Lake Facts:

From the State of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Lake Thompson

Oneida County

Surface Water Area:  411 acres

Shore Length:  6.7 miles

Maximum Depth:  30 Feet

Percent Greater than 20 feet = 20%

Percent Less than 3 feet = 15%

Secchi disk(Water Clarity): 6.5 feet

Water Color:  Light Brown

Lake Type:  Drainage

Littoral Bottom Types:  55% Sand,

25% Muck 15% Gravel, 5% Rubble

Basic Management:  walleye, musky, bass, panfish

Game Fish

Musky

C

Northern Pike

C

Walleye

C

Large Mouth Bass

P

Small Mouth Bass

P

Pan Fish

Black Crappie

A

Blue Gill

A

Sun Fish

C

Yellow Perch

A

Rough Fish

Black Bullhead

P

Yellow Bullhead

P

White Sucker

C

Muskellunge population is good for a lake of this size.

Northern Pike are slow growing, but the species is self sustaining. 

Small Mouth and Large Mouth Bass and Pan fish populations are reproducing naturally. 

Walleye population is about average for the region, but natural reproduction is limited for this species, and numbers are bolstered by stocking.  The Rhinelander’s Morningside organization stocks 7-10 inch Walleyes each October in Lake Thompson and Lake George.