DeNeveu Lake fishing

Fishing at DeNeveu Lake has Walleye and Fathead Minnow on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.7 times a year since 2015, most often in January. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night as the active times.

Last stocked

January 1, 2025

Plants on record

8

Since 2015

Species recorded

2

Average size

4.4 in

Surface acres

79.6

Access and facts

Nearest town
Town of Empire, WI
Boat ramp
No

WDNR's public lake listing shows no boat landing on record for this 80-acre lake in Fond du Lac County. Water clarity is moderately clear; maximum depth is 67 ft.

Sources: access.boat_ramp , shore_notes , nearest_town , fishing_notes

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How DeNeveu Lake is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of January. In 2025 it was January 1, 2025, about when it usually is.

No plants recorded in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.

About 36,979 reported fish per acre, the most of 3 lakes in Fond du Lac County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Fish at DeNeveu Lake

Fishing DeNeveu Lake is most likely to be for Fathead Minnow. Fathead Minnow accounts for 6 of 8 plants on record, ahead of Walleye.

Fathead Minnow 6 plants
Plants
6 of 8
Last stocked
January 1, 2025
Average length
2.3 in
Walleye 2 plants
Plants
2 of 8
Last stocked
January 1, 2020
Average length
10.5 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Walleye guide.

Fishing DeNeveu Lake

DeNeveu Lake is an 80 acre lake located in Fond du Lac County. It has a maximum depth of 67 feet. The lake's water is moderately clear. Fish species present include Panfish, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, and Walleye, with Panfish noted as abundant.

Sources: apps.dnr.wi.gov

Fish stocked per year

  • 9872015
  • 438,0002017
  • 893,9702018
  • 749,5002019
  • 661,0462020
  • 200,0002025

Stocking history

Source: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Fathead Minnow 200,000 3 in report
January 1, 2020 Fathead Minnow 660,000 3 in report
January 1, 2020 Walleye 1,046 8 in report
January 1, 2019 Fathead Minnow 749,500 2.5 in report
January 1, 2018 Fathead Minnow 893,970 2.5 in report
January 1, 2017 Fathead Minnow 438,000 2 in report
January 1, 2016 Fathead Minnow – 1 in report
January 1, 2015 Walleye 987 13 in report

Species stocked here

Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.

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