Best Ice Fishing Lakes in Wisconsin

Top 50 ice fishing lakes in Wisconsin. Lakes with walleye, crappie, perch, bluegill, or northern pike, plus public access and at least 10 ft of depth. Ranked by water quality grade and game fish diversity.

Rank	Lake	County	State	Grade	Clarity	Area	Depth
1	Geneva Lake	Walworth	WI	A	19 ft	5.4K acres	135 ft
2	Geneva Lake	Walworth	WI	A	20.7 ft	5.4K acres	135 ft
3	Geneva Lake Site B	Walworth	WI	A	24.1 ft	5.4K acres	135 ft
4	Lac Courte Oreilles Lake	Sawyer	WI	A	38.7 ft	5.1K acres	90 ft
5	Pelican Lake	Oneida	WI	A	21.3 ft	3.5K acres	39 ft
6	Round Lake	Sawyer	WI	A	68.2 ft	3.3K acres	74 ft
7	Grindstone Lake	Sawyer	WI	A	57.7 ft	3.2K acres	60 ft
8	Shell Lake	Washburn	WI	A	50.9 ft	2.5K acres	36 ft
9	Pewaukee Lake	Waukesha	WI	A	18.9 ft	2.4K acres	45 ft
10	Pewaukee Lake	Waukesha	WI	A	23 ft	2.4K acres	45 ft
11	Lake Noquebay	Marinette	WI	A	23.8 ft	2.4K acres	51 ft
12	Lake Metonga	Forest	WI	A	72.2 ft	2.0K acres	79 ft
13	Red Cedar Lake	Barron	WI	A	32.8 ft	1.9K acres	53 ft
14	High Falls Reservoir at	Marinette	WI	A	31.2 ft	1.5K acres	54 ft
15	Big Sand Lake	Burnett	WI	A	36.1 ft	1.4K acres	55 ft
16	Rock Lake	Jefferson	WI	A	39.4 ft	1.4K acres	60 ft
17	Bear Lake	Barron	WI	A	20.5 ft	1.3K acres	87 ft
18	Minocqua Lake	Oneida	WI	A	49.2 ft	1.3K acres	60 ft
19	Lost Land Lake	Sawyer	WI	A	32 ft	1.3K acres	21 ft
20	Lake Owen	Bayfield	WI	A	78.7 ft	1.3K acres	95 ft
21	Butternut Lake	Forest	WI	A	59.1 ft	1.2K acres	42 ft
22	Okauchee Lake	Waukesha	WI	A	36.1 ft	1.2K acres	90 ft
23	Okauchee Lake-Site No. 4-at Okauchee	Waukesha	WI	A	-	1.2K acres	90 ft
24	Okauchee Lake-Site No. 3-at Okauchee	Waukesha	WI	A	-	1.2K acres	90 ft
25	White Sand Lake	Vilas	WI	A	52.5 ft	1.2K acres	63 ft
26	White Sand Lake Deep	Vilas	WI	A	59.1 ft	1.2K acres	63 ft
27	Flambeau Lake	Vilas	WI	A	62.3 ft	1.2K acres	78 ft
28	Flambeau Lake Deep	Vilas	WI	A	42.7 ft	1.2K acres	78 ft
29	Presque Isle Lake	Vilas	WI	A	60.7 ft	1.2K acres	103 ft
30	Beaver Dam Lake	Barron	WI	A	37.7 ft	1.2K acres	106 ft
31	Lac la Belle Lake	Waukesha	WI	A	16.4 ft	1.2K acres	45 ft
32	Big Mckenzie Lake	Washburn	WI	A	33.6 ft	1.1K acres	71 ft
33	Caldron Falls Reservoir	Marinette	WI	A	17.7 ft	1.1K acres	40 ft
34	Plum Lake	Vilas	WI	A	47.6 ft	1.1K acres	57 ft
35	Lake Lucerne	Forest	WI	A	61.5 ft	1.0K acres	73 ft
36	Upper Eau Claire Lake	Bayfield	WI	A	61.5 ft	1.0K acres	92 ft
37	Teal Lake	Sawyer	WI	A	21.3 ft	1.0K acres	31 ft
38	Catfish Lake	Vilas	WI	A	18 ft	1.0K acres	30 ft
39	Lake Nebagamon	Douglas	WI	A	23 ft	986 acres	56 ft
40	Nagawicka Lake	Waukesha	WI	A	23.2 ft	981 acres	90 ft
41	Big Cedar Lake	Washington	WI	A	16.4 ft	937 acres	105 ft
42	Long Lake	Chippewa	WI	A	32.8 ft	936 acres	101 ft
43	Sand Lake	Burnett	WI	A	60 ft	900 acres	73 ft
44	Middle Eau Claire Lake	Bayfield	WI	A	60.7 ft	880 acres	66 ft
45	Island Lake	Vilas	WI	A	30.8 ft	865 acres	35 ft
46	Clark Lake	Door	WI	A	41 ft	865 acres	25 ft
47	Whitefish Lake	Douglas	WI	A	82 ft	848 acres	102 ft
48	Whitefish Lake	Douglas	WI	A	86.9 ft	848 acres	102 ft
49	Bardon Lake	Douglas	WI	A	88.6 ft	848 acres	102 ft
50	Franklin Lake	Forest	WI	A	52.5 ft	839 acres	46 ft

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