Perch Lake fishing

Fishing at Perch Lake is on a natural lake, stocked with Brook Trout and Rainbow Trout. It is stocked about 1.2 times a year since 2010, most often in January. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout.

Last stocked

January 1, 2025

Plants on record

19

Since 2010

Species recorded

2

Average size

9.4 in

Surface acres

68.9

Access and facts

Water type
natural lake
Nearest town
Drummond, WI
Boat ramp
Yes
ADA accessible
No
Fee required
Yes
Facilities
restrooms, dock, camping

The gravel ramp sits in the North Loop of Perch Lake Campground, a U.S. Forest Service fee area, with a boarding dock, vault toilet, and potable water. The dock approach is not ADA accessible.

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How Perch 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 2013.

About 994 reported fish per acre, 5th most of 9 lakes in Bayfield County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Fish at Perch Lake

Fishing Perch Lake is most likely to be for Brook Trout. Brook Trout accounts for 18 of 19 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout.

Brook Trout 18 plants
Plants
18 of 19
Last stocked
January 1, 2025
Average length
9.4 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Rainbow Trout 1 plant
Plants
1 of 19
Last stocked
January 1, 2010
Average length
9.6 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Fishing Perch Lake

Perch Lake is a location where anglers can find Panfish, Largemouth Bass, and Trout. These species are listed as available fish in the lake by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

Sources: apps.dnr.wi.gov

What to watch for

The route of travel and the transition to the boarding dock at Perch Lake are not ADA accessible, as noted in June 2015.

Fish stocked per year

  • 3,8222010
  • 4,0042011
  • 2,4762012
  • 2,5082014
  • 3,2602015
  • 3,6122016
  • 5,1462017
  • 4,5932018
  • 6,4872019
  • 7,6882020
  • 4,0862021
  • 5,0892022
  • 4,2852023
  • 4,3872024
  • 7,0302025

Stocking history

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Source: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Brook Trout 7,030 9.03 in report
January 1, 2024 Brook Trout 4,387 9 in report
January 1, 2023 Brook Trout 210 17.2 in report
January 1, 2023 Brook Trout 4,075 8.93 in report
January 1, 2022 Brook Trout 111 16.6 in report
January 1, 2022 Brook Trout 4,978 8.93 in report
January 1, 2021 Brook Trout 4,086 8.85 in report
January 1, 2020 Brook Trout 7,688 8.87 in report
January 1, 2019 Brook Trout 6,487 9.05 in report
January 1, 2018 Brook Trout 4,593 9.15 in report
January 1, 2017 Brook Trout 5,146 9.1 in report
January 1, 2016 Brook Trout 3,612 9 in report
January 1, 2015 Brook Trout 3,260 9 in report
January 1, 2014 Brook Trout 2,508 9 in report
January 1, 2012 Brook Trout 2,476 5 in report
January 1, 2011 Brook Trout 3,060 5.1 in report
January 1, 2011 Brook Trout 944 11.43 in report
January 1, 2010 Rainbow Trout 1,200 9.6 in report
January 1, 2010 Brook Trout 2,622 5.3 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.

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