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Presque Isle Lake

By Presque Isle. 1,165 acres, 103 feet at the deepest.

1,165acres
103 ftdeepest
2public boat landings

Ice on Presque Isle Lake

No ice reports from Presque Isle 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 and walleye
  • Also there: panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth 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, 30% gravel, 5% rock, 5% muck
  • Kind of lake: a drainage lake: a stream runs in and out

Invasive species

The DNR has found 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.

The DNR's boat and bait rules

Depth map

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

Wisconsin DNR lake survey map. 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 1,165 acres today. The DNR's original (PDF)

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