Middle McKenzie Lake fishing

Fishing at Middle McKenzie Lake has Walleye on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.7 times a year since 2010, most often in January. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night as the active times.

Last stocked

January 1, 2025

Plants on record

11

Since 2010

Species recorded

1

Average size

5.1 in

Surface acres

524.4

Access and facts

Nearest town
Town of Scott, WI
Boat ramp
Yes

A public boat landing provides access to this 527-acre lake in Burnett County. Water clarity is very clear; maximum depth is 45 ft.

Sources: access.boat_ramp , shore_notes , nearest_town , fishing_notes

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How Middle McKenzie 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 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2023.

About 149 reported fish per acre, 9th most of 10 lakes in Burnett County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Fish at Middle McKenzie Lake

Fishing Middle McKenzie Lake is most likely to be for Walleye. All 11 plants on record are Walleye.

Walleye 11 plants
Plants
11 of 11
Last stocked
January 1, 2025
Average length
5.1 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Walleye guide.

Fishing Middle McKenzie Lake

Middle McKenzie Lake is a 527 acre lake located in Washburn, Burnett Counties. It has a maximum depth of 45 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from a public boat landing. Fish include Musky, Panfish, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike and Walleye. The lake's water clarity is very clear.

Sources: apps.dnr.wi.gov

Fish stocked per year

  • 9,4542010
  • 5,3002012
  • 10,6492013
  • 5,4772014
  • 5,2712016
  • 5,2712018
  • 5,2712020
  • 5,2592022
  • 7,6852024
  • 18,4802025

Stocking history

Source: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Walleye 18,480 1.5 in report
January 1, 2024 Walleye 7,685 3.1 in report
January 1, 2022 Walleye 5,259 6.7 in report
January 1, 2020 Walleye 5,271 6.9 in report
January 1, 2018 Walleye 5,271 6.15 in report
January 1, 2016 Walleye 5,271 7.1 in report
January 1, 2014 Walleye 5,477 6.2 in report
January 1, 2013 Walleye 10,649 1.7 in report
January 1, 2012 Walleye 5,300 7.4 in report
January 1, 2010 Walleye 51 7.6 in report
January 1, 2010 Walleye 9,403 2 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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