Brown Trout Stocked · 19 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk Johns Lake fishing
Johns Lake fishing is stocked with Rainbow Trout and Brown Trout on a natural lake. Also recorded: Northern Pike. It is stocked about 1.9 times a year since 2010. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and Northern Pike.
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Brown Trout
- Plants on record
- 31
- Since 2010
- Species stocked
- 2 (+1 also recorded)
- Average size
- 9.1 in
- Surface acres
- 69.8
Fish at Johns Lake
Brown Trout Stocked · 19 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 12 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk 
Northern Pike Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Northern Pike species guideHow Johns Lake is stocked
About 900 reported fish per acre, the fewest of 14 lakes in Waushara County with both a fish count and a surface area.
Fish stocked in 2010
4,908
Fish stocked in 2011
5,066
Fish stocked in 2012
5,330
Fish stocked in 2013
3,495
Fish stocked in 2014
4,039
Fish stocked in 2015
5,851
Fish stocked in 2016
1,946
Fish stocked in 2017
2,020
Fish stocked in 2018
3,469
Fish stocked in 2019
3,822
Fish stocked in 2020
3,228
Fish stocked in 2021
5,015
Fish stocked in 2022
6,901
Fish stocked in 2023
4,307
Fish stocked in 2024
1,896
Fish stocked in 2025
1,536
Stocking history
Access and facts
- Water type
- natural lake
- Nearest town
- Mount Morris, WI
Johns Lake's only public landing, a Town of Mount Morris ramp on the south side off Johns Lake Road, is gravel to sand with limited parking and a short turnaround; boaters may need to back in from the road. The 71-acre lake is 41 feet deep with a steep-sloped bed.
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Common questions
What fish are at Johns Lake?
Fishing Johns Lake usually means Brown Trout: Brown Trout accounts for 19 of 31 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout. Brown Trout was last stocked 2025, averaging 9.5 in. Rainbow Trout was last stocked 2025, averaging 8.6 in. Northern Pike is recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Johns Lake stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 1.9 times a year since 2010. About 900 reported fish per acre, the fewest of 14 lakes in Waushara County with both a fish count and a surface area.
How big are the fish stocked at Johns Lake?
Stocked fish average 9.1 in. Brown Trout average 9.5 in. Rainbow Trout average 8.6 in.
How do you get on Johns Lake?
The nearest town is Mount Morris, WI. Johns Lake's only public landing, a Town of Mount Morris ramp on the south side off Johns Lake Road, is gravel to sand with limited parking and a short turnaround; boaters may need to back in from the road. The 71-acre lake is 41 feet deep with a steep-sloped bed.