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Van Vliet Lake

By Presque Isle. 230 acres, 20 feet at the deepest.

230acres
20 ftdeepest
1public boat landing

Ice on Van Vliet Lake

No ice reports from Van Vliet 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 walleye
  • Also there: musky, largemouth bass and northern pike

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

Boat landings

Water and bottom

  • Bottom: 70% sand, 20% gravel, 10% muck
  • Kind of lake: what the DNR calls a spring lake

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 Van Vliet Lake, with depth lines in feet

Wisconsin DNR lake survey map, mapped 2005. 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 230 acres today. The DNR's original (PDF)

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