What is the best fishing lake near Stevens Point?

Malone Lake in Shawano County is the top-ranked fishing lake near Stevens Point on measured water quality (47.9 miles away).

How many lakes are near Stevens Point for fishing?

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

Best Lakes for Fishing Near Stevens Point, WI

30 fishing lakes within driving distance of Stevens Point, 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.

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

The fishing-specific ranking layered on top of the readings is what produces the list below: a lake with clean readings that does not also support the fishing use case is less useful than a decent one that does.

#	Lake	County	Distance	Clarity	Depth
1	Malone Lake	Shawano	47.9 mi	13.5 ft	31 ft
2	Bealeau Lake	Shawano	48.1 mi	11.5 ft	24 ft
3	Koonz Lake	Shawano	48.4 mi	10.8 ft	40 ft
4	Springville Pond	Portage	3.8 mi	9 ft	10 ft
5	Lake Emily	Portage	12.4 mi	11 ft	35 ft
6	Glisezinski Lake	Portage	12.7 mi	9 ft	11 ft
7	Collins Lake	Portage	12.7 mi	6.5 ft	56 ft
8	Onland Lake	Portage	14.6 mi	10.5 ft	28 ft
9	Sunset Lake	Portage	14.7 mi	13.3 ft	55 ft
10	Rinehart Lake	Portage	15.1 mi	19 ft	27 ft
11	Big Bass Lake	Marathon	15.4 mi	6 ft	13 ft
12	Lake Helen	Portage	17.6 mi	8 ft	20 ft
13	Tree Lake	Portage	18 mi	7.4 ft	33 ft
14	Nepco Lake	Wood	18.1 mi	10.5 ft	29 ft
15	Silver Lake	Waupaca	21.8 mi	7 ft	17 ft
16	Iola Lake	Waupaca	22 mi	10 ft	9 ft
17	Nutrient Sampling Point Lake	Waupaca	22 mi	14.5 ft	33 ft
18	North Lake	Waupaca	22.2 mi	12.5 ft	33 ft
19	Hatch Lake	Waupaca	22.7 mi	8.4 ft	12 ft
20	Pope Lake	Waupaca	23.2 mi	16 ft	40 ft
21	Marl Lake	Waupaca	23.4 mi	13.6 ft	59 ft
22	Youngs Lake Waupaca Co	Waupaca	23.4 mi	10.2 ft	15 ft
23	Beasley Lake	Waupaca	23.6 mi	18.4 ft	47 ft
24	Long Lake	Waupaca	23.8 mi	13 ft	76 ft
25	Camelot Lake	Adams	23.9 mi	7.6 ft	24 ft
26	Columbia Lake	Waupaca	23.9 mi	11 ft	72 ft
27	Otter Lake	Waupaca	24.6 mi	8 ft	40 ft
28	Lake Sherwood	Adams	24.8 mi	5.5 ft	27 ft
29	Taylor Lake	Waupaca	24.8 mi	10 ft	58 ft
30	Stratton Lake	Waupaca	25.2 mi	13 ft	42 ft

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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.