Best Family Fishing Lakes in Wisconsin

Top 50 family fishing lakes in Wisconsin. Filtered for abundant panfish (bluegill, crappie, perch, sunfish, pumpkinseed), public access, and safe water quality (A, B, or C grade). Kids catch fish here.

Rank	Lake	County	State	Grade	Clarity	Area	Depth
1	Black Oak Lake	Vilas	WI	A	88.6 ft	564 acres	85 ft
2	Bardon Lake	Douglas	WI	A	88.6 ft	848 acres	102 ft
3	Whitefish Lake	Douglas	WI	A	86.9 ft	848 acres	102 ft
4	Pine Lake	Waukesha	WI	A	82 ft	711 acres	85 ft
5	Whitefish Lake	Douglas	WI	A	82 ft	848 acres	102 ft
6	Maiden Lake	Oconto	WI	A	80.4 ft	269 acres	52 ft
7	Lily Lake	Marinette	WI	A	78.7 ft	25 acres	-
8	Lake Owen	Bayfield	WI	A	78.7 ft	1.3K acres	95 ft
9	Stone Lake	Washburn	WI	A	75.5 ft	490 acres	49 ft
10	Lake Metonga	Forest	WI	A	72.2 ft	2.0K acres	79 ft
11	Forest Lake	Vilas	WI	A	72.2 ft	468 acres	60 ft
12	Fountain Lake	Portage	WI	A	72.2 ft	16 acres	-
13	Wheeler Lake	Oconto	WI	A	72.2 ft	281 acres	-
14	Buskey Bay Lake	Bayfield	WI	A	70.9 ft	88 acres	51 ft
15	Long Lake	Burnett	WI	A	68.9 ft	222 acres	41 ft
16	Hasbrook Lake	Oneida	WI	A	68.9 ft	307 acres	50 ft
17	Sea Lion Lake	Florence	WI	A	68.9 ft	114 acres	82 ft
18	Lower Pine Lake	Polk	WI	A	68.9 ft	96 acres	102 ft
19	Round Lake	Sawyer	WI	A	68.2 ft	3.3K acres	74 ft
20	Boot Lake	Oconto	WI	A	67.3 ft	230 acres	38 ft
21	Lake Anna	Florence	WI	A	67.3 ft	33 acres	61 ft
22	Paya Lake	Oconto	WI	A	65.6 ft	105 acres	40 ft
23	White Sand Lake	Vilas	WI	A	65.6 ft	746 acres	71 ft
24	Pearl Lake	Waushara	WI	A	65.6 ft	101 acres	45 ft
25	Big Twin Lake	Langlade	WI	A	64 ft	66 acres	-
26	Twin Bear Lake	Bayfield	WI	A	64 ft	157 acres	59 ft
27	Rose Lake	Langlade	WI	A	63.2 ft	115 acres	-
28	Alva Lake	Oneida	WI	A	62.8 ft	199 acres	43 ft
29	Big Portage Lake	Vilas	WI	A	62.3 ft	586 acres	40 ft
30	Des Moines Lake	Burnett	WI	A	62.3 ft	215 acres	37 ft
31	Middle Mckenzie Lake	Burnett	WI	A	62.3 ft	527 acres	45 ft
32	Flambeau Lake	Vilas	WI	A	62.3 ft	1.2K acres	78 ft
33	Mildred Lake	Oneida	WI	A	62.3 ft	168 acres	45 ft
34	Hodstradt Lake	Oneida	WI	A	62.3 ft	119 acres	36 ft
35	Upper Eau Claire Lake	Bayfield	WI	A	61.5 ft	1.0K acres	92 ft
36	Lake Lucerne	Forest	WI	A	61.5 ft	1.0K acres	73 ft
37	Middle Eau Claire Lake	Bayfield	WI	A	60.7 ft	880 acres	66 ft
38	Presque Isle Lake	Vilas	WI	A	60.7 ft	1.2K acres	103 ft
39	Sand Lake	Burnett	WI	A	60 ft	900 acres	73 ft
40	Underwood Lake	Oconto	WI	A	59.9 ft	45 acres	37 ft
41	Butternut Lake	Forest	WI	A	59.1 ft	1.2K acres	42 ft
42	White Sand Lake Deep	Vilas	WI	A	59.1 ft	1.2K acres	63 ft
43	Bond Lake	Douglas	WI	A	59.1 ft	279 acres	67 ft
44	Bladder Lake	Bayfield	WI	A	59.1 ft	84 acres	35 ft
45	Stormy Lake	Vilas	WI	A	59.1 ft	523 acres	63 ft
46	East Bass Lake	Florence	WI	A	58.2 ft	51 acres	42 ft
47	Grindstone Lake	Sawyer	WI	A	57.7 ft	3.2K acres	60 ft
48	Green Lake	Oconto	WI	A	57.4 ft	21 acres	-
49	Thunder Lake	Marinette	WI	A	57.4 ft	133 acres	62 ft
50	Rinehart Lake	Portage	WI	A	57.4 ft	43 acres	-

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