Fishing report
Lake Thompson Pumpkinseed Fishing Report
Rhinelander, WI
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Modeled from National Weather Service data, plus solunar and sun/moon times computed in-house. This is a computed report, not an eyewitness catch report.
The state's records for Lake Thompson name the category Pumpkinseed belongs to rather than the individual species, so its presence is derived from that category, not from a species-level survey.
Max depth
35 ft
Deepest measurement on record
Max depth: Stachelek et al. (2021), LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0, Environmental Data Initiative (CC BY 4.0)
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Where to find Pumpkinseed right now
Typical Fall depth: 3-10 ft
Pumpkinseed feed most actively at Daytime, when activity runs about 33% above the daily average across all four light windows.
Lake Thompson's deepest measurement on record is 35 ft — read the depth bands above against that. It is the deepest point someone actually measured on this water, not a contour survey, so deeper water may exist and there is no depth map to check it against.
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Other species on record at Lake Thompson
FAQ
Common questions
Are there Pumpkinseed in Lake Thompson?
The state's records for Lake Thompson name the category Pumpkinseed belongs to rather than the individual species, so its presence is derived from that category, not from a species-level survey.
When do Pumpkinseed bite at Lake Thompson?
Pumpkinseed feed most actively at Daytime, when activity runs about 33% above the daily average across all four light windows. Today's report above scores every hour of the local day against live weather for Lake Thompson, and shows what each input contributed alongside how well the evidence supports it.
How deep should you fish for Pumpkinseed at Lake Thompson?
Typical Pumpkinseed depth by season: Pre-Spawn 2-6 ft, Spawn 0.5-3 ft, Post-Spawn 2-6 ft, Summer 3-10 ft, Fall 3-10 ft, Winter 3-15 ft. These bands come from published fisheries data for the species, not from a survey of Lake Thompson itself.