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Wisconsin DNR fisheries surveys

Lilly Lake FishingBWater-quality grade B

Wisconsin DNR lists Panfish as present on Lilly Lake. In Kenosha County, Wisconsin, Lilly Lake carries an overall water-quality grade of B. Water clarity averages 13.5 feet of visibility, and the lake has public access. 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.

Species recorded at Lilly Lake

3 species on the Wisconsin DNR list for this lake. A species on the list has been recorded here; it does not mean it is catchable today or in every part of the lake.

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.

SpeciesAbundance
PanfishPresent
Largemouth BassPresent
Northern PikePresent

Stocking at Lilly Lake

No stocking record for Lilly 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

DNR fisheries survey

Wisconsin DNR lists Panfish as present on Lilly Lake.

A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not a water-quality grade. LakeQuality grades Lilly Lake B from EPA Water Quality Portal chemistry, and the water-quality trend over 7 years of monitoring is improving. 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. Monitored by volunteers since 2002. 3 stations on file (most recent sample 2026).

DNR Assessment
Excellent · Deep Seepage lake
Trophic State Index 38 (oligotrophic) · 5-year average

Fish Species (DNR-rated)

Panfish(Present)Largemouth Bass(Present)Northern Pike(Present)

Common questions

What fish are in Lilly Lake?

Wisconsin DNR lists Panfish as present on Lilly Lake. Wisconsin DNR lists 3 species for the lake in total. Those are survey results, not a catch report: a net set on one date measures what was in that net.

When was Lilly Lake last surveyed?

No survey date is recorded for Lilly Lake beyond the results themselves. Wisconsin DNR publishes the underlying documents, which carry the sampling dates.

Is Lilly Lake stocked?

No stocking record for Lilly 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 Lilly Lake fishes?

A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not a water-quality grade. LakeQuality grades Lilly Lake B from EPA Water Quality Portal chemistry, and the water-quality trend over 7 years of monitoring is improving. 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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