Bass lake, Sunfish lake, Trout lake

Pierz Lake

Stocked 2023

Pierz Lake is a 89-acre lake in Cook County, 28 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2013. Recorded species include smallmouth bass and trout.

Details

DNR lake ID
16009100
County
Cook
Surface area
89 acres
Maximum depth
28 feet
Mean depth
13 feet
Shallow water (littoral) area
51 acres, 57% of the lake
Shoreline
2.7 miles
Average water clarity
10.5 feet (Secchi disk, 1 readings)
Latest DNR fish survey
September 2013, population assessment
Surveys on record
4, since 1983
Game fish caught in the 2013 survey
green sunfish 116, splake 11, smallmouth bass 5
Fish species recorded
green sunfish, smallmouth bass, splake, and 1 other species
Stocked in 2023
splake fingerlings (4,000)
Stocked in 2021
splake fingerlings (4,000)
Stocked in 2020
splake fingerlings (2,000)
Stocking years on record
4 of the last 10 (2017 to 2023)
Fish consumption
Follow the northeast guidelines; fish from this lake have not been tested
Size
Under 100 acres
Deepest point
15 to 29 feet
Stocked in the last 3 years
Yes

Sources

Survey catches show what DNR nets and electrofishing found on the survey date, not how the fishing is today. Check the current regulations and the Department of Health advice before you keep fish, and confirm access conditions before you tow a boat.

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