Fishing report
Lake Thompson Walleye 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.
Lake Thompson has no state survey naming Walleye. Its presence is an estimate inferred from 8 confirmed lakes within 40 miles — not a record of a catch.
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 Walleye right now
Typical Fall depth: 20-55 ft
Walleye feed most actively at Dawn and Dusk, when activity runs about 19% 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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FAQ
Common questions
Are there Walleye in Lake Thompson?
Lake Thompson has no state survey naming Walleye. Its presence is an estimate inferred from 8 confirmed lakes within 40 miles — not a record of a catch.
When do Walleye bite at Lake Thompson?
Walleye feed most actively at Dawn and Dusk, when activity runs about 19% 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 Walleye at Lake Thompson?
Typical Walleye depth by season: Pre-Spawn 8-15 ft, Spawn 1-6 ft, Post-Spawn 8-15 ft, Summer 20-40 ft, Fall 20-55 ft, Winter 10-40 ft. These bands come from published fisheries data for the species, not from a survey of Lake Thompson itself.