Walleye Lakes in Wisconsin, 645 Lakes

Walleye is one of the headline game-fish species in Wisconsin — the kind of catch that anchors fishing trips, cabin weekends, and the regional fishing economy. 1,884 lakes in our dataset have documented Walleye. Walleye is widely distributed: 1,201 lakes in Minnesota, 645 in Wisconsin, and 38 in Michigan. That breadth means anglers across most of the coverage area can find a documented Walleye lake within a reasonable drive.

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 Walleye 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.

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Wisconsin Lakes

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Walleye Lakes Map

Every Wisconsin lake with documented walleye.

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Best Walleye 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	Geneva Lake	Walworth	21 ft	135 ft
4	Powers Lake	Kenosha	10 ft	33 ft
5	Lac Courte Oreilles Lake	Sawyer	12.2 ft	90 ft
6	Whitefish Lake	Sawyer	13.5 ft	105 ft
7	Round Lake	Sawyer	21.1 ft	74 ft
8	Indian Lake	Sawyer	6.5 ft	9 ft
9	Big Sand Lake	Burnett	11 ft	55 ft
10	Sand Lake	Sawyer	10 ft	50 ft
11	Ashegon Lake	Sawyer	10.5 ft	56 ft
12	Blueberry Lake	Sawyer	14.8 ft	29 ft
13	Koonz Lake	Shawano	10.8 ft	40 ft
14	Little Round Lake	Sawyer	17.3 ft	38 ft
15	Osprey Lake	Sawyer	16 ft	32 ft
16	Grindstone Lake	Sawyer	17.4 ft	60 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	Lake St Croix	St. Croix	5.6 ft	60 ft
23	Boulder Lake	Vilas	5.6 ft	23 ft
24	Boulder Lake	Oconto	11 ft	11 ft
25	Lake Noquebay	Marinette	7.3 ft	51 ft
26	Spider Lake	Sawyer	10.5 ft	64 ft
27	Spider Lake	Vilas	10.5 ft	43 ft
28	Pickerel Lake	Forest	10 ft	19 ft
29	Pickerel Lake	Vilas	6 ft	26 ft
30	Carpenter Lake	Vilas	7.5 ft	16 ft
31	Cranberry Lake	Burnett	8.8 ft	26 ft
32	Cranberry Lake	Bayfield	9 ft	12 ft
33	Beaver Dam Lake	Barron	11 ft	106 ft
34	North Turtle Lake	Vilas	8.5 ft	58 ft
35	Silver Lake	Kenosha	7.1 ft	44 ft
36	Silver Lake	Waushara	14.8 ft	56 ft
37	Silver Lake	Barron	13 ft	91 ft
38	Silver Lake	Waupaca	7 ft	17 ft
39	Silver Lake	Waushara	10.2 ft	50 ft
40	Silver Lake	Vilas	12.1 ft	19 ft
41	Silver Lake	Forest	13 ft	20 ft
42	Plum Lake	Vilas	14.2 ft	57 ft
43	Whitefish Lake	Oneida	8.8 ft	33 ft
44	Whitefish Lake	Douglas	25 ft	102 ft
45	Round Lake	Shawano	11 ft	39 ft
46	Round Lake	Chippewa	8.4 ft	18 ft
47	Round Lake	Oneida	4.4 ft	15 ft
48	Cedar Lake	Iron	7.5 ft	21 ft
49	Deep Lake	Washburn	7.5 ft	25 ft
50	Beasley Lake	Waupaca	18.4 ft	47 ft

Showing top 50 of 645 lakes.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Wisconsin lakes have walleye?

Walleye are found in 645 lakes in Wisconsin.

What are the best walleye lakes in Wisconsin?

The best walleye lakes in Wisconsin by water quality are Big Cedar Lake-North Site-Near West Bend, Green Lake, Geneva Lake, Powers Lake, Lac Courte Oreilles Lake.

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