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Best brook trout lakes in Wisconsin

71 Wisconsin waters hold brook trout, 1 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. The native char of cold ponds and streams. Needs the coldest, cleanest water in the lake.

1. Smoky Lake — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
2. Kinnickinnic River — 7 ft max · Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #2: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
3. Bois Brule River — 6 ft max · Coho Salmon, Steelhead, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #3: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 12 public access sites, 6 carry-in or shore-oriented
4. Eau Claire River Flowage — 22 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, CrappieWhy #4: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
5. Big Lake — 7 ft max · Northern Pike, Brook TroutWhy #5: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
6. Weber Lake — 39 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #6: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
7. Fallison Lake — 43 ft max · Brook TroutWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
8. Patterson Lake — 34 ft max · Brook TroutWhy #8: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
9. Cedar Lake — 10 ft max · Northern Pike, Brook TroutWhy #9: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
10. Bergen Springs — 4 ft max · Brook TroutWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
11. Fisher Lake — 42 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie, BluegillWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
12. Beaver Lake — 39 ft max · Brook TroutWhy #12: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
13. Plunkett Lake — 35 ft max · Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #13: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
14. White River Flowage — 26 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie, BluegillWhy #14: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
15. Afterglow Lake — 40 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Brook TroutWhy #15: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
16. Kaine Lake — 5 ft max · Northern Pike, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #16: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
17. Kitty Springs — 5 ft max · Brook TroutWhy #17: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
18. Sells Lake — 5 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, MuskellungeWhy #18: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
19. Upper Aimer Lake — 14 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #19: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
20. Goodyear Springs — 8 ft max · Brook TroutWhy #20: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
21. Allequash Springs — 9 ft max · Brook TroutWhy #21: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
22. Randall Lake — 6 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie, BluegillWhy #22: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
23. Riley Lake — 38 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #23: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
24. Berg Lake — 45 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Brook TroutWhy #24: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
25. Beaver Lake — 10 ft max · Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Brook TroutWhy #25: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites

…plus 46 more Wisconsin waters holding brook trout.

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When to fish brook trout in Wisconsin

• Spring 2–15 ft — Ice-out scatters brookies along shorelines and inflow mouths, feeding on the first insect activity.
• Summer 10–30 ft — Brookies hold where the coldest water is — spring holes, deep basin edges and inflow plumes.
• Fall 2–15 ft — Fall is the show: brilliant spawning colors on gravel shoals and inflow gravel.
• Winter 3–20 ft — A classic ice-fishing target — active all winter in shallow to mid-depth water.

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