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Flambeau Lake

By Lac du Flambeau. 1,166 acres, 78 feet at the deepest.

1,166acres
78 ftdeepest
28 ftaverage depth
1public boat landing

Ice on Flambeau Lake

No ice reports from Flambeau 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: musky, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and walleye
  • Also there: northern pike

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

Boat landings

Water and bottom

  • Bottom: 60% sand, 15% gravel, 15% rock, 10% muck
  • Kind of lake: a drainage lake: a stream runs in and out

Invasive species

The DNR has found purple loosestrife and rainbow smelt 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 Flambeau Lake, with depth lines in feet

Wisconsin DNR lake survey map, mapped August 1967. 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 1,166 acres today. The DNR's original (PDF)

Lake facts from the Wisconsin DNR's page for Flambeau Lake, checked October 24, 2026.