Pickerel Lake
Pickerel Lake is a 581-acre lake in Oneida County, Wisconsin, up to 17 feet deep, with 125 waterfront parcels on its shore. Fish include musky, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye. It has a public boat landing and public land or a park on the shore.
- Size: 581 acres
- Deepest point: 17 ft
- Average depth: 9 ft
- Bottom: 85% sand, 10% muck, 5% gravel
- Fish: Musky, Panfish, Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, Northern pike, Walleye
- Public access: a public boat landing and public land or a park on the shore
- Boating: Full recreation: over 50 acres, so open to water-skiing and boating at speed under state law
- Local boating ordinances on record: a motorboat prohibition, water-skiing rules, slow-no-wake areas and a speed limit
- Drive time without traffic: Green Bay 2 hr 55 min, Eau Claire 2 hr 55 min, Appleton 3 hr, Madison 3 hr 35 min, Twin Cities 4 hr, Milwaukee 4 hr 15 min, Waukesha 4 hr 15 min, Rockford 4 hr 30 min, Chicago 5 hr 30 min
- Invasive species on record: Banded Mystery Snail, Chinese Mystery Snail, Curly-Leaf Pondweed
- Waterfront parcels: 125 waterfront parcels
Questions about Pickerel Lake
How many waterfront properties are on Pickerel Lake?
125 waterfront parcels front Pickerel Lake in Oneida County. That counts parcels on the water from county parcel maps, not homes for sale.
How big is Pickerel Lake?
Pickerel Lake covers 581 acres in Oneida County, Wisconsin.
How deep is Pickerel Lake?
Pickerel Lake is 17 feet deep at its deepest point, and 9 feet deep on average.
What fish are in Pickerel Lake?
The Wisconsin DNR lists musky, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye in Pickerel Lake.
Is there public access to Pickerel Lake?
Yes. Pickerel Lake has a public boat landing and public land or a park on the shore.
Can you water-ski or run a boat at speed on Pickerel Lake?
Pickerel Lake is over 50 acres, so Wisconsin's slow-no-wake rule for small lakes does not apply and boats may run at speed, staying slow within 100 feet of shore, docks and swimmers. Local ordinances on record include a motorboat prohibition, water-skiing rules, slow-no-wake areas and a speed limit; the ordinance itself says which part of the lake or the day each covers.
How long is the drive to Pickerel Lake?
By car, Pickerel Lake is about 2 hr 55 min from Green Bay, 2 hr 55 min from Eau Claire, 3 hr from Appleton, 4 hr from the Twin Cities and 5 hr 30 min from Chicago. Those are typical times without traffic, to the nearest road at the lake.
What is the bottom of Pickerel Lake like?
The lake bottom is 85% sand, 10% muck, 5% gravel, by the Wisconsin DNR's record.