Devils Lake
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Stocked through the 2026 season program: brown trout and brook trout. A 374-acre lake. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.
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What swims here
Brown trout
Brook trout
Season program record
Wisconsin DNR publishes this water by season or program window, not by dated schedule, so there are no truck dates to list; the rows below are the published program allocations. The Wisconsin season shape statewide: season plan; dates unpublished.
Agency feed checked today.
| Season | Species | Size | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 season | Brook trout | brood | |
| 2026 season | Brown trout | brood | |
| 2026 season | Brown trout | yearling |
When to fish Devils Lake
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:37-11:37 am and 10:00 pm-12:00 am | 3:54-4:54 am and 4:08-5:08 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:23 am-12:23 pm and 10:47 pm-12:47 am | 5:06-6:06 am and 4:30-5:30 pm |
Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Central Time (CDT).
What the record actually says
- Stocked through the 2026 season program
Computed this evening, Oct 23
Gear for this water
For the trout (brown trout on the season program here, stillwater)
| Small crankbaits | trout-pattern cranks trolled or slow-retrieved off points |
| Slip bobber and jig | 1/32 oz marabou jig or waxworm suspended at cruising depth |
| Ultralight spinning rod | 6 to 7 ft ultralight, 4 lb line; long casts from the bank |
Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.
Nearby stocked waters
The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.
| Water | Distance | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Salmo Pond (Raemisch Pond) | 21 mi | 2026 season |
| Middle Br Duck Creek | 23 mi | 2026 season |
| Token Creek Pond | 27 mi | 2026 season |
| Seymour Creek | 33 mi | 2026 season |
| Dilly Creek | 37 mi | 2026 season |