Wisconsin DNR fisheries surveys
East Horsehead Lake FishingNRNot rated for water quality
Wisconsin DNR lists Panfish as common on East Horsehead Lake. In Oneida County, Wisconsin, East Horsehead Lake has no letter grade — no water-quality sampling on record for this lake. There is one public boat landing. The survey figures on this page are Wisconsin DNR's own; the water-quality grade comes from EPA Water Quality Portal samples. Neither is a forecast of today's bite.
How abundant each species is
Wisconsin DNR rates abundance from its own survey record rather than publishing a catch rate per species. The ratings below are theirs.
| Species | Abundance |
|---|---|
| Panfish | Common |
| Walleye | Common |
| Musky | Present |
| Largemouth Bass | Present |
| Northern Pike | Present |
Stocking at East Horsehead Lake
No stocking record for East Horsehead Lake appears in the Wisconsin DNR material on file. That is an absence in the published record, not a confirmation that the lake is unstocked — some waters are managed as naturally reproducing and never appear in a stocking list at all.
Survey results in full
Wisconsin DNR lists Panfish as common on East Horsehead Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not a water-quality grade. LakeQuality does not assign an A–F grade on East Horsehead Lake — official chemistry is on file, not a letter. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.
WI DNR Lake Profile
Authoritative data from the Wisconsin DNR LakePages. 1 station on file (most recent sample 2019).
Fish Species (DNR-rated)
Common questions
What fish are in East Horsehead Lake?
Wisconsin DNR lists Panfish as common on East Horsehead Lake. Those are survey results, not a catch report: a net set on one date measures what was in that net.
When was East Horsehead Lake last surveyed?
No survey date is recorded for East Horsehead Lake beyond the results themselves. Wisconsin DNR publishes the underlying documents, which carry the sampling dates.
Is East Horsehead Lake stocked?
No stocking record for East Horsehead Lake appears in the Wisconsin DNR material on file. That is not the same as a confirmed unstocked lake: it means no stocking document was published for it in the records this page draws on.
Does the water-quality grade tell me how East Horsehead Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not a water-quality grade. LakeQuality does not assign an A–F grade on East Horsehead Lake — official chemistry is on file, not a letter. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.
Before you eat what you catch
A water-quality grade is not a consumption advisory. Mercury and PCB advice for Wisconsin waters comes from WI DNR/DHS, and it is issued per species and per size class — a lake can grade well and still carry a meal limit on larger predator fish.
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