Bear Lake
By Blackwell. 66 acres, 20 feet at the deepest.
Ice on Bear Lake
No ice reports from Bear Lake in the last two weeks.
What folks saw out there, not the DNR. No ice is safe ice; check it yourself.
Fish
- Plenty of: panfish
- Common: largemouth bass
How the DNR lists them. It doesn't say how the fishing is.
Boat landings
- Northwest side of the lake off Bear Lake LnMap · DNR details
Water and bottom
- Bottom: 20% sand, 5% gravel, 55% rock, 20% muck
- Kind of lake: a drainage lake: a stream runs in and out
Invasive species
The DNR has found rusty crayfish here.
State law: before you leave the landing, pull off any plants and critters, drain all the water out of your boat, motor, livewell and buckets, and never move live fish away from the lake.
Depth map
Wisconsin DNR lake survey map. Mind the north arrow; some of these old maps are turned sideways. It's old and not for navigation; shorelines and depths change. The DNR lists the lake at 66 acres today. The DNR's original (PDF)
Lake facts from the Wisconsin DNR's page for Bear Lake, checked October 19, 2026.