WI · ranked by public data
30 Oconto County lakes have a DNR panfish status record; 25 lakes with status, survey, or report evidence met our criteria (5 excluded for no verified public access), out of 198 documented lakes in the county. Updated July 2026.
Ranked within late spring electrofishing catch per effort (fish/mile) · Bluegill — ranks restart at 1
Oconto County, WI
95.0 within-system score · 91,363 lake-scale opportunity index · 211 fish/mile · 2024 DNR survey
Oconto County, WI
52.5 within-system score · 6,670 lake-scale opportunity index · 29 fish/mile · 2024 DNR survey
Oconto County, WI
0.0 within-system score · 735 lake-scale opportunity index · 7 fish/mile · 2023 DNR survey
Ranked within spring electrofishing catch per effort (fish/mile) · Bluegill — ranks restart at 1
Oconto County, WI
85.0 within-system score · 7,378 lake-scale opportunity index · 31 fish/mile · 2015 DNR survey
Oconto County, WI
62.5 within-system score · 3,069 lake-scale opportunity index · 31 fish/mile · 2016 DNR survey
Oconto County, WI
10.0 within-system score · 1,850 lake-scale opportunity index · 5 fish/mile · 2021 DNR survey
Ranked within spring fyke net catch per effort (fish/net night) · Black Crappie — ranks restart at 1
Oconto County, WI
85.0 within-system score · 666.4 lake-scale opportunity index · 2.8 fish/net-night · 2015 DNR survey
Oconto County, WI
37.5 within-system score · 148 lake-scale opportunity index · 0.4 fish/net night · 2021 DNR survey
Oconto County, WI
20.0 within-system score · 69.3 lake-scale opportunity index · 0.7 fish/net-night · 2016 DNR survey
Ranked within spring fyke net catch per effort (fish/net night) · Bluegill — ranks restart at 1
Oconto County, WI
85.0 within-system score · 4,450.6 lake-scale opportunity index · 18.7 fish/net-night · 2015 DNR survey
| Rank | Lake | County | Acres | System score | Primary score signal | Survey measurement | Metric year | Fishing report | DNR status | Panfish stocking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Boulder Lake | Oconto | 370 | 52.5 | index 1,961 | 5.3 fish/net night | 2021 | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| 3 | Rost Lake | Oconto | 99 | 5.0 | index 277.2 | 2.8 fish/net-night | 2016 | No · 0% signal | Present (Panfish) | — |
| Ranked within spring fyke net catch per effort (fish/net night) · Yellow Perch — ranks restart at 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Boulder Lake | Oconto | 370 | 70.0 | index 185 | 0.5 fish/net night | 2021 | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| 2 | Boot Lake | Oconto | 230 | 62.5 | index 184 | 0.8 fish/net-night | 2024 | No · 0% signal | Abundant (Panfish) | — |
| 3 | Kelly Lake | Oconto | 367 | 10.0 | index 146.8 | 0.4 fish/net-night | 2025 | No · 0% signal | Present (Panfish) | — |
| Ranked within spring electrofishing catch per effort (fish/mile) · Yellow Perch — ranks restart at 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Boulder Lake | Oconto | 370 | 95.0 | index 4,440 | 12 fish/mile | 2021 | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| 2 | White Lake | Oconto | 50 | 0.0 | index 550 | 11 fish/mile | 2016 | No · 0% signal | Present (Panfish) | — |
| Ranked within summer fyke net catch per effort (fish/net night) · Bluegill — ranks restart at 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Boot Lake | Oconto | 230 | 65.0 | index 644 | 2.8 fish/net-night | 2024 | No · 0% signal | Abundant (Panfish) | — |
| 2 | Paya Lake | Oconto | 105 | 30.0 | index 420 | 4 fish/net-night | 2023 | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| Comparable early spring fyke net catch per effort (fish/net night) · Black Crappie — one lake recorded, no peer rank | ||||||||||
| — | Kelly Lake | Oconto | 367 | — | — | 3.2 fish/net-night | 2025 | No · 0% signal | Present (Panfish) | — |
| Comparable early spring fyke net catch per effort (fish/net night) · Bluegill — one lake recorded, no peer rank | ||||||||||
| — | Kelly Lake | Oconto | 367 | — | — | 29.4 fish/net-night | 2025 | No · 0% signal | Present (Panfish) | — |
| Comparable late spring electrofishing catch per effort (fish/mile) · Black Crappie — one lake recorded, no peer rank | ||||||||||
| — | Chute Pond | Oconto | 433 | — | — | 4 fish/mile | 2024 | No · 0% signal | Present (Panfish) | — |
| Comparable late spring electrofishing catch per effort (fish/mile) · Pumpkinseed — one lake recorded, no peer rank | ||||||||||
| — | Chute Pond | Oconto | 433 | — | — | 48 fish/mile | 2024 | No · 0% signal | Present (Panfish) | — |
| Comparable spring electrofishing catch per effort (fish/mile) · Black Crappie — one lake recorded, no peer rank | ||||||||||
| — | Rost Lake | Oconto | 99 | — | — | 11 fish/mile | 2016 | No · 0% signal | Present (Panfish) | — |
| Comparable spring fyke net catch per effort (fish/net night) · Pumpkinseed — one lake recorded, no peer rank | ||||||||||
| — | Boulder Lake | Oconto | 370 | — | — | 0 fish/net night | 2021 | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| Documented species evidence — unranked and alphabetical | ||||||||||
| — | Anderson Lake | Oconto | 177 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Present (Panfish) | — |
| — | Archibald Lake | Oconto | 392 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Present (Panfish) | — |
| — | Bass Lake | Oconto | 145 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Berry Lake | Oconto | 209 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Present (Panfish) | — |
| — | Chain Lake | Oconto | 76 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Crooked Lake | Oconto | 162 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Present (Panfish) | — |
| — | Horn Lake | Oconto | 131 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Maiden Lake | Oconto | 269 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Present (Panfish) | — |
| — | Munger Lake | Oconto | 89 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Present (Panfish) | — |
| — | Pickerel Lake | Oconto | 176 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Present (Panfish) | — |
| — | Ranch Lake | Oconto | 52 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Present (Panfish) | — |
| — | Surprise Lake | Oconto | 66 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Townsend Flowage | Oconto | 445 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Abundant (Panfish) | — |
| — | Waubee Lake | Oconto | 116 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Waupee Flowage | Oconto | 104 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Present (Panfish) | — |
| — | Wheeler Lake | Oconto | 281 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | White Potato Lake | Oconto | 1,023 | — | — | — | — | 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
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 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.