Fish Lake
Waushara County, Wisconsin · WBIC 985000
Size
153 acres
Max depth
37 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Warm, dark water color
Water clarity
24.2 ft
Clear, measured Apr 2004
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
24.2 ft Secchi depthClearOlder reading
Last measured Apr 7, 2004. 4 readings on record, 2003 to 2004.
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 FISH LAKE (NEAR HANCOCK) - EAST LOBE - DEEP SPOT. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 11 (Apr 4 to Apr 17)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 22 (Apr 17 to May 3)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 13 (May 8 to May 22)
- June surface73°F, usually 73 to 75°F
- July surface80°F, usually 78 to 81°F
- August surface76°F, usually 73 to 77°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 3, lasting about 165 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 2020 (large fingerling and yearling); stocked in 2 years since 2010
- Yellow Perchlast stocked 2020 (large fingerling and yearling); 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 Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus2004 to 2005; 3 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus2004 to 2005; 3 records
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus2004; 1 record
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus2004 to 2005; 2 records
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas2005; 1 record
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus2005; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides2004 to 2005; 3 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius2004 to 2005; 3 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus2004 to 2005; 3 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris2004 to 2005; 3 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus2005; 1 record
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii2004 to 2005; 2 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis2005; 1 record
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens2004 to 2005; 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
- 1Fish Lake Boat RampBoat ramp · Concrete surface · Village
Directions - 27th Drive Boat LaunchBoat ramp · Gravel surface · Township
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Waushara County
- Pine Lake1.3 miles away
- Bohn Lake2.3 miles away
- Sand Lake3.0 miles away
- Lyman Lake3.8 miles away
- Lake Jeanette4.1 miles away
- Lake Virginia4.1 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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