Panfish Lakes in Wisconsin, 1090 Lakes

Panfish like Panfish are the workhorses of Wisconsin recreational fishing — abundant, accessible, present in 1,090 surveyed lakes. With 1,090 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 each lake's clarity, phosphorus and algae readings: lakes with low nutrient readings and Panfish documented are the best places to start for recreational targeting.

1,090

Wisconsin Lakes

Counties

Panfish Lakes Map

Every Wisconsin lake with documented panfish.

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Best Panfish 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	Indian Lake	Sawyer	6.5 ft	9 ft
10	Big Sand Lake	Burnett	11 ft	55 ft
11	Christner Lake	Sawyer	12 ft	16 ft
12	Sand Lake	Sawyer	10 ft	50 ft
13	Ashegon Lake	Sawyer	10.5 ft	56 ft
14	Blueberry Lake	Sawyer	14.8 ft	29 ft
15	Koonz Lake	Shawano	10.8 ft	40 ft
16	Little Round Lake	Sawyer	17.3 ft	38 ft
17	Osprey Lake	Sawyer	16 ft	32 ft
18	Grindstone Lake	Sawyer	17.4 ft	60 ft
19	Lost Lake	Sawyer	10.6 ft	13 ft
20	Gaslyn Lake	Burnett	4.5 ft	12 ft
21	Malone Lake	Shawano	13.5 ft	31 ft
22	Sams Lake	Shawano	11 ft	13 ft
23	Mission Lake	Shawano	17.5 ft	44 ft
24	Bealeau Lake	Shawano	11.5 ft	24 ft
25	King Lake	Marinette	-	70 ft
26	Mole Lake	Forest	8.5 ft	17 ft
27	Cloud Lake	Forest	-	25 ft
28	Wind Lake	Polk	10 ft	7 ft
29	Green Lake	Walworth	11 ft	57 ft
30	Green Lake	Washington	9 ft	37 ft
31	Potter Lake	Walworth	4.3 ft	26 ft
32	Boulder Lake	Vilas	5.6 ft	23 ft
33	Boulder Lake	Oconto	11 ft	11 ft
34	Lake Noquebay	Marinette	7.3 ft	51 ft
35	Spider Lake	Sawyer	10.5 ft	64 ft
36	Spider Lake	Vilas	10.5 ft	43 ft
37	Pickerel Lake	Forest	10 ft	19 ft
38	Pickerel Lake	Oconto	8 ft	10 ft
39	Pickerel Lake	Vilas	6 ft	26 ft
40	Pickerel Lake	Lincoln	-	14 ft
41	Carpenter Lake	Vilas	7.5 ft	16 ft
42	Cranberry Lake	Burnett	8.8 ft	26 ft
43	Cranberry Lake	Bayfield	9 ft	12 ft
44	Beaver Dam Lake	Barron	11 ft	106 ft
45	North Turtle Lake	Vilas	8.5 ft	58 ft
46	Silver Lake	Kenosha	7.1 ft	44 ft
47	Silver Lake	Waukesha	10 ft	40 ft
48	Silver Lake	Waushara	14.8 ft	56 ft
49	Silver Lake	Barron	13 ft	91 ft
50	Silver Lake	Waupaca	7 ft	17 ft

Showing top 50 of 1,090 lakes.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Wisconsin lakes have panfish?

Panfish are found in 1,090 lakes in Wisconsin.

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, 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.