Pickerel Lake
By Pickerel. Shared with Langlade County. 1,272 acres, 19 feet at the deepest.
Ice on Pickerel Lake
No ice reports from Pickerel 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 and northern pike
- Also there: walleye
How the DNR lists them. It doesn't say how the fishing is.
Boat landings
- S Shore DrMap · DNR details
- North side of the lake off Pickerel Lake RdMap · DNR details
Water and bottom
- Kind of lake: a drainage lake: a stream runs in and out
Invasive species
The DNR has found banded mystery snail, Chinese mystery snail, Eurasian water-milfoil, hybrid Eurasian / northern water-milfoil and 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, mapped March 1940. 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 1,272 acres today. The DNR's original (PDF)
Lake facts from the Wisconsin DNR's page for Pickerel Lake, checked October 19, 2026.