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Old Elk Lake Walleye Fishing Report

Elk Mound, WI

Illustration of a walleye (Sander vitreus)

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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.

Old Elk Lake 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

6 ft

Deepest measurement on record

Max depth: Stachelek et al. (2021), LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0, Environmental Data Initiative (CC BY 4.0)

Where to find Walleye right now

Typical Summer depth: 20-40 ft

Walleye feed most actively at Dawn and Dusk, when activity runs about 19% above the daily average across all four light windows.

Old Elk Lake's deepest measurement on record is 6 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 Old Elk Lake

FAQ

Common questions

Are there Walleye in Old Elk Lake?

Old Elk Lake 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 Old Elk Lake?

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 Old Elk Lake, and shows what each input contributed alongside how well the evidence supports it.

How deep should you fish for Walleye at Old Elk Lake?

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 Old Elk Lake itself.