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Van Zile Lake

By Newald. Shared with Florence County. 78 acres, 17 feet at the deepest.

78acres
17 ftdeepest
9 ftaverage depth
1public boat landing

Ice on Van Zile Lake

No ice reports from Van Zile 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

  • Common: panfish and largemouth bass
  • Also there: northern pike

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

Boat landings

Water and bottom

  • Water: low
  • Bottom: 15% sand, 25% gravel, 60% 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

Depth map

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

Wisconsin DNR lake survey map, mapped 1969. 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 78 acres today. The DNR's original (PDF)

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