Clear Lake
By Woodruff. 873 acres, 95 feet at the deepest.
Ice on Clear Lake
No ice reports from Clear Lake in the last two weeks.
What folks saw out there, not the DNR. No ice is safe ice; check it yourself.
Fish
- Common: panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, trout and walleye
- Also there: musky
How the DNR lists them. It doesn't say how the fishing is.
Boat landings
- The end of Clear Lake RdMap · DNR details
- Near Camp RoadMap · DNR details
Water and bottom
- Bottom: 65% sand, 10% gravel, 20% rock, 5% muck
- Kind of lake: a seepage lake: no stream in or out, it's fed by rain and groundwater
Invasive species
The DNR has found Chinese mystery snail here.
State law: before you leave the landing, pull off any plants and critters, drain all the water out of your boat, motor, livewell and buckets, and never move live fish away from the lake.
Depth map
Wisconsin DNR lake survey map, mapped July 1973. Mind the north arrow; some of these old maps are turned sideways. It's old and not for navigation; shorelines and depths change. The DNR lists the lake at 873 acres today. The DNR's original (PDF)
Lake facts from the Wisconsin DNR's page for Clear Lake, checked October 26, 2026.