WI · ranked by public data
44 Forest County lakes have a DNR panfish status record; 33 lakes with status, survey, or report evidence met our criteria (11 excluded for no verified public access), out of 195 documented lakes in the county. Updated July 2026.
Ranked within late spring fyke net catch per effort (fish/net night) · Bluegill — ranks restart at 1
Forest County, WI
95.0 within-system score · 20,160 lake-scale opportunity index · 70 fish/net-night · 2024 DNR survey
Forest County, WI
47.5 within-system score · 821.1 lake-scale opportunity index · 16.1 fish/net night · 2021 DNR survey
Forest County, WI
5.0 within-system score · 551.2 lake-scale opportunity index · 5.2 fish/net night · 2021 DNR survey
Comparable early spring fyke net catch per effort (fish/net night) · Black Crappie — one lake recorded, no peer rank
Forest County, WI
early spring fyke net catch per effort (fish/net night) · Black Crappie · one comparable lake, so no peer rank
Comparable early spring fyke net catch per effort (fish/net night) · Yellow Perch — one lake recorded, no peer rank
Forest County, WI
early spring fyke net catch per effort (fish/net night) · Yellow Perch · one comparable lake, so no peer rank
Comparable late spring fyke net catch per effort (fish/net night) · Black Crappie — one lake recorded, no peer rank
Forest County, WI
late spring fyke net catch per effort (fish/net night) · Black Crappie · one comparable lake, so no peer rank
Comparable late spring fyke net catch per effort (fish/net night) · Bluegill X Pumpkinseed Hybrid — one lake recorded, no peer rank
Forest County, WI
late spring fyke net catch per effort (fish/net night) · Bluegill X Pumpkinseed Hybrid · one comparable lake, so no peer rank
Comparable late spring fyke net catch per effort (fish/net night) · Pumpkinseed — one lake recorded, no peer rank
Forest County, WI
late spring fyke net catch per effort (fish/net night) · Pumpkinseed · one comparable lake, so no peer rank
Comparable spring fyke net catch per effort (fish/net night) · Bluegill X Pumpkinseed Hybrid — one lake recorded, no peer rank
Forest County, WI
spring fyke net catch per effort (fish/net night) · Bluegill X Pumpkinseed Hybrid · one comparable lake, so no peer rank
Comparable spring fyke net catch per effort (fish/net night) · Pumpkinseed — one lake recorded, no peer rank
Forest County, WI
spring fyke net catch per effort (fish/net night) · Pumpkinseed · one comparable lake, so no peer rank
| Rank | Lake | County | Acres | System score | Primary score signal | Survey measurement | Metric year | DNR status | Panfish stocking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparable spring fyke net catch per effort (fish/net night) · Yellow Perch — one lake recorded, no peer rank | |||||||||
| — | Franklin Lake | Forest | 839 | — | — | 1.69 fish/net-night | 2025 | Common (Panfish) | — |
| Comparable summer fyke net catch per effort (fish/net night) · Bluegill — one lake recorded, no peer rank | |||||||||
| — | Pickerel Lake | Forest | 1,272 | — | — | 51.6 fish/net-night | 2017 | Abundant (Panfish) | — |
| Documented species evidence — unranked and alphabetical | |||||||||
| — | Arbutus Lake | Forest | 163 | — | — | — | — | Abundant (Panfish) | — |
| — | Bear Lake | Forest | 66 | — | — | — | — | Abundant (Panfish) | — |
| — | Bogbrook Lake | Forest | 52 | — | — | — | — | Present (Panfish) | — |
| — | Butternut Lake | Forest | 1,246 | — | — | — | — | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Crane Lakeimpaired | Forest | 355 | — | — | — | — | Abundant (Panfish) | — |
| — | Crystal Lake | Forest | 75 | — | — | — | — | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Deer Lake | Forest | 55 | — | — | — | — | Present (Panfish) | — |
| — | Himley Lake | Forest | 145 | — | — | — | — | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Julia Lake | Forest | 404 | — | — | — | — | Present (Panfish) | — |
| — | Jungle Lake | Forest | 180 | — | — | — | — | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Lake Lucerne | Forest | 1,039 | — | — | — | — | Present (Panfish) | — |
| — | Lily Lake | Forest | 217 | — | — | — | — | Present (Panfish) | — |
| — | Little Sand Lakeimpaired | Forest | 237 | — | — | — | — | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Luna Lake | Forest | 64 | — | — | — | — | Abundant (Panfish) | — |
| — | Metonga Lake | Forest | 2,039 | — | — | — | — | Present (Panfish) | — |
| — | Otter Lake | Forest | 83 | — | — | — | — | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Pine Lake | Forest | 1,673 | — | — | — | — | Abundant (Panfish) | — |
| — | Range Line Lake | Forest | 93 | — | — | — | — | Present (Panfish) | — |
| — | Roberts Lake | Forest | 435 | — | — | — | — | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Scattered Rice Lake | Forest | 428 | — | — | — | — | Present (Panfish) | — |
| — | Shoe Lake | Forest | 170 | — | — | — | — | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Silver Lake | Forest | 317 | — | — | — | — | Abundant (Panfish) | — |
| — | Stevens Lake | Forest | 290 | — | — | — | — | Abundant (Panfish) | — |
| — | Trump Lake | Forest | 162 | — | — | — | — | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Van Zile Lake | Forest | 78 | — | — | — | — | 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
3 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 Forest County.
44 Forest 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.