Updated Aug 2026
Wisconsin Fishing Guide
9 documented fish species across 1,115 Wisconsin lakes. Filter the map by species, then find the cleanest-graded water for what you want to catch.
Wisconsin Fish Map
Every Wisconsin lake with a documented fishery, colored by water-quality grade. Pick a species to see only the lakes that hold it.
Best-Graded Lakes by Species
Top Wisconsin game species, ranked by water-quality grade. Nobody else grades the water under the fish.
Largemouth Bass
All 1063 →- ABig Cedar Lake-North Site-Near West BendWashington
- AGreen LakeGreen Lake
- ALake BeulahWalworth
- AGeneva LakeWalworth
- APowers LakeKenosha
- ALac Courte Oreilles LakeSawyer
Northern Pike
All 869 →- ABig Cedar Lake-North Site-Near West BendWashington
- AGreen LakeGreen Lake
- ALake BeulahWalworth
- AGeneva LakeWalworth
- APowers LakeKenosha
- ALac Courte Oreilles LakeSawyer
Walleye
All 645 →- ABig Cedar Lake-North Site-Near West BendWashington
- AGreen LakeGreen Lake
- AGeneva LakeWalworth
- APowers LakeKenosha
- ALac Courte Oreilles LakeSawyer
- AWhitefish LakeSawyer
Fish Species in Wisconsin
Every documented species, grouped by type. Each links to the best-graded Wisconsin lakes for that fish.
Panfish
Trout, Salmon & Coldwater
Catfish & Bullhead
Other Species
Wisconsin Fishing by County
Lakes with a documented fishery, by county.
Where to stay for a Wisconsin fishing trip
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Frequently Asked Questions
What fish are in Wisconsin lakes?
Wisconsin lakes have 9 documented fish species across 1,115 lakes. The most common are Panfish, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Walleye, Musky, Smallmouth Bass.
What are the best fishing lakes in Wisconsin?
The best Wisconsin fishing lakes pair a documented fishery with a high water-quality grade. Use the species filter on the map, or the best-by-species tables, to find A- and B-graded lakes for your target species.
Where does the Wisconsin fish data come from?
Fish species are documented by state agency survey, stocking, and public fishing-access records, shown next to each lake's EPA water-quality grade. A species listed here has been recorded in that lake, which is not a guarantee it is catchable today.
Fish species from state agency survey, stocking, and public fishing-access records; water-quality grades from the EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys.