Walleye Stocked · 3 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night Harris Lake fishing
Harris Lake fishing is stocked with Walleye on a natural lake. Also recorded: Muskellunge, Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, and Northern Pike. It is stocked about 0.8 times a year since 2022. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye, dawn and dusk for Muskellunge, Smallmouth Bass, and Largemouth Bass, and dawn, day, and dusk for Northern Pike.
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Walleye
- Plants on record
- 3
- Since 2022
- Species stocked
- 1 (+4 also recorded)
- Average size
- 1.8 in
- Surface acres
- 531.6
Fish at Harris Lake
Walleye Stocked · 3 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
Muskellunge Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Muskellunge species guide
Smallmouth Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Smallmouth Bass species guide
Largemouth Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Largemouth Bass species guide
Northern Pike Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Northern Pike species guideHow Harris Lake is stocked
About 111 reported fish per acre, 19th most of 22 lakes in Vilas County with both a fish count and a surface area.
Fish stocked in 2022
18,683
Fish stocked in 2023
19,677
Fish stocked in 2025
20,603
Access and facts
- Water type
- natural lake
- Nearest town
- Winchester, WI
- Facilities
- dock
Harris Lake Access, off Harris Lake Road in the Town of Winchester, is a concrete-plank ramp with a boarding dock and roadside parking; the dock transition is not ADA accessible.
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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources before you go.
About Harris Lake
Anglers should be aware that Invasive Species * Curly-Leaf Pondweed is present. Also, the transition to the boarding dock is not ADA accessible (September/2012). (apps.dnr.wi.gov, accessed September 22, 2026)(dnrmaps.wi.gov, accessed September 22, 2026)
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Common questions
What fish are at Harris Lake?
Fishing Harris Lake usually means Walleye. All 3 plants on record are Walleye. Walleye was last stocked 2025, averaging 1.8 in. Muskellunge, Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, and Northern Pike are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Harris Lake stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 0.8 times a year since 2022. About 111 reported fish per acre, 19th most of 22 lakes in Vilas County with both a fish count and a surface area. No plants recorded in 2024.
How big are the fish stocked at Harris Lake?
Walleye stocked at Harris Lake average 1.8 in.
How do you get on Harris Lake?
The nearest town is Winchester, WI. Facilities include dock. Harris Lake Access, off Harris Lake Road in the Town of Winchester, is a concrete-plank ramp with a boarding dock and roadside parking; the dock transition is not ADA accessible.