Brook Trout Stocked · 18 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk Perch Lake fishing
Perch Lake fishing is stocked with Brook Trout and Rainbow Trout on a natural lake. Also recorded: Largemouth Bass. It is stocked about 1.2 times a year since 2010. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and Largemouth Bass.
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Brook Trout
- Plants on record
- 19
- Since 2010
- Species stocked
- 2 (+1 also recorded)
- Average size
- 9.4 in
- Surface acres
- 68.9
Fish at Perch Lake
Brook Trout Stocked · 18 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last 2010 Best: dawn, dusk 
Largemouth Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Largemouth Bass species guidePerch 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. (apps.dnr.wi.gov, accessed September 22, 2026)
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How Perch Lake is stocked
About 994 reported fish per acre, the most of 5 lakes in Bayfield County with both a fish count and a surface area.
Fish stocked in 2010
3,822
Fish stocked in 2011
4,004
Fish stocked in 2012
2,476
Fish stocked in 2014
2,508
Fish stocked in 2015
3,260
Fish stocked in 2016
3,612
Fish stocked in 2017
5,146
Fish stocked in 2018
4,593
Fish stocked in 2019
6,487
Fish stocked in 2020
7,688
Fish stocked in 2021
4,086
Fish stocked in 2022
5,089
Fish stocked in 2023
4,285
Fish stocked in 2024
4,387
Fish stocked in 2025
7,030
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Brook Trout | 7,030 | 9.03 in | report |
| 2024 | Brook Trout | 4,387 | 9 in | report |
| 2023 | Brook Trout | 210 | 17.2 in | report |
| 2023 | Brook Trout | 4,075 | 8.93 in | report |
| 2022 | Brook Trout | 111 | 16.6 in | report |
| 2022 | Brook Trout | 4,978 | 8.93 in | report |
| 2021 | Brook Trout | 4,086 | 8.85 in | report |
| 2020 | Brook Trout | 7,688 | 8.87 in | report |
| 2019 | Brook Trout | 6,487 | 9.05 in | report |
| 2018 | Brook Trout | 4,593 | 9.15 in | report |
| 2017 | Brook Trout | 5,146 | 9.1 in | report |
| 2016 | Brook Trout | 3,612 | 9 in | report |
| 2015 | Brook Trout | 3,260 | 9 in | report |
| 2014 | Brook Trout | 2,508 | 9 in | report |
| 2012 | Brook Trout | 2,476 | 5 in | report |
| 2011 | Brook Trout | 3,060 | 5.1 in | report |
| 2011 | Brook Trout | 944 | 11.43 in | report |
| 2010 | Rainbow Trout | 1,200 | 9.6 in | report |
| 2010 | Brook Trout | 2,622 | 5.3 in | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- natural lake
- Nearest town
- Drummond, WI
- Facilities
- restrooms, dock, camping
The gravel ramp and boarding dock sit in the North Loop of Perch Lake Campground, about 5.5 miles north of Drummond on Forest Road 223; the Forest Service reserves the landing and its parking for paying campers. Vault toilets and drinking water. The dock route 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 Perch Lake
The route of travel and the transition to the boarding dock at Perch Lake are not ADA accessible, as noted in June 2015. (dnrmaps.wi.gov, accessed September 22, 2026)
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Nearest lakes
Public land at Perch Lake
Perch Lake is 0.3 miles outside the edge of Rainbow Lake Wilderness.
Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.
Common questions
What fish are at Perch Lake?
Fishing Perch Lake usually means Brook Trout: Brook Trout accounts for 18 of 19 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout. Brook Trout was last stocked 2025, averaging 9.4 in. Rainbow Trout was last stocked 2010, averaging 9.6 in. Largemouth Bass is recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Perch Lake stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 1.2 times a year since 2010. About 994 reported fish per acre, the most of 5 lakes in Bayfield County with both a fish count and a surface area. No plants recorded in 2013.
How big are the fish stocked at Perch Lake?
Stocked fish average 9.4 in. Brook Trout average 9.4 in. Rainbow Trout average 9.6 in.
How do you get on Perch Lake?
The nearest town is Drummond, WI. Facilities include restrooms, dock, and camping. The gravel ramp and boarding dock sit in the North Loop of Perch Lake Campground, about 5.5 miles north of Drummond on Forest Road 223; the Forest Service reserves the landing and its parking for paying campers. Vault toilets and drinking water. The dock route is not ADA accessible.