Esadore Lake

WI · Taylor

Stocked
47.7 acres mapped (USGS NHD)
2 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: 47.7 acres
Shoreline: 2 miles of shoreline
County: Taylor County
Last stocked: 2025
Species: FATHEAD MINNOW, BLACK CRAPPIE, WALLEYE

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Stocking history

Species	Qty	Size	When
FATHEAD MINNOW	285600	1.5	2025
BLACK CRAPPIE	1180	6	2024
FATHEAD MINNOW	218400	1.5	2024
WALLEYE	320	8	2023

Gear for the fish stocked here

Crappie

Rod: Light or ultralight rod, 4.5 to 8 feet or longer. Longer rods are gentler on their soft mouths.

Line: 4 to 8 lb monofilament; 6 lb is a good default.

Baits: small minnows, waxworms, pieces of nightcrawler

Lures: 1/32 to 1/8 oz jigs with small plastic bodies, small spinners and spinnerbaits, small crankbaits

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Likely species (watershed)

American Brook Lamprey, Bigmouth Buffalo, Bigmouth Shiner, Black Redhorse, Blacknose Dace, Blacknose Shiner, Bluntnose Minnow, Brassy Minnow, Brown Trout, Bullhead Minnow, Carmine Shiner, Chestnut Lamprey, Creek Chub, Emerald Shiner, Fantail Darter, Fathead Minnow, Finescale Dace, Golden Redhorse, Golden Shiner, Iowa Darter, Johnny Darter, Largescale Stoneroller, Logperch, Longnose Dace, Mimic Shiner, Mississippi Silvery Minnow, Mottled Sculpin, Mud Darter, 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.