What is the best fishing lake near Oshkosh?

Green Lake in Green Lake County is the top-ranked fishing lake near Oshkosh on measured water quality (26.9 miles away).

How many lakes are near Oshkosh for fishing?

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

Best Lakes for Fishing Near Oshkosh, WI

30 fishing lakes within driving distance of Oshkosh, 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.

Oshkosh sits in a lake-rich part of the upper Midwest: 30 measured lakes within reach. Green Lake carries the lowest nutrient and algae readings of the cluster.

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	Green Lake	Green Lake	26.9 mi	13.5 ft	236 ft
2	Big Cedar Lake-North Site-Near West Bend	Washington	45.3 mi	11.8 ft	105 ft
3	Wolf Lake	Fond du Lac	20 mi	5 ft	47 ft
4	De Neveu Lake	Fond du Lac	21.6 mi	11 ft	67 ft
5	Shoe Lake	Manitowoc	28.1 mi	7 ft	34 ft
6	Pearl Lake	Waushara	28.9 mi	19 ft	45 ft
7	Wilke Lake	Manitowoc	29.2 mi	7 ft	21 ft
8	Elkhart Lake	Sheboygan	29.2 mi	10.5 ft	119 ft
9	White Lake	Waupaca	30.3 mi	5.6 ft	10 ft
10	Long Lake	Fond du Lac	30.6 mi	9.1 ft	47 ft
11	Kettle Moraine Lake	Fond du Lac	30.6 mi	11 ft	30 ft
12	Cedar Lake	Manitowoc	30.9 mi	10.2 ft	21 ft
13	Long Lake	Waushara	31.6 mi	14.5 ft	71 ft
14	Little Elkhart Lake	Sheboygan	32 mi	10 ft	25 ft
15	Spring Lake	Manitowoc	32.3 mi	8 ft	23 ft
16	Kusel Lake	Waushara	32.6 mi	11.5 ft	29 ft
17	Little Hills Lake	Waushara	33.1 mi	14 ft	20 ft
18	Horseshoe Lake	Manitowoc	33.1 mi	6.5 ft	54 ft
19	Wilson Lake	Waushara	33.1 mi	6.2 ft	12 ft
20	Spencer Lake	Waupaca	33.3 mi	8.5 ft	53 ft
21	Bear Lake	Waupaca	33.3 mi	11 ft	62 ft
22	Pigeon Lake	Manitowoc	33.4 mi	9.3 ft	62 ft
23	Lake Morris	Waushara	33.6 mi	11 ft	40 ft
24	Gilbert Lake	Waushara	33.7 mi	12 ft	65 ft
25	Auburn Lake	Fond du Lac	33.8 mi	7.6 ft	29 ft
26	Silver Lake	Waushara	34 mi	14.8 ft	56 ft
27	Porters Lake	Waushara	34.2 mi	11.3 ft	16 ft
28	Forest Lake	Fond du Lac	34.3 mi	14 ft	32 ft
29	Silver Lake	Waushara	34.5 mi	10.2 ft	50 ft
30	Shadow Lake	Waupaca	34.9 mi	12 ft	41 ft

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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.