Trego Lake
Trego Lake is a 383-acre lake in Washburn County, Wisconsin, up to 36 feet deep, with 237 waterfront parcels on its shore. Fish include musky, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleye and sturgeon. It has a public boat landing and public land or a park on the shore.
- Size: 383 acres
- Deepest point: 36 ft
- Average depth: 11 ft
- Bottom: 95% sand, 5% muck
- Fish: Musky, Panfish, Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, Northern pike, Walleye, Sturgeon
- 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: water-skiing rules, slow-no-wake areas and slow-no-wake hours
- Drive time without traffic: Eau Claire 1 hr 25 min, Twin Cities 2 hr 10 min, Madison 4 hr, Green Bay 4 hr 5 min, Appleton 4 hr 10 min, Waukesha 4 hr 40 min, Milwaukee 4 hr 50 min, Rockford 4 hr 55 min, Chicago 5 hr 55 min
- Invasive species on record: Chinese Mystery Snail, Curly-Leaf Pondweed, Eurasian Water-Milfoil, Hybrid Eurasian / Northern Water-Milfoil, Japanese Mystery Snail
- Waterfront parcels: 237 waterfront parcels
Questions about Trego Lake
How many waterfront properties are on Trego Lake?
237 waterfront parcels front Trego Lake in Washburn County. That counts parcels on the water from county parcel maps, not homes for sale.
How big is Trego Lake?
Trego Lake covers 383 acres in Washburn County, Wisconsin.
How deep is Trego Lake?
Trego Lake is 36 feet deep at its deepest point, and 11 feet deep on average.
What fish are in Trego Lake?
The Wisconsin DNR lists musky, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleye and sturgeon in Trego Lake.
Is there public access to Trego Lake?
Yes. Trego 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 Trego Lake?
Trego 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 water-skiing rules, slow-no-wake areas and slow-no-wake hours; the ordinance itself says which part of the lake or the day each covers.
How long is the drive to Trego Lake?
By car, Trego Lake is about 1 hr 25 min from Eau Claire, 2 hr 10 min from the Twin Cities, 4 hr from Madison and 5 hr 55 min from Chicago. Those are typical times without traffic, to the nearest road at the lake.
What is the bottom of Trego Lake like?
The lake bottom is 95% sand, 5% muck, by the Wisconsin DNR's record.