Panfish Lakes in Wisconsin

Found in 1,152 Wisconsin lakes

Panfish like Panfish are the workhorses of Wisconsin recreational fishing — abundant, accessible, present in 1,152 surveyed lakes. With 1,152 lakes in Wisconsin carrying a documented record, Panfish is one of the more accessible targets in the dataset.

Panfish species like Panfish tolerate a wide range of water quality, so their presence in a lake says less about the lake than the absence of a game-fish would. Cross-reference the Panfish lake list below against the letter grades: lakes with both an A or B grade and Panfish documented are the best places to start for recreational targeting.

1,152

Wisconsin Lakes

Avg. Grade

Grade A Lakes

Counties

Panfish Lakes Map

Every Wisconsin lake with documented panfish, colored by water-quality grade.

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Best Panfish Lakes in Wisconsin

Rank	Lake	County	Grade	Clarity	Depth
1	Big Cedar Lake-North Site-Near West Bend	Washington	A	11.8 ft	105 ft
2	Big Cedar Lake-South Site-Near West Bend	Washington	A	12.6 ft	105 ft
3	Green Lake	Green Lake	A	13.5 ft	236 ft
4	Lake Beulah	Walworth	A	10 ft	58 ft
5	Okauchee Lake	Waukesha	A	11.5 ft	90 ft
6	Geneva Lake	Walworth	A	21 ft	135 ft
7	Powers Lake	Kenosha	A	10 ft	33 ft
8	Lac Courte Oreilles Lake	Sawyer	A	12.2 ft	90 ft
9	Whitefish Lake	Sawyer	A	13.5 ft	105 ft
10	Round Lake	Sawyer	A	21.1 ft	74 ft
11	Indian Lake	Sawyer	A	6.5 ft	9 ft
12	Big Sand Lake	Burnett	A	11 ft	55 ft
13	Little Lac Courte Oreilles Lake	Sawyer	A	12 ft	46 ft
14	Christner Lake	Sawyer	A	12 ft	16 ft
15	Sand Lake	Sawyer	A	10 ft	50 ft
16	Ashegon Lake	Sawyer	A	10.5 ft	56 ft
17	Blueberry Lake	Sawyer	A	14.8 ft	29 ft
18	Koonz Lake	Shawano	A	10.8 ft	40 ft
19	Little Round Lake	Sawyer	A	17.3 ft	38 ft
20	Osprey Lake	Sawyer	A	16 ft	32 ft
21	Grindstone Lake	Sawyer	A	17.4 ft	60 ft
22	Lost Lake	Sawyer	A	10.6 ft	13 ft
23	Gaslyn Lake	Burnett	A	4.5 ft	12 ft
24	Malone Lake	Shawano	A	13.5 ft	31 ft
25	Sams Lake	Shawano	A	11 ft	13 ft
26	Mission Lake	Shawano	A	17.5 ft	44 ft
27	Bealeau Lake	Shawano	A	11.5 ft	24 ft
28	King Lake	Marinette	A	-	70 ft
29	Mole Lake	Forest	A	8.5 ft	17 ft
30	Cloud Lake	Forest	A	-	25 ft
31	Wind Lake	Polk	B	10 ft	7 ft
32	Green Lake	Walworth	B	11 ft	57 ft
33	Green Lake	Washington	B	9 ft	37 ft
34	Potter Lake	Walworth	B	4.3 ft	26 ft
35	Boulder Lake	Vilas	B	5.6 ft	23 ft
36	Boulder Lake	Oconto	B	11 ft	11 ft
37	Lake Noquebay	Marinette	B	7.3 ft	51 ft
38	Spider Lake	Sawyer	B	10.5 ft	64 ft
39	Spider Lake	Vilas	B	10.5 ft	43 ft
40	Pickerel Lake	Forest	B	10 ft	19 ft
41	Pickerel Lake	Oconto	B	8 ft	10 ft
42	Pickerel Lake	Vilas	B	6 ft	26 ft
43	Pickerel Lake	Lincoln	B	-	14 ft
44	Carpenter Lake	Vilas	B	7.5 ft	16 ft
45	Cranberry Lake	Burnett	B	8.8 ft	26 ft
46	Cranberry Lake	Bayfield	B	9 ft	12 ft
47	Beaver Dam Lake	Barron	B	11 ft	106 ft
48	North Turtle Lake	Vilas	B	8.5 ft	58 ft
49	Balsam Lake	Polk	B	6.6 ft	37 ft
50	Silver Lake	Kenosha	B	7.1 ft	44 ft

Showing top 50 of 1,152 lakes.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Wisconsin lakes have panfish?

Panfish are found in 1,152 lakes in Wisconsin. The average water quality grade of these lakes is B (Good).

What are the best panfish lakes in Wisconsin?

The best panfish lakes in Wisconsin by water quality are Big Cedar Lake-North Site-Near West Bend, Big Cedar Lake-South Site-Near West Bend, Green Lake, Lake Beulah, Okauchee Lake.

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