WI · ranked by public data
28 Barron County lakes have a DNR walleye status record; 27 lakes with status, survey, or report evidence met our criteria (1 excluded for no verified public access), out of 131 documented lakes in the county. Updated July 2026.
Ranked within adult population density — ranks restart at 1
Barron County, WI
90.7 within-system score · ~4,173 estimated adults · 2.2 adult fish/acre · 2023 DNR survey
Barron County, WI
80.0 within-system score · ~1,240 estimated adults · 8 adult fish/acre · 2019 DNR survey
Barron County, WI
63.6 within-system score · ~854 estimated adults · 2 fish/acre · 2021 DNR survey
Barron County, WI
56.4 within-system score · ~629 estimated adults · 2.2 fish/acre · 2021 DNR survey
Barron County, WI
48.6 within-system score · ~809 estimated adults · 0.6 adult fish/acre · 2022 DNR survey
Barron County, WI
23.6 within-system score · ~185 estimated adults · 1.7 adult fish/acre · 2019 DNR survey
Barron County, WI
15.7 within-system score · ~465 estimated adults · 0.4 fish/acre · 2013 DNR survey
Barron County, WI
15.7 within-system score · ~112 estimated adults · 0.6 fish/acre · 2021 DNR survey
Ranked within early spring fyke net catch per effort (fish/net night) — ranks restart at 1
Barron County, WI
83.0 within-system score · 33,766.6 lake-scale opportunity index · 17.8 fish/net night · 2023 DNR survey
Barron County, WI
76.0 within-system score · 5,797 lake-scale opportunity index · 37.4 fish/net-night · 2019 DNR survey
| Rank | Lake | County | Acres | System score | Primary score signal | Survey measurement | Metric year | Fishing report | DNR status | Walleye stocking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Upper Turtle Lakeimpaired | Barron | 427 | 47.0 | index 3,843 | 9 fish/net night | 2021 | No · 0% signal | Common (Walleye) | Yes |
| 4 | Lower Turtle Lakeimpaired | Barron | 286 | 42.0 | index 2,831.4 | 9.9 fish/net night | 2021 | No · 0% signal | Common (Walleye) | Yes |
| 5 | Duck Lake | Barron | 109 | 37.0 | index 2,016.5 | 18.5 fish/net-night | 2019 | No · 0% signal | Present (Walleye) | — |
| 6 | Big Moon Lakeimpaired | Barron | 187 | 8.0 | index 448.8 | 2.4 fish/net night | 2021 | No · 0% signal | Common (Walleye) | Yes |
| Ranked within early spring electrofishing catch per effort (fish/mile) — ranks restart at 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Upper Turtle Lakeimpaired | Barron | 427 | 85.0 | index 18,062.1 | 42.3 fish/mile | 2021 | No · 0% signal | Common (Walleye) | Yes |
| 2 | Granite Lakeimpaired | Barron | 155 | 66.7 | index 10,214.5 | 65.9 fish/mile | 2019 | No · 0% signal | Present (Walleye) | — |
| 3 | Lower Turtle Lakeimpaired | Barron | 286 | 38.3 | index 9,180.6 | 32.1 fish/mile | 2021 | No · 0% signal | Common (Walleye) | Yes |
| 4 | Big Moon Lakeimpaired | Barron | 187 | 10.0 | index 2,337.5 | 12.5 fish/mile | 2021 | No · 0% signal | Common (Walleye) | Yes |
| Ranked within adult early spring fyke net catch per effort (fish/net night) — ranks restart at 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Lake Montanisimpaired | Barron | 212 | 95.0 | index 1,060 | 5 fish/net-night | 2024 | No · 0% signal | Common (Walleye) | Yes |
| 2 | Poskin Lakeimpaired | Barron | 154 | 10.0 | index 723.8 | 4.7 fish/net-night | 2024 | No · 0% signal | Present (Walleye) | Yes |
| Comparable spring fyke net catch per effort (fish/net night) — one lake recorded, no peer rank | ||||||||||
| — | Beaver Dam Lake | Barron | 1,163 | — | — | 1.8 fish/net-night | 2013 | No · 0% signal | Present (Walleye) | Yes |
| Documented species evidence — unranked and alphabetical | ||||||||||
| — | Big Dummy Lakeimpaired | Barron | 114 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Present (Walleye) | — |
| — | Echo Lake | Barron | 172 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Present (Walleye) | Yes |
| — | Hemlock Lake | Barron | 364 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Present (Walleye) | — |
| — | Horseshoe Lake | Barron | 113 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Walleye) | Yes |
| — | Lake Chetekimpaired | Barron | 923 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Walleye) | Yes |
| — | Loon Lake | Barron | 91 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Present (Walleye) | Yes |
| — | Lower Vermillion Lakeimpaired | Barron | 215 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Walleye) | Yes |
| — | Mud Lake | Barron | 332 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Walleye) | Yes |
| — | Pokegama Lake | Barron | 433 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Walleye) | Yes |
| — | Prairie Lake | Barron | 1,408 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Walleye) | Yes |
| — | Rice Lake | Barron | 859 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Present (Walleye) | — |
| — | Sand Lake | Barron | 318 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Walleye) | Yes |
| — | Scott Lake | Barron | 76 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Present (Walleye) | Yes |
| — | Silver Lakeimpaired | Barron | 331 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Walleye) | Yes |
| — | Spring Lake | Barron | 58 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Walleye) | Yes |
| — | Staples Lake | Barron | 340 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Walleye) | — |
| — | Tenmile Lakeimpaired | Barron | 266 | — | — | — | — | No · 0% signal | Common (Walleye) | Yes |
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 walleye ranking.
FAQ
10 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.
28 Barron County lakes have a DNR walleye 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.