Walleye Stocked · 12 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night Pickerel Lake fishing
Pickerel Lake fishing is stocked with Walleye on a natural lake. It is stocked about 0.8 times a year since 2011. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night as the active times.
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Walleye
- Plants on record
- 12
- Since 2011
- Species recorded
- 1
- Average size
- 6.5 in
- Surface acres
- 1,274.4
Fish at Pickerel Lake
Walleye Stocked · 12 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, dusk, night Pickerel Lake is a 1272 acre lake and has a maximum depth of 19 feet. Fish include Panfish, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike and Walleye. (apps.dnr.wi.gov, accessed September 22, 2026)
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How Pickerel Lake is stocked
About 113 reported fish per acre, 7th most of 9 lakes in Forest County with both a fish count and a surface area.
Fish stocked in 2011
45,445
Fish stocked in 2014
10,497
Fish stocked in 2015
11,908
Fish stocked in 2016
7,189
Fish stocked in 2017
13,050
Fish stocked in 2018
5,761
Fish stocked in 2019
12,916
Fish stocked in 2021
12,990
Fish stocked in 2023
12,841
Fish stocked in 2025
10,787
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Walleye | 10,787 | 7.17 in | report |
| 2023 | Walleye | 12,841 | 7.42 in | report |
| 2021 | Walleye | 12,990 | 7.6 in | report |
| 2019 | Walleye | 12,916 | 7.1 in | report |
| 2018 | Walleye | 5,761 | 7.5 in | report |
| 2017 | Walleye | 13,050 | 7.56 in | report |
| 2016 | Walleye | 2,581 | 7.3 in | report |
| 2016 | Walleye | 4,608 | 7.34 in | report |
| 2015 | Walleye | 11,908 | 7.25 in | report |
| 2014 | Walleye | 2,000 | 7 in | report |
| 2014 | Walleye | 8,497 | 3.49 in | report |
| 2011 | Walleye | 45,445 | 1.7 in | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- natural lake
- Nearest town
- Town of Nashville, WI
- Facilities
- restrooms, dock
About 10 miles south of Crandon. Two Town of Nashville ramps: off Pickerel Lake Road, 2 lanes (concrete and sand-gravel), dock, portable toilet, pier donation requested; off South Shore Drive, 1 paved lane, dock, roadside parking, 230-ft back-down. Neither dock route is ADA accessible.
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Common questions
What fish are at Pickerel Lake?
Fishing Pickerel Lake usually means Walleye. All 12 plants on record are Walleye. Walleye was last stocked 2025, averaging 6.5 in.
When is Pickerel Lake stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 0.8 times a year since 2011. About 113 reported fish per acre, 7th most of 9 lakes in Forest County with both a fish count and a surface area. No plants recorded in 2012, 2013, 2020, 2022, and 2024.
How big are the fish stocked at Pickerel Lake?
Walleye stocked at Pickerel Lake average 6.5 in.
How do you get on Pickerel Lake?
The nearest town is Town of Nashville, WI. Facilities include restrooms and dock. About 10 miles south of Crandon. Two Town of Nashville ramps: off Pickerel Lake Road, 2 lanes (concrete and sand-gravel), dock, portable toilet, pier donation requested; off South Shore Drive, 1 paved lane, dock, roadside parking, 230-ft back-down. Neither dock route is ADA accessible.