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Best walleye lakes in Wisconsin

56 Wisconsin waters hold walleye, 8 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. Low-light predator with reflective eyes. Feeds on structure edges at dawn, dusk and night.

1. Lake Michigan — Green Bay North and Bays de Noc — 129 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Muskellunge
2. Lake Michigan — Green Bay South — 128 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Channel Catfish
3. Lake Superior — Apostle Islands and Chequamegon Bay — 613 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Coho Salmon
4. Lake Winnebago — 21 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Northern Pike
5. Lake Superior — Duluth and the Western Arm — 756 ft max · Walleye, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Steelhead
6. Lake Butte des Morts — 8 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Channel Catfish
7. Petenwell Flowage — 44 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
8. Lake Wisconsin — 24 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger
9. Lake Mendota — 80 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
10. Chippewa Flowage — 92 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
11. Turtle-Flambeau Flowage — 50 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
12. Castle Rock Flowage — 35 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
13. Big Eau Pleine Reservoir — 46 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
14. Big Green Lake — 236 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
15. Trout Lake — 110 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Rainbow Trout, Muskellunge
16. Lake Poygan — 11 ft max · Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
17. Lake Koshkonong — 7 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
18. Willow Flowage — 30 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
19. Namekagon River — 7 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Rainbow Trout, Muskellunge
20. Lac Courte Oreilles — 90 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
21. Geneva Lake — 135 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
22. Shawano Lake — 39.5 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
23. Delavan Lake — 52 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
24. Tomahawk Lake — 84 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
25. Lake Puckaway — 5 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill

…plus 31 more Wisconsin waters holding walleye.

When to fish walleye in Wisconsin

• Spring 4–15 ft — Spawning runs to gravel shoals, rocky shorelines and inflows.
• Summer 15–35 ft — Deep humps and breaklines by day; edges and flats in low light.
• Fall 12–40 ft — Fish steep structure near deep basins; big fish move shallow at night.
• Winter 20–40 ft — Deep basin flats and humps; short dawn/dusk feeding windows.

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