Puckaway Lake fishing

Puckaway Lake fishing is stocked with Walleye on a natural lake. Also recorded: Northern Pike, Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Black Crappie, and 1 more. It is stocked about 0.9 times a year since 2010. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye and Black Crappie, dawn, day, and dusk for Northern Pike, Bluegill, and Yellow Perch, and dusk and night for Channel Catfish.

Puckaway Lake
Photo: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 4.0
Last stocked
2024
Walleye
Plants on record
14
Since 2010
Species stocked
1 (+7 also recorded)
Average size
0.3 in
Surface acres
5,027.7

Fish at Puckaway Lake

1 stocked · 7 confirmed present

Walleye Stocked · 14 plants · last 2024 Best: dawn, dusk, night

Last stocked 2024 · avg 0.3 in · 14 plants

Best: dawn, dusk, night

Walleye species guide

How Puckaway Lake is stocked

Source: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

No plants recorded in 2020.

Fish stocked in 2010

640,000

Fish stocked in 2011

1,851,800

Fish stocked in 2012

518,000

Fish stocked in 2013

1,216,000

Fish stocked in 2014

1,720,000

Fish stocked in 2015

2,212,800

Fish stocked in 2016

756,000

Fish stocked in 2017

2,050,000

Fish stocked in 2018

176,000

Fish stocked in 2019

97,932

Fish stocked in 2021

601,000

Fish stocked in 2022

979,999

Fish stocked in 2023

1,264,000

Fish stocked in 2024

249,000

Stocking history

Source: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
2024Walleye249,0000.5 inreport
2023Walleye1,264,000–report
2022Walleye979,9991 inreport
2021Walleye601,0000.25 inreport
2019Walleye97,9320.25 inreport
2018Walleye176,0000.25 inreport
2017Walleye2,050,0000.25 inreport
2016Walleye756,0000.25 inreport
2015Walleye2,212,8000.25 inreport
2014Walleye1,720,0000.25 inreport
2013Walleye1,216,0000.25 inreport
2012Walleye518,0000.47 inreport
2011Walleye1,851,8000.25 inreport
2010Walleye640,0000.25 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
natural lake
Nearest town
Marquette, WI
Facilities
restrooms, dock

Shallow, muck-bottomed 5,013-acre lake on the Upper Fox River with seven public landings. Apuckawa Park landing has 23 trailer stalls and vault toilets; the Village of Marquette ramps on the south shore ask a small donation. DNR marks the dock approaches as not ADA accessible.

Drafted by AI from the cited sources and checked before publishing.

Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources before you go.

About Puckaway Lake

Photo of Puckaway Lake
Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Common questions

What fish are at Puckaway Lake?

Fishing Puckaway Lake usually means Walleye. All 14 plants on record are Walleye. Walleye was last stocked 2024, averaging 0.3 in. Northern Pike, Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, and Bluegill, plus 3 more are recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Puckaway Lake stocked?

Last stocked 2024. It is stocked about 0.9 times a year since 2010. No plants recorded in 2020.

How big are the fish stocked at Puckaway Lake?

Walleye stocked at Puckaway Lake average 0.3 in.

How do you get on Puckaway Lake?

The nearest town is Marquette, WI. Facilities include restrooms and dock. Shallow, muck-bottomed 5,013-acre lake on the Upper Fox River with seven public landings. Apuckawa Park landing has 23 trailer stalls and vault toilets; the Village of Marquette ramps on the south shore ask a small donation. DNR marks the dock approaches as not ADA accessible.

Which lakes near Puckaway Lake were stocked more recently?

Green Lake (9.2 mi), Little Green Lake (9.4 mi), Park Lake (15.6 mi), and Fox Lake (17.1 mi) were stocked more recently. Green Lake is also stocked with Walleye, Little Green Lake is also stocked with Walleye, Park Lake is also stocked with Walleye, and Fox Lake is also stocked with Walleye.

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