WI · ranked by public data
44 Barron County lakes have a DNR panfish status record; 39 lakes with status, survey, or report evidence met our criteria (5 excluded for no verified public access), out of 131 documented lakes in the county. Updated July 2026.
Ranked within late spring electrofishing catch per effort (fish/mile) · Bluegill — ranks restart at 1
Barron County, WI
77.5 within-system score · 145,956.5 lake-scale opportunity index · 125.5 fish/mile · 2013 DNR survey
Barron County, WI
75.0 within-system score · 71,344 lake-scale opportunity index · 196 fish/mile · 2023 DNR survey
Barron County, WI
74.4 within-system score · 32,956 lake-scale opportunity index · 214 fish/mile · 2024 DNR survey
Barron County, WI
66.9 within-system score · 91,056 lake-scale opportunity index · 48 fish/mile · 2023 DNR survey
Barron County, WI
56.3 within-system score · 20,776 lake-scale opportunity index · 98 fish/mile · 2024 DNR survey
Barron County, WI
29.4 within-system score · 14,603.4 lake-scale opportunity index · 34.2 fish/mile · 2021 DNR survey
Barron County, WI
26.3 within-system score · 10,839.4 lake-scale opportunity index · 37.9 fish/mile · 2021 DNR survey
Barron County, WI
24.4 within-system score · 5,831.5 lake-scale opportunity index · 53.5 fish/mile · 2019 DNR survey
Barron County, WI
2.5 within-system score · 2,697 lake-scale opportunity index · 17.4 fish/mile · 2019 DNR survey
Ranked within late spring electrofishing catch per effort (fish/mile) · Black Crappie — ranks restart at 1
Barron County, WI
75.7 within-system score · 10,192 lake-scale opportunity index · 28 fish/mile · 2023 DNR survey
| Rank | Lake | County | Acres | System score | Primary score signal | Survey measurement | Metric year | Fishing report | DNR status | Panfish stocking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Lower Turtle Lakeimpaired | Barron | 286 | 73.6 | index 9,724 | 34 fish/mile | 2021 | No · 0% signal | Present (Panfish) | — |
| 3 | Red Cedar Lake | Barron | 1,897 | 70.7 | index 20,867 | 11 fish/mile | 2023 | No · 0% signal | Present (Panfish) | — |
| 4 | Poskin Lakeimpaired | Barron | 154 | 59.3 | index 5,082 | 33 fish/mile | 2024 | No · 0% signal | Present (Panfish) | — |
| 5 | Lake Montanisimpaired | Barron | 212 | 42.9 | index 4,028 | 19 fish/mile | 2024 | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| 6 | Beaver Dam Lake | Barron | 1,163 | 31.4 | index 6,396.5 | 5.5 fish/mile | 2013 | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| 7 | Duck Lake | Barron | 109 | 23.6 | index 1,689.5 | 15.5 fish/mile | 2019 | No · 0% signal | Present (Panfish) | — |
| 8 | Granite Lakeimpaired | Barron | 155 | 7.1 | index 976.5 | 6.3 fish/mile | 2019 | No · 0% signal | Present (Panfish) | — |
| Comparable late spring electrofishing catch per effort (fish/mile) · Pumpkinseed — one lake recorded, no peer rank | ||||||||||
| — | Beaver Dam Lake | Barron | 1,163 | — | — | 5 fish/mile | 2013 | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| Comparable late spring electrofishing catch per effort (fish/mile) · Yellow Perch — one lake recorded, no peer rank | ||||||||||
| — | Beaver Dam Lake | Barron | 1,163 | — | — | 17.5 fish/mile | 2013 | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| Documented species evidence — unranked and alphabetical | ||||||||||
| — | Barron Flowage No. 1 | Barron | 52 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Barron Flowage No. 3 | Barron | 62 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Bass Lake | Barron | 118 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Present (Panfish) | — |
| — | Bear Lake | Barron | 1,348 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Big Dummy Lakeimpaired | Barron | 114 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Big Moon Lakeimpaired | Barron | 187 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Butternut Lake | Barron | 145 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Chain Lake | Barron | 86 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Echo Lake | Barron | 172 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Horseshoe Lake | Barron | 113 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Kirby Lake | Barron | 98 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Lake Chetekimpaired | Barron | 923 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Lake Desair | Barron | 81 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Lake Thirtyimpaired | Barron | 75 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Little Sand Lake | Barron | 94 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Loon Lake | Barron | 91 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Lower Vermillion Lakeimpaired | Barron | 215 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Mud Lake | Barron | 332 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | North Lake | Barron | 83 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Abundant (Panfish) | — |
| — | Pokegama Lake | Barron | 433 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Present (Panfish) | — |
| — | Prairie Lake | Barron | 1,408 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Rice Lake | Barron | 859 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Present (Panfish) | — |
| — | Sand Lake | Barron | 318 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Scott Lake | Barron | 76 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Silver Lakeimpaired | Barron | 331 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
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 panfish ranking.
FAQ
9 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 Barron County.
44 Barron County lakes have a DNR panfish 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.