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Lynx Lake

By Presque Isle. 307 acres, 48 feet at the deepest.

307acres
48 ftdeepest
18 ftaverage depth
1public boat landing

Ice on Lynx Lake

No ice reports from Lynx 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, 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: 60% sand, 25% gravel, 10% rock, 5% muck
  • Kind of lake: a drainage lake: a stream runs in and out

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 Lynx Lake, with depth lines in feet

Wisconsin DNR lake survey map, mapped June 1970. 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 307 acres today. The DNR's original (PDF)

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