Catfish Lakes in Minnesota & Wisconsin

Other SpeciesFound in 60 lakes

Total Lakes

Minnesota

Wisconsin

Avg. Grade

61 ft

Avg. Depth

Water Quality of Catfish Lakes

17%

30%

25%

23%

Best Catfish Lakes by Water Quality

Top 50 lakes with catfish ranked by overall water quality grade.

Rank	Lake	County	State	Grade	Depth	Species
1	Silver Lake	Kenosha	WI	A	44 ft	7
2	Voltz Lake	Kenosha	WI	A	24 ft	4
3	Big Falls Flowage Lake	Rusk	WI	A	45 ft	8
4	Bughs Lake	Waushara	WI	A	—	4
5	Danbury Flowage Lake	Burnett	WI	A	—	8
6	Thornapple Flowage Lake	Rusk	WI	A	19 ft	8
7	Little Hills Lake	Waushara	WI	A	20 ft	5
8	White Lake	Waupaca	WI	A	10 ft	5
9	Tichigan Lake	Racine	WI	A	63 ft	7
10	Yellow Lake	Burnett	WI	A	31 ft	8
11	Chippewa Flowage Lake	Sawyer	WI	B	92 ft	8
12	Chippewa Flowage -Pokegema Lake	Sawyer	WI	B	92 ft	8
13	Green Lake	Green Lake	WI	B	236 ft	7
14	Chippewa Flowage -North of Cranberry Bars Lake	Sawyer	WI	B	92 ft	8
15	Lake Mendota	Dane	WI	B	83 ft	8
16	Amacoy Lake	Rusk	WI	B	20 ft	7
17	Moon Bay Lake	Chippewa	WI	B	64.4 ft	8
18	Green Lake	Green Lake	WI	B	236 ft	7
19	Upper Backwater Lake	Jackson	WI	B	19 ft	6
20	Kendal Lake	Iowa	WI	B	17 ft	5
21	Chippewa Flowage -Winter Dam Lake	Sawyer	WI	B	92 ft	8
22	Chippewa Flowage -Moore'S Bay Lake	Sawyer	WI	B	92 ft	8
23	Green Lake	Green Lake	WI	B	236 ft	7
24	Lake St. Croix	St. Croix	WI	B	60 ft	7
25	Lake Waubesa	Dane	WI	B	38 ft	7
26	Lake Kegonsa	Dane	WI	B	32 ft	7
27	Lake Puckaway	Green Lake	WI	B	—	6
28	Green Lake East Basin	Green Lake	WI	B	236 ft	7
29	Lake	Columbia	WI	C	24 ft	7
30	Lake Wissota	Chippewa	WI	C	64.4 ft	8
31	Green Lake	Green Lake	WI	C	236 ft	7
32	Lake Wisconsin Columbia Co.	Columbia	WI	C	24 ft	7
33	Lake Winneconne	Winnebago	WI	C	9 ft	8
34	Clam River Flowage Lake	Burnett	WI	C	29 ft	7
35	Lake Shangri-la	Kenosha	WI	C	24 ft	4
36	Lake Butte des Morts	Winnebago	WI	C	9 ft	8
37	Lake Poygan	Winnebago	WI	C	11 ft	8
38	Lake Delton	Sauk	WI	C	16 ft	5
39	Lake Wisconsin Palisade Street Bay	Sauk	WI	C	24 ft	7
40	St. Croix 8 Mi. Upstream of Point Douglas Dr Lake	Pierce	WI	C	60 ft	7
41	City Millpond	Green Lake	WI	C	236 ft	7
42	Clam Lake	Burnett	WI	C	11 ft	7
43	Petenwell Flowage Lake	Juneau	WI	C	44 ft	8
44	Wind Lake	Racine	WI	D	47 ft	6
45	Wind Lake	Racine	WI	D	47 ft	6
46	Buffalo Lake	Marquette	WI	D	8 ft	5
47	St. Croix Lake	St. Croix	WI	D	60 ft	7
48	St. Croix Lake	St. Croix	WI	D	60 ft	7
49	Lake Wisconsin Whalen'S Grade	Columbia	WI	D	24 ft	7
50	Dairyland Reservoir	Rusk	WI	D	70 ft	8

Showing top 50 of 60 lakes with catfish.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many lakes have catfish?

Catfish are found in 60 lakes across Minnesota and Wisconsin — 0 in Minnesota and 60 in Wisconsin. The average water quality grade of lakes with catfish is C (Fair).

What are the best lakes for catfish?

The best catfish lakes by water quality are Silver Lake, Voltz Lake, Big Falls Flowage Lake, Bughs Lake, Danbury Flowage Lake. These lakes have the highest water quality grades among all lakes where catfish have been documented by state DNR surveys.

What other fish are found with catfish?

Catfish are most commonly found alongside largemouth bass, northern pike, panfish, walleye, smallmouth bass. These species share similar habitat preferences in the region's lakes.