Last stocked
January 1, 2025
Plants on record
82
Since 2010
Species recorded
4
Average size
6.2 in
Surface acres
20,724,814.4
Access and facts
- Nearest town
- Bayfield, WI
- Boat ramp
- Yes
- Fee required
- Yes
The City of Bayfield's Municipal Boat Ramp on South 3rd Street launches onto Lake Superior; season passes are sold at the Bayfield Marina office. Daily launch fees apply by boat length.
Sources: access.boat_ramp , access.fee , shore_notes , nearest_town
How Lake Superior 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.
About 0.4 reported fish per acre, the fewest of 9 lakes in Bayfield County with both a fish count and a surface area.
Fish at Lake Superior
Fishing Lake Superior is most likely to be for Brown Trout. Brown Trout accounts for 24 of 82 plants on record, ahead of Lake Trout and 2 more.
Brown Trout 24 plants
- Plants
- 24 of 82
- Last stocked
- January 1, 2025
- Average length
- 6.6 in
Lake Trout 22 plants
- Plants
- 22 of 82
- Last stocked
- January 1, 2025
- Average length
- 6.9 in
Splake 20 plants
- Plants
- 20 of 82
- Last stocked
- January 1, 2025
- Average length
- 7.3 in
Walleye 16 plants
- Plants
- 16 of 82
- Last stocked
- January 1, 2025
- Average length
- 3.4 in
Fish stocked per year
- 616,0222010
- 539,4052011
- 771,3172012
- 655,9092013
- 655,4102014
- 361,9842015
- 748,4372016
- 558,8252017
- 301,8352018
- 668,3232019
- 353,3932020
- 442,2502021
- 376,5682022
- 378,9472023
- 315,3602024
- 408,4032025
Stocking history
Showing 15 of 82 plants Showing 82 plants
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2025 | Splake | 33,597 | 8.8 in | report |
| January 1, 2025 | Walleye | 123,035 | 1.6 in | report |
| January 1, 2025 | Lake Trout | 39,309 | 7.52 in | report |
| January 1, 2025 | Brown Trout | 46,143 | 7 in | report |
| January 1, 2025 | Brown Trout | 166,319 | 6.1 in | report |
| January 1, 2024 | Brown Trout | 173,248 | 6.7 in | report |
| January 1, 2024 | Brown Trout | 26,637 | 7 in | report |
| January 1, 2024 | Lake Trout | 60,732 | 7.55 in | report |
| January 1, 2024 | Splake | 54,743 | 9.19 in | report |
| January 1, 2023 | Brown Trout | 16,182 | 7.83 in | report |
| January 1, 2023 | Lake Trout | 14,951 | 4.27 in | report |
| January 1, 2023 | Walleye | 100,000 | 1.55 in | report |
| January 1, 2023 | Brown Trout | 148,698 | 6.82 in | report |
| January 1, 2023 | Splake | 40,816 | 8.9 in | report |
| January 1, 2023 | Lake Trout | 58,300 | 7.69 in | report |
| January 1, 2022 | Lake Trout | 88,027 | 7.31 in | report |
| January 1, 2022 | Splake | 47,770 | 8.39 in | report |
| January 1, 2022 | Brown Trout | 130,422 | 6.14 in | report |
| January 1, 2022 | Walleye | 109,850 | 1.8 in | report |
| January 1, 2022 | Brown Trout | 499 | 7.4 in | report |
| January 1, 2021 | Lake Trout | 88,521 | 7.55 in | report |
| January 1, 2021 | Splake | 60,957 | 8.88 in | report |
| January 1, 2021 | Brown Trout | 183,003 | 6 in | report |
| January 1, 2021 | Walleye | 109,769 | 1.5 in | report |
| January 1, 2020 | Brown Trout | 169,561 | 6.2 in | report |
| January 1, 2020 | Splake | 20,289 | 5.53 in | report |
| January 1, 2020 | Splake | 72,761 | 8.99 in | report |
| January 1, 2020 | Lake Trout | 90,782 | 7.74 in | report |
| January 1, 2019 | Lake Trout | 19,028 | 4.5 in | report |
