WI · ranked by public data
30 Oconto County lakes have a DNR largemouth bass status record; 26 lakes with status, survey, or report evidence met our criteria (4 excluded for no verified public access), out of 201 documented lakes in the county. Updated July 2026.
Ranked within late spring electrofishing catch per effort (fish/mile) — ranks restart at 1
Oconto County, WI
71.7 within-system score · 10,825 lake-scale opportunity index · 25 fish/mile · 2024 DNR survey
Oconto County, WI
63.3 within-system score · 9,936 lake-scale opportunity index · 43.2 fish/mile · 2024 DNR survey
Oconto County, WI
48.3 within-system score · 9,240 lake-scale opportunity index · 88 fish/mile · 2023 DNR survey
Oconto County, WI
10.0 within-system score · 5,761.9 lake-scale opportunity index · 15.7 fish/mile · 2025 DNR survey
Ranked within spring electrofishing catch per effort (fish/mile) — ranks restart at 1
Oconto County, WI
75.0 within-system score · 9,620 lake-scale opportunity index · 26 fish/mile · 2021 DNR survey
Oconto County, WI
55.0 within-system score · 3,762 lake-scale opportunity index · 38 fish/mile · 2016 DNR survey
Oconto County, WI
36.7 within-system score · 5,402.6 lake-scale opportunity index · 22.7 fish/mile · 2015 DNR survey
Oconto County, WI
26.7 within-system score · 1,450 lake-scale opportunity index · 29 fish/mile · 2016 DNR survey
Ranked within spring fyke net catch per effort (fish/net night) — ranks restart at 1
Oconto County, WI
80.0 within-system score · 814 lake-scale opportunity index · 2.2 fish/net night · 2021 DNR survey
Oconto County, WI
57.5 within-system score · 547.4 lake-scale opportunity index · 2.3 fish/net-night · 2015 DNR survey
| Rank | Lake | County | Acres | System score | Primary score signal | Survey measurement | Metric year | DNR status | Largemouth Bass stocking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Rost Lake | Oconto | 99 | 5.0 | index 9.9 | 0.1 fish/net-night | 2016 | Common (Largemouth Bass) | — |
| Documented species evidence — unranked and alphabetical | |||||||||
| — | Anderson Lake | Oconto | 177 | — | — | — | — | Common (Largemouth Bass) | — |
| — | Archibald Lake | Oconto | 392 | — | — | — | — | Present (Largemouth Bass) | — |
| — | Bass Lake | Oconto | 145 | — | — | — | — | Present (Largemouth Bass) | — |
| — | Berry Lake | Oconto | 209 | — | — | — | — | Common (Largemouth Bass) | — |
| — | Chain Lake | Oconto | 76 | — | — | — | — | Common (Largemouth Bass) | — |
| — | Crooked Lake | Oconto | 162 | — | — | — | — | Common (Largemouth Bass) | — |
| — | Horn Lake | Oconto | 131 | — | — | — | — | Common (Largemouth Bass) | — |
| — | Maiden Lake | Oconto | 269 | — | — | — | — | Present (Largemouth Bass) | — |
| — | Munger Lake | Oconto | 89 | — | — | — | — | Present (Largemouth Bass) | — |
| — | Pickerel Lake | Oconto | 176 | — | — | — | — | Present (Largemouth Bass) | — |
| — | Ranch Lake | Oconto | 52 | — | — | — | — | Present (Largemouth Bass) | — |
| — | Reservoir Pond | Oconto | 413 | — | — | — | — | Common (Largemouth Bass) | — |
| — | Surprise Lake | Oconto | 66 | — | — | — | — | Common (Largemouth Bass) | — |
| — | Townsend Flowage | Oconto | 445 | — | — | — | — | Common (Largemouth Bass) | — |
| — | Waubee Lake | Oconto | 116 | — | — | — | — | Common (Largemouth Bass) | — |
| — | Waupee Flowage | Oconto | 104 | — | — | — | — | Present (Largemouth Bass) | — |
| — | Wheeler Lake | Oconto | 281 | — | — | — | — | Common (Largemouth Bass) | — |
| — | White Potato Lake | Oconto | 1,023 | — | — | — | — | Common (Largemouth Bass) | — |
Methodology
County ranks use the same statewide exact-family contract; systems with at least two eligible county peers restart at #1. The score is 55% survey rate × acreage, 30% survey rate, and 10% recency, plus 5% for a current species report. Catch-per-effort × acreage is only an opportunity index, never a literal fish count. Documented acreage plus verified public or shore access are eligibility gates. Unsupported methods stay documented but unranked. See the complete definitions on the statewide largemouth bass ranking.
FAQ
8 lakes receive at least one peer-backed, exact-lake numeric rank. Catch-per-effort systems separate species, phase, gear, unit, and sampled population; standardized adult-density estimates form their own system, so systems with at least two eligible county peers can each have a #1 in Oconto County.
30 Oconto County lakes have a DNR largemouth bass status record. Numeric rank still requires an exact comparable family plus the acreage and access gates.
Source data: Wisconsin DNR lake, stocking, and fisheries records as aggregated by LakeList. Rankings are LakeList's computed opinion from public agency data, not a DNR endorsement. Conditions and regulations change — verify access and rules before you go.