas2003; 1 record
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus2003 to 2005; 4 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus2003 to 2005; 5 records
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus2005; 1 record
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi2003 to 2005; 2 records
- Cisco Coregonus artedi1998; 1 record
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus2003; 1 record
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas2003 to 2005; 3 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1998 to 2006; 9 records
- Logperch Percina caprodes2003 to 2005; 2 records
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii2005; 1 record
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy1998 to 2006; 7 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1998 to 2006; 8 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus2003 to 2005; 5 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris2003 to 2005; 5 records
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu2003 to 2006; 8 records
- Spottail Shiner Notropis hudsonius2003 to 2005; 3 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus1998 to 2006; 8 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii2003 to 2005; 2 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis2003; 1 record
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens2003 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
- 1Dead Pike Lake Access 1Boat ramp · Gravel surface · State(dnr)
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Vilas County
- Pier Lake1.3 miles away
- Deerfoot Lake1.3 miles away
- Homestead Lake1.5 miles away
- Chub Lake1.8 miles away
- Gem Lake1.9 miles away
- McKinney 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
- 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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