What is the best fishing lake near Wisconsin Dells?

Green Lake in Green Lake County is the top-ranked fishing lake near Wisconsin Dells on measured water quality (40.8 miles away).

How many lakes are near Wisconsin Dells for fishing?

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

Best Lakes for Fishing Near Wisconsin Dells, WI

30 fishing lakes within driving distance of Wisconsin Dells, 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 Wisconsin Dells sit 30 measured lakes, a lake-dense area that gives residents real choice on any given weekend.

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	Green Lake	Green Lake	40.8 mi	13.5 ft	236 ft
2	Jordan Lake	Adams	10 mi	13 ft	92 ft
3	Parker Lake	Adams	12.2 mi	17 ft	36 ft
4	Deep Lake	Adams	12.3 mi	15.5 ft	49 ft
5	Crooked Lake	Adams	12.7 mi	9 ft	56 ft
6	Goose Lake	Adams	13.5 mi	8 ft	18 ft
7	Wolf Lake	Adams	13.8 mi	15 ft	58 ft
8	Silver Lake	Columbia	15.7 mi	8.8 ft	42 ft
9	Fenner Lake	Marquette	18.5 mi	12 ft	18 ft
10	Patrick Lake	Adams	18.7 mi	5 ft	21 ft
11	Pleasant Lake	Waushara	27 mi	11.5 ft	24 ft
12	Wood Lake	Marquette	27.5 mi	14 ft	53 ft
13	Arkdale Lake	Adams	28.4 mi	5 ft	10.5 ft
14	White Lake	Marquette	28.6 mi	17 ft	60 ft
15	Big Roche A Cri Lake	Adams	29.7 mi	10 ft	20 ft
16	Lake Sharon	Marquette	30.9 mi	9 ft	30 ft
17	Crystal Lake	Marquette	31.4 mi	16.8 ft	60 ft
18	Tuttle Lake	Marquette	31.7 mi	11.5 ft	33 ft
19	Pine Lake	Waushara	37.1 mi	10.2 ft	48 ft
20	White River Flowage Lake	Waushara	37.8 mi	9.3 ft	20 ft
21	Marl Lake	Waushara	38.4 mi	12 ft	35 ft
22	Lake Sherwood	Adams	39.7 mi	5.5 ft	27 ft
23	Silver Lake	Waushara	39.9 mi	14.8 ft	56 ft
24	Camelot Lake	Adams	40.2 mi	7.6 ft	24 ft
25	Little Hills Lake	Waushara	40.2 mi	14 ft	20 ft
26	Arrowhead Lake	Adams	40.6 mi	6.5 ft	30 ft
27	Porters Lake	Waushara	42.4 mi	11.3 ft	16 ft
28	Lake Wingra	Dane	43.4 mi	4 ft	14 ft
29	Lake Morris	Waushara	44.1 mi	11 ft	40 ft
30	Pearl Lake	Waushara	45.5 mi	19 ft	45 ft

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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.