19acres
11 ftdeepest
1public boat landing

Ice on May Lake

No ice reports from May Lake in the last two weeks.

What folks saw out there, not the DNR. No ice is safe ice; check it yourself.

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Fish

  • Plenty of: panfish
  • Common: northern pike

How the DNR lists them. It doesn't say how the fishing is.

Boat landings

Water and bottom

  • Bottom: 50% sand, 30% gravel, 15% rock, 5% muck
  • Kind of lake: a seepage lake: no stream in or out, it's fed by rain and groundwater

Invasive species

The DNR hasn't listed any invasive species 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.

The DNR's boat and bait rules

Lake facts from the Wisconsin DNR's page for May Lake, checked October 19, 2026.