Lake Wabedo
Lake Wabedo (DNR #11-0171) has 1185 surface acres and 295 littoral acres and is classified as DNR lake class 22. Maximum depth is 95 feet and shoreline length is 11.6 miles. The lake was mapped in July, 1953. There is a DNR maintained public access on the south end of the lake. A DNR fisheries lake survey was completed in July, 2005.
The DNR Fisheries Management Plan for Lake Wabedo:
As part of the Walker Area Walleye Coalition (WAWC) efforts, Wabedo will receive additional stocking of walleyes over what it has had in the past. Previously, Wabedo was on a every 3 year fry stocking schedule of 600,000 fry. Now it will get 590 pounds of fingerlings every other year.
In 2006, 700 pounds of fingerlings/adults were stocked in the fall (Wabedo should normally receive 590 pounds of fingerlings). The 2006 stocking contained 566 yearlings weighing 134 pounds, 7,919 fingerlings weighing 443 pounds, and 101 adults weighing 123 pounds.
In 2008 (Sep30-Oct03), 590 pounds of walleye fingerlings (26/lb) were stocked and in 2010 another 590 pounds of fingerlings were stocked. In 2011, the