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Lake Helen

WI · Portage

  • Stocked
  • 89 acres mapped (USGS NHD)
  • 1.5 miles of shoreline
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The pin marks the middle of the water, for directions. The shoreline on the map comes from USGS NHD.

At a glance

Acres
89 acres
Shoreline
1.5 miles of shoreline
County
Portage County
Last stocked
2024
Species
YELLOW PERCH, WALLEYE, BLACK CRAPPIE
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Conditions

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Stocking history

SpeciesQtySizeWhen
YELLOW PERCH150042024
WALLEYE8706.52023
BLACK CRAPPIE24251.252023

Gear for the fish stocked here

Yellow Perch

Rod: Ultralight to medium-light spinning rod. Sensitivity matters more than length.

Line: 6 to 8 lb monofilament; go heavier in weedy water.

Baits: small minnows, worms, waxworms and other insect larvae

Lures: small jigs, small jigging spoons tipped with a waxworm, small spinners

Full Yellow Perch gear guide

Gear for every species

Likely species (watershed)

American Brook Lamprey, Bigmouth Buffalo, Bigmouth Shiner, Blacknose Dace, Blacknose Shiner, Bluntnose Minnow, Brassy Minnow, Brown Trout, Bullhead Minnow, Carmine Shiner, Chestnut Lamprey, Creek Chub, Creek Chubsucker, Emerald Shiner, Fantail Darter, Fathead Minnow, Finescale Dace, Golden Redhorse, Golden Shiner, Iowa Darter, Ironcolor Shiner, Johnny Darter, Lake Chubsucker, Largescale Stoneroller, Logperch, Longnose Dace, Mimic Shiner, Mottled Sculpin, Muskellunge, Northern Redbelly Dace

Likely species come from USGS Aquatic GAP ranges for the whole watershed (HUC8). They show what may be here, not a count of this water.

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Some stocking records are adapted from LurePassion (formerly lurepassion.com) (normalized and matched to our waters), licensed CC BY 4.0. State agencies retain their own terms for the underlying records.