| January 1, 2019 | Lake Trout | 97,169 | 7.45 in | report |
| January 1, 2019 | Brown Trout | 186,003 | 5.99 in | report |
| January 1, 2019 | Splake | 66,323 | 8.5 in | report |
| January 1, 2019 | Walleye | 299,800 | 1.65 in | report |
| January 1, 2018 | Brown Trout | 154,020 | 6.34 in | report |
| January 1, 2018 | Splake | 69,803 | 9.03 in | report |
| January 1, 2018 | Lake Trout | 78,012 | 7.57 in | report |
| January 1, 2017 | Walleye | 247,293 | 1.5 in | report |
| January 1, 2017 | Splake | 37,611 | 8.88 in | report |
| January 1, 2017 | Brown Trout | 181,393 | 5.8 in | report |
| January 1, 2017 | Splake | 16,234 | 4.88 in | report |
| January 1, 2017 | Lake Trout | 76,294 | 7.88 in | report |
| January 1, 2016 | Splake | 38,908 | 4.56 in | report |
| January 1, 2016 | Brown Trout | 81,355 | 3.66 in | report |
| January 1, 2016 | Splake | 41,217 | 8.24 in | report |
| January 1, 2016 | Brown Trout | 159,743 | 6.29 in | report |
| January 1, 2016 | Walleye | 335,638 | 1.3 in | report |
| January 1, 2016 | Lake Trout | 91,576 | 7.42 in | report |
| January 1, 2015 | Splake | 56,254 | 5.06 in | report |
| January 1, 2015 | Lake Trout | 20,147 | 4.8 in | report |
| January 1, 2015 | Lake Trout | 85,771 | 6.76 in | report |
| January 1, 2015 | Splake | 45,050 | 8.4 in | report |
| January 1, 2015 | Walleye | 5,291 | 8.72 in | report |
| January 1, 2015 | Brown Trout | 149,471 | 5.68 in | report |
| January 1, 2014 | Walleye | 17,287 | 6.4 in | report |
| January 1, 2014 | Walleye | 249,379 | 1.68 in | report |
| January 1, 2014 | Brown Trout | 158,949 | 5.69 in | report |
| January 1, 2014 | Splake | 60,380 | 8.79 in | report |
| January 1, 2014 | Lake Trout | 32,987 | 4.63 in | report |
| January 1, 2014 | Lake Trout | 89,630 | 7.94 in | report |
| January 1, 2014 | Splake | 46,798 | 5.27 in | report |
| January 1, 2013 | Splake | 76,578 | 5.32 in | report |
| January 1, 2013 | Lake Trout | 110,172 | 7.53 in | report |
| January 1, 2013 | Brown Trout | 58,520 | 7.21 in | report |
| January 1, 2013 | Lake Trout | 26,958 | 4.7 in | report |
| January 1, 2013 | Walleye | 200,004 | 1.87 in | report |
| January 1, 2013 | Brown Trout | 183,677 | 5.56 in | report |
| January 1, 2012 | Lake Trout | 82,601 | 7.96 in | report |
| January 1, 2012 | Splake | 83,662 | 5.3 in | report |
| January 1, 2012 | Brown Trout | 114,487 | 5.81 in | report |
| January 1, 2012 | Walleye | 490,567 | 1.83 in | report |
| January 1, 2011 | Lake Trout | 48,864 | 6.6 in | report |
| January 1, 2011 | Lake Trout | 96,811 | 7.64 in | report |
| January 1, 2011 | Splake | 95,693 | 5.1 in | report |
| January 1, 2011 | Brown Trout | 38,933 | 6.7 in | report |
| January 1, 2011 | Walleye | 253,235 | 1.9 in | report |
| January 1, 2011 | Brown Trout | 3,369 | 9.4 in | report |
| January 1, 2011 | Walleye | 2,500 | 12 in | report |
| January 1, 2010 | Brown Trout | 93,947 | 8.58 in | report |
| January 1, 2010 | Brown Trout | 420 | 7.6 in | report |
| January 1, 2010 | Lake Trout | 93,613 | 7.96 in | report |
| January 1, 2010 | Walleye | 762 | 7 in | report |
| January 1, 2010 | Walleye | 427,280 | 1.75 in | report |
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Species stocked here
Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.