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Lake Metonga

By Crandon. 2,038 acres, 79 feet at the deepest.

2,038acres
79 ftdeepest
25 ftaverage depth
3public boat landings

Ice on Lake Metonga

No ice reports from Lake Metonga 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

  • Common: smallmouth bass and walleye
  • Also there: panfish, largemouth bass and northern pike

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

Boat landings

Water and bottom

  • Water: very clear
  • Bottom: 45% sand, 45% gravel, 5% rock, 5% muck
  • Kind of lake: a drainage lake: a stream runs in and out

Invasive species

The DNR has found banded mystery snail, Eurasian water-milfoil, rusty crayfish and zebra mussel 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

Depth map

Wisconsin DNR lake survey map of Metonga Lake, with depth lines in feet

Wisconsin DNR lake survey map, mapped November 1971. 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 2,038 acres today. The DNR's original (PDF)

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