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Wisconsin DNR fisheries surveys

Species recorded at Myrtle 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
Smallmouth BassPresent

Stocking at Myrtle Lake

No stocking record for Myrtle 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 Myrtle Lake.

A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Myrtle Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 7 years of monitoring is declining. 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 2021).

Fish Species (DNR-rated)

Panfish(Present)Largemouth Bass(Present)Smallmouth Bass(Present)

Common questions

What fish are in Myrtle Lake?

Wisconsin DNR lists Panfish as present on Myrtle 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 Myrtle Lake last surveyed?

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

Is Myrtle Lake stocked?

No stocking record for Myrtle 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.

Do the water-quality readings tell me how Myrtle Lake fishes?

A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Myrtle Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 7 years of monitoring is declining. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.

Before you eat what you catch

Water-quality readings are 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 with clear, low-nutrient water can still carry a meal limit on larger predator fish.

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