Deerskin Lake (Vilas County)

Waterbody ID (WBIC): 1601300 — permanent page /lakes/1601300/.

Deerskin Lake is in Vilas County; records show 301 acres and 2 DNR access-site records.

Size

301 acres

Lake type

SPRING

Max depth

18 ft

Mean depth

6 ft

• 2 documented public access site records (DNR access inventory)
• 6 fish species/groups with abundance categories (DNR lake page)
• Fish stocking documented through 2024 (DNR stocking records)
• Summer Secchi clarity median 8 ft (field measurements)

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Plan your visit

• Lake directory: public landing — Yes
• Lake directory: public beach — No
• Lake directory: public park — Yes
• DNR public-access inventory: 2 documented access site records
• DNR public-access inventory: documented developed boat ramp
• 2 sites qualify for per-site Directions through the reviewed lake association (load the site details below)

Each statement is bounded to its named source; absence of a record is never evidence of no access. The DNR access database may lag reality; posted signs at the landing are authoritative.

Verify at the DNR public boat access program page.

Nearby facilities

• HWY 70 PULL-OFF — Info site / fee station; ≈6.1 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); ≈6.7 km from the associated access point (straight line).
• ANVIL BL — Boating site; ≈8.8 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); ≈9.2 km from the associated access point (straight line); fee charged.
• ANVIL TRAILHEAD #1 — Trailhead; ≈8.9 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); ≈9.3 km from the associated access point (straight line); fee charged.
• ANVIL LAKE — Campground; ≈8.9 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); ≈9.3 km from the associated access point (straight line); fee charged. Official USFS page
• LOWER NINE MILE BOAT LANDING — Boating site; ≈9.3 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); ≈10.1 km from the associated access point (straight line).
• 15 more inventoried sites within 15 km.

USFS Chequamegon-Nicolet constructed recreation sites only; straight-line distance is geographic context, not a travel route.

Fishing

The DNR lake page publishes 6 fish species/groups with abundance categories — categories are source labels, never a population count.

DNR fish labels: Panfish—Abundant; Largemouth Bass—Common; Musky—Common; not population counts.

Stocking records: 48 documented events through 2024, 265,793 fish total. Species: Muskellunge And Hybrids (Occasional), Walleye (Frequent), Trout (Historic). Events in 2015 or later count as recent.

Fisheries survey population estimates are published for this lake; survey estimates are historical point-in-time studies and are never compared or ranked here.

Fishing limits — 2026-2027 season: 19 normalized rows across 19 species entries. Normalized from the DNR ruleset retrieved 2026-08-04. Source text remains authoritative.

2026-2027 retained fishing rules: 19 published rows for 19 species; effective through 2027-03-07. Check current DNR rules.

Water and setting

• Field-measured summer Secchi clarity: median 8 ft from 33 samples, latest sample 2025-08-22
• Satellite clarity estimate: 9.8 ft (2017) — a remote-sensing estimate, kept separate from field measurements
• Lake directory clarity class: Moderate

No official DNR depth map is published for this lake.

• AIS record: Eurasian watermilfoil — Verified (vouchered), latest documented 2021-09-01

Occurrence records come from a non-exhaustive DNR inventory; a record documents presence at observation time and a missing record is never evidence of absence.

• Public-land proximity (GIS proxy, not access evidence): mapped public land within 1,000 ft; nearest: Nicolet National Forest (USDA FOREST SERVICE); ≈11.2% of shoreline buffer
• Shoreline development (landcover proxy, 2025 source): ≈14.7% developed land within 300 m, ≈1.8% impervious
• Road proximity (TIGER proxy, 2025 source): nearest local road or city street ≈6 m; ≈2.4 km of road per km² within 1 km

Data & sources

Published data families

• Fish species and abundance (DNR lake pages)
• Fish stocking history
• Fishing regulations (normalized snapshot)
• Directory access facts (landing, beach, park)
• Public access site inventory
• Satellite water clarity estimate
• Field-measured Secchi clarity
• Fisheries survey population estimates
• Aquatic invasive species occurrences

Original records: Wisconsin DNR lake page.

Missing values are unpublished, never zero; each fact above is bounded to its named source and date. Full sourcing detail: Data & methods.