What is the best fishing lake near Eagle River?

Mole Lake in Forest County is the top-ranked fishing lake near Eagle River on measured water quality (32.9 miles away).

How many lakes are near Eagle River for fishing?

30 lakes within driving distance of Eagle River match the fishing filters used on this page.

Best Lakes for Fishing Near Eagle River, WI

30 fishing lakes within driving distance of Eagle River, Wisconsin, ranked by water quality and fishing-specific filters. Filtered for documented fish species (3+) and public access. Ranked by water quality and species diversity.

Within reasonable driving distance of Eagle River sit 30 measured lakes, a lake-dense area that gives residents real choice on any given weekend.

Filtered for fishing, the nearby-lake list narrows further. fishing-specific signals, fish species, public access, depth profile, motor-boat congestion, interact with the water-quality readings in different ways depending on the use case.

#	Lake	County	Distance	Clarity	Depth
1	Mole Lake	Forest	32.9 mi	8.5 ft	17 ft
2	Silver Lake	Vilas	0.5 mi	12.1 ft	19 ft
3	Meta Lake	Vilas	3.3 mi	10.5 ft	25 ft
4	Sunset Lake	Vilas	4.4 mi	17.3 ft	30 ft
5	Finger Lake	Vilas	4.5 mi	11.7 ft	30 ft
6	Carpenter Lake	Vilas	4.9 mi	7.5 ft	16 ft
7	Clearwater Lake	Oneida	5.1 mi	16.8 ft	48 ft
8	Bass Lake	Vilas	5.2 mi	12.8 ft	15 ft
9	Snipe Lake	Vilas	6 mi	11 ft	15 ft
10	Hunter Lake	Vilas	7.1 mi	12.6 ft	40 ft
11	Pioneer Lake	Vilas	7.3 mi	9.5 ft	27 ft
12	Round Lake	Oneida	7.4 mi	4.4 ft	15 ft
13	Indian Lake	Oneida	7.8 mi	11 ft	26 ft
14	Pickerel Lake	Vilas	8 mi	6 ft	26 ft
15	Island Lake	Oneida	8.1 mi	7 ft	26 ft
16	Lone Stone Lake	Oneida	8.5 mi	14.5 ft	30 ft
17	Little Fork Lake	Oneida	8.6 mi	6 ft	34 ft
18	Maple Lake	Oneida	8.8 mi	12.5 ft	15 ft
19	Alma Lake	Vilas	8.8 mi	12 ft	18 ft
20	Anvil Lake	Vilas	9 mi	12 ft	32 ft
21	Moon Lake	Vilas	9.2 mi	13 ft	38 ft
22	Spirit Lake	Oneida	9.7 mi	12 ft	39 ft
23	Found Lake	Vilas	10.1 mi	6 ft	21 ft
24	Moccasin Lake	Oneida	10.4 mi	6.4 ft	19 ft
25	Big Stone Lake	Oneida	10.6 mi	4.2 ft	57 ft
26	Imogene Lake	Vilas	11.1 mi	10 ft	41 ft
27	Franklin Lake	Forest	11.9 mi	16 ft	46 ft
28	Myrtle Lake	Vilas	12 mi	10.2 ft	29 ft
29	Virgin Lake	Oneida	12.1 mi	6.6 ft	31 ft
30	Little Tamarack Flowage Lake	Vilas	12.4 mi	8.2 ft	16 ft

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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.