Squash Lake
By Rhinelander. 398 acres, 74 feet at the deepest.
Ice on Squash Lake
No ice reports from Squash 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, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye
- Also there: largemouth bass and trout
How the DNR lists them. It doesn't say how the fishing is.
Boat landings
- Off Gudis Landing Rd.Map · DNR details
Water and bottom
- Water: very clear
- Bottom: 40% sand, 35% gravel, 15% rock, 10% 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 banded mystery snail, Chinese mystery snail, Eurasian water-milfoil and rusty crayfish 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 August 1975. 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 398 acres today. The DNR's original (PDF)
Lake facts from the Wisconsin DNR's page for Squash Lake, checked October 26, 2026.