Northern Pike Lakes in Wisconsin, 869 Lakes

Northern Pike is a primary Wisconsin sport-fishing target. 2,386 lakes have an official record of the species — the actual population almost certainly extends further, since not every lake gets a full DNR fishery survey every year. With 1,428 lakes in Minnesota, 869 in Wisconsin, and 89 in Michigan carrying a documented record, Northern Pike is one of the more accessible targets in the dataset.

Game-fish presence on a Wisconsin lake also signals enough water-quality stability to support the prey species the game fish depend on — perch, alewife, ciscoes — which themselves require reasonably oxygenated, clear water. The Northern Pike lakes with the lowest nutrient and algae readings tend to be the ones where the species does best, since the same water-clarity and nutrient conditions support both.

869

Wisconsin Lakes

Counties

Northern Pike Lakes Map

Every Wisconsin lake with documented northern pike.

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Best Northern Pike Lakes in Wisconsin

Rank	Lake	County	Clarity	Depth
1	Big Cedar Lake-North Site-Near West Bend	Washington	11.8 ft	105 ft
2	Green Lake	Green Lake	13.5 ft	236 ft
3	Lake Beulah	Walworth	10 ft	58 ft
4	Geneva Lake	Walworth	21 ft	135 ft
5	Powers Lake	Kenosha	10 ft	33 ft
6	Lac Courte Oreilles Lake	Sawyer	12.2 ft	90 ft
7	Whitefish Lake	Sawyer	13.5 ft	105 ft
8	Round Lake	Sawyer	21.1 ft	74 ft
9	Big Sand Lake	Burnett	11 ft	55 ft
10	Sand Lake	Sawyer	10 ft	50 ft
11	Blueberry Lake	Sawyer	14.8 ft	29 ft
12	Koonz Lake	Shawano	10.8 ft	40 ft
13	Little Round Lake	Sawyer	17.3 ft	38 ft
14	Osprey Lake	Sawyer	16 ft	32 ft
15	Grindstone Lake	Sawyer	17.4 ft	60 ft
16	Gaslyn Lake	Burnett	4.5 ft	12 ft
17	Bealeau Lake	Shawano	11.5 ft	24 ft
18	Mole Lake	Forest	8.5 ft	17 ft
19	Wind Lake	Polk	10 ft	7 ft
20	Green Lake	Walworth	11 ft	57 ft
21	Green Lake	Washington	9 ft	37 ft
22	Potter Lake	Walworth	4.3 ft	26 ft
23	Lake St Croix	St. Croix	5.6 ft	60 ft
24	Boulder Lake	Vilas	5.6 ft	23 ft
25	Boulder Lake	Oconto	11 ft	11 ft
26	Lake Noquebay	Marinette	7.3 ft	51 ft
27	Spider Lake	Vilas	10.5 ft	43 ft
28	Pickerel Lake	Forest	10 ft	19 ft
29	Pickerel Lake	Oconto	8 ft	10 ft
30	Pickerel Lake	Vilas	6 ft	26 ft
31	Pickerel Lake	Lincoln	-	14 ft
32	Carpenter Lake	Vilas	7.5 ft	16 ft
33	Cranberry Lake	Burnett	8.8 ft	26 ft
34	Cranberry Lake	Bayfield	9 ft	12 ft
35	Beaver Dam Lake	Barron	11 ft	106 ft
36	North Turtle Lake	Vilas	8.5 ft	58 ft
37	Silver Lake	Kenosha	7.1 ft	44 ft
38	Silver Lake	Waukesha	10 ft	40 ft
39	Silver Lake	Waushara	14.8 ft	56 ft
40	Silver Lake	Barron	13 ft	91 ft
41	Silver Lake	Waupaca	7 ft	17 ft
42	Silver Lake	Waushara	10.2 ft	50 ft
43	Silver Lake	Vilas	12.1 ft	19 ft
44	Silver Lake	Forest	13 ft	20 ft
45	Plum Lake	Vilas	14.2 ft	57 ft
46	Whitefish Lake	Oneida	8.8 ft	33 ft
47	Whitefish Lake	Douglas	25 ft	102 ft
48	Round Lake	Shawano	11 ft	39 ft
49	Round Lake	Chippewa	8.4 ft	18 ft
50	Round Lake	Oneida	4.4 ft	15 ft

Showing top 50 of 869 lakes.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Wisconsin lakes have northern pike?

Northern Pike are found in 869 lakes in Wisconsin.

What are the best northern pike lakes in Wisconsin?

The best northern pike lakes in Wisconsin by water quality are Big Cedar Lake-North Site-Near West Bend, Green Lake, Lake Beulah, Geneva Lake, Powers Lake.

Fish species from state agency survey, stocking, and public fishing-access records; water-quality readings from the EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys.