Upper Eau Claire Lake fishing

Fishing at Upper Eau Claire Lake has Muskellunge and Walleye on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.9 times a year since 2010, most often in January. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Muskellunge and dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye.

Last stocked

January 1, 2025

Plants on record

14

Since 2010

Species recorded

2

Average size

9.5 in

Surface acres

1,021.3

Access and facts

Nearest town
Town of Barnes, WI
Boat ramp
Yes

A public boat landing provides access to this 1024-acre lake in Bayfield County. Water clarity is very clear; maximum depth is 92 ft.

Sources: access.boat_ramp , shore_notes , nearest_town , fishing_notes

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How Upper Eau Claire 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 and 2020.

About 74 reported fish per acre, 7th most of 9 lakes in Bayfield County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Fish at Upper Eau Claire Lake

Fishing Upper Eau Claire Lake is as likely to be for Muskellunge and Walleye. Each accounts for 7 of 14 plants on record.

Muskellunge 7 plants
Plants
7 of 14
Last stocked
January 1, 2024
Average length
12.3 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Muskellunge guide.

Walleye 7 plants
Plants
7 of 14
Last stocked
January 1, 2025
Average length
6.7 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Walleye guide.

Fishing Upper Eau Claire Lake

Upper Eau Claire Lake is a 1024 acre lake located in Bayfield County. It has a maximum depth of 92 feet, and the lake's water clarity is very clear. Visitors have access to the lake from a public boat landing. Fish include Musky, Panfish, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, and Walleye.

Sources: apps.dnr.wi.gov

Fish stocked per year

  • 3742010
  • 4962012
  • 9,8982013
  • 4982014
  • 10,2442015
  • 2982016
  • 10,2402017
  • 5482018
  • 10,2442019
  • 10,2442021
  • 4402022
  • 10,2282023
  • 4982024
  • 11,2672025

Stocking history

Source: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Walleye 11,267 7.07 in report
January 1, 2024 Muskellunge 498 13.3 in report
January 1, 2023 Walleye 10,228 6.6 in report
January 1, 2022 Muskellunge 440 11.9 in report
January 1, 2021 Walleye 10,244 6.1 in report
January 1, 2019 Walleye 10,244 6.5 in report
January 1, 2018 Muskellunge 548 11.8 in report
January 1, 2017 Walleye 10,240 6.45 in report
January 1, 2016 Muskellunge 298 11.8 in report
January 1, 2015 Walleye 10,244 7.5 in report
January 1, 2014 Muskellunge 498 11.4 in report
January 1, 2013 Walleye 9,898 6.5 in report
January 1, 2012 Muskellunge 496 13.3 in report
January 1, 2010 Muskellunge 374 12.4 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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