Wazee Lake fishing

Fishing at Wazee Lake has Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Rainbow Trout, and Ciscoes And Whitefishes, and 2 more on the stocking report. It is stocked about 3.1 times a year since 2010, most often in January. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout, Brown Trout, and Bluegill, dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass and Rainbow Trout, and dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye and Crappie.

Last stocked

January 1, 2025

Plants on record

50

Since 2010

Species recorded

8

Average size

8.3 in

Surface acres

126.2

Access and facts

Nearest town
Town of Brockway, WI
Boat ramp
Yes

A public boat landing provides access to this 146-acre lake in Jackson County, plus a public beach. Maximum depth is 350 ft.

Sources: access.boat_ramp , shore_notes , nearest_town , fishing_notes , fishing_notes

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How Wazee 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.

Fish at Wazee Lake

Fishing Wazee Lake is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout accounts for 22 of 50 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and 6 more.

Rainbow Trout 22 plants
Plants
22 of 50
Last stocked
January 1, 2025
Average length
8.8 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Brown Trout 15 plants
Plants
15 of 50
Last stocked
January 1, 2025
Average length
9 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Walleye 7 plants
Plants
7 of 50
Last stocked
January 1, 2025
Average length
6.1 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Walleye guide.

Ciscoes And Whitefishes 2 plants
Plants
2 of 50
Last stocked
January 1, 2013
Average length
11 in
Bluegill 1 plant
Plants
1 of 50
Last stocked
January 1, 2014
Average length
1.9 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Bluegill guide.

Brook Trout 1 plant
Plants
1 of 50
Last stocked
January 1, 2010
Average length
14 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Crappie 1 plant
Plants
1 of 50
Last stocked
January 1, 2014
Average length
1.9 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Crappie guide.

Largemouth Bass 1 plant
Plants
1 of 50
Last stocked
January 1, 2010
Average length
3.3 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Largemouth Bass guide.

Fishing Wazee Lake

Wazee Lake, located in Jackson County, offers diverse fish species for anglers. Fish species found in the lake include rainbow, brook, and brown trout, alongside bluegills, suckers, catfish, walleye, warmouth, and smallmouth bass. To improve habitat for the fish, features such as fish cribs have been added to the lake. Visitors can access the lake from a public boat landing.

Sources: apps.dnr.wi.gov , en.wikipedia.org

Fish stocked per year

  • 19,4252010
  • 3,9232011
  • 2,1042012
  • 7,8652013
  • 45,3062014
  • 16,0422015
  • 8,5482016
  • 4,6702017
  • 7,1332018
  • 10,7692019
  • 9,9092020
  • 5,0002021
  • 7,5792022
  • 4,9192023
  • 6,9382024
  • 6,5972025

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 50 plants Showing 50 plants

Source: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 2,397 8.6 in report
January 1, 2025 Brown Trout 2,000 9 in report
January 1, 2025 Walleye 2,200 6.73 in report
January 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 4,938 8.65 in report
January 1, 2024 Brown Trout 2,000 8.5 in report
January 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 2,919 8.6 in report
January 1, 2023 Brown Trout 2,000 9.1 in report
January 1, 2022 Rainbow Trout 3,000 8.5 in report
January 1, 2022 Walleye 2,579 7.6 in report
January 1, 2022 Brown Trout 2,000 9 in report
January 1, 2021 Rainbow Trout 3,000 9.1 in report
January 1, 2021 Brown Trout 2,000 9 in report
January 1, 2020 Rainbow Trout 1,551 8.8 in report
January 1, 2020 Walleye 2,590 6.8 in report
January 1, 2020 Rainbow Trout 4,000 8.7 in report
January 1, 2020 Brown Trout 1,768 9 in report
January 1, 2019 Rainbow Trout 808 8.95 in report
January 1, 2019 Rainbow Trout 1,286 9.7 in report
January 1, 2019 Brown Trout 1,340 8.9 in report
January 1, 2019 Rainbow Trout 7,335 10.25 in report
January 1, 2018 Brown Trout 2,376 9 in report
January 1, 2018 Walleye 2,380 5.9 in report
January 1, 2018 Rainbow Trout 2,377 8.5 in report
January 1, 2017 Rainbow Trout 2,108 9.7 in report
January 1, 2017 Brown Trout 2,562 9.7 in report
January 1, 2016 Walleye 2,189 7.3 in report
January 1, 2016 Rainbow Trout 849 10 in report
January 1, 2016 Rainbow Trout 2,363 10 in report
January 1, 2016 Brown Trout 3,147 9 in report
January 1, 2015 Brown Trout 5,000 9 in report
January 1, 2015 Rainbow Trout 9,692 5.6 in report
January 1, 2015 Rainbow Trout 1,350 9.4 in report
January 1, 2014 Crappie 31,087 1.9 in report
January 1, 2014 Brown Trout 3,637 9 in report
January 1, 2014 Walleye 2,190 6.5 in report
January 1, 2014 Bluegill 1,498 1.9 in report
January 1, 2014 Rainbow Trout 3,950 4.3 in report
January 1, 2014 Rainbow Trout 2,944 9.85 in report
January 1, 2013 Brown Trout 2,665 9 in report
January 1, 2013 Ciscoes And Whitefishes 200 14 in report
January 1, 2013 Rainbow Trout 5,000 8.9 in report
January 1, 2012 Rainbow Trout 2,104 8.7 in report
January 1, 2011 Brown Trout 1,589 8.9 in report
January 1, 2011 Ciscoes And Whitefishes 47 8 in report
January 1, 2011 Rainbow Trout 2,287 9.06 in report
January 1, 2010 Rainbow Trout 5,000 9.4 in report
January 1, 2010 Walleye 5,125 1.75 in report
January 1, 2010 Largemouth Bass 4,225 3.3 in report
January 1, 2010 Brown Trout 5,000 9.4 in report
January 1, 2010 Brook Trout 75 14 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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