WI · ranked by public data
81 Washburn County lakes have a DNR panfish status record; 61 lakes with status, survey, or report evidence met our criteria (20 excluded for no verified public access), out of 254 documented lakes in the county. Updated July 2026.
Ranked within late spring electrofishing catch per effort (fish/mile) · Bluegill — ranks restart at 1
Washburn County, WI
90.0 within-system score · 450,536 lake-scale opportunity index · 398 fish/mile · 2022 DNR survey
Washburn County, WI
42.5 within-system score · 214,358.9 lake-scale opportunity index · 85.3 fish/mile · 2018 DNR survey
Washburn County, WI
10.0 within-system score · 24,375 lake-scale opportunity index · 75 fish/mile · 2023 DNR survey
Ranked within late spring electrofishing catch per effort (fish/mile) · Black Crappie — ranks restart at 1
Washburn County, WI
55.0 within-system score · 11,811.1 lake-scale opportunity index · 4.7 fish/mile · 2018 DNR survey
Washburn County, WI
40.0 within-system score · 4,225 lake-scale opportunity index · 13 fish/mile · 2023 DNR survey
Ranked within late spring electrofishing catch per effort (fish/mile) · Pumpkinseed — ranks restart at 1
Washburn County, WI
95.0 within-system score · 146,367.6 lake-scale opportunity index · 129.3 fish/mile · 2022 DNR survey
Washburn County, WI
0.0 within-system score · 15,078 lake-scale opportunity index · 6 fish/mile · 2018 DNR survey
Comparable late spring electrofishing catch per effort (fish/mile) · Yellow Perch — one lake recorded, no peer rank
Washburn County, WI
late spring electrofishing catch per effort (fish/mile) · Yellow Perch · one comparable lake, so no peer rank
Comparable spring electrofishing catch per effort (fish/mile) · Bluegill — one lake recorded, no peer rank
Washburn County, WI
spring electrofishing catch per effort (fish/mile) · Bluegill · one comparable lake, so no peer rank
Comparable summer fyke net catch per effort (fish/net night) · Bluegill — one lake recorded, no peer rank
Washburn County, WI
summer fyke net catch per effort (fish/net night) · Bluegill · one comparable lake, so no peer rank
| Rank | Lake | County | Acres | System score | Primary score signal | Survey measurement | Metric year | Fishing report | DNR status | Panfish stocking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparable summer fyke net catch per effort (fish/net night) · Pumpkinseed — one lake recorded, no peer rank | ||||||||||
| — | Shell Lake | Washburn | 2,513 | — | — | 10.7 fish/net-night | 2013 | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| Documented species evidence — unranked and alphabetical | ||||||||||
| — | Bass Lake | Washburn | 132 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Abundant (Panfish) | — |
| — | Bass Lake | Washburn | 187 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Bean Lake | Washburn | 100 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Beartrack Lake | Washburn | 59 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Abundant (Panfish) | — |
| — | Beaver Lake | Washburn | 87 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Big Bass Lake | Washburn | 201 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Big Devil Lake | Washburn | 166 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Birch Lake | Washburn | 364 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Cable Lake | Washburn | 179 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Casey Lake | Washburn | 240 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Chicog Lake | Washburn | 125 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Present (Panfish) | — |
| — | Chippanazie Lake | Washburn | 57 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Abundant (Panfish) | — |
| — | Derosier Lake | Washburn | 106 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Dilley Lake | Washburn | 71 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Present (Panfish) | — |
| — | Dugan Lake | Washburn | 52 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Dunn Lake | Washburn | 181 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Abundant (Panfish) | — |
| — | Ellsworth Lake | Washburn | 161 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Present (Panfish) | — |
| — | Fenton Lake | Washburn | 70 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Abundant (Panfish) | — |
| — | Gilmore Lake | Washburn | 371 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Present (Panfish) | — |
| — | Goose Lake | Washburn | 58 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Gull Lake | Washburn | 518 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Abundant (Panfish) | — |
| — | Harmon Lake | Washburn | 100 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Abundant (Panfish) | — |
| — | Horseshoe Lake | Washburn | 177 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Abundant (Panfish) | — |
| — | Island Lake | Washburn | 252 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Panfish) | — |
| — | Kekegama Lake | Washburn | 128 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Abundant (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 Washburn County.
81 Washburn 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.