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Trout Lake

By Arbor Vitae. 3,864 acres, 117 feet at the deepest.

3,864acres
117 ftdeepest
49 ftaverage depth
3public boat landings

Ice on Trout Lake

No ice reports from Trout 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, smallmouth bass, northern pike, trout and walleye
  • Also there: largemouth bass

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

Boat landings

Water and bottom

  • Bottom: 30% sand, 40% gravel, 20% rock, 10% muck
  • Kind of lake: a drainage lake: a stream runs in and out

Invasive species

The DNR has found banded mystery snail, rusty crayfish and spiny waterflea 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 Trout Lake, with depth lines in feet

Wisconsin DNR lake survey map, mapped October 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 3,864 acres today. The DNR's original (PDF)

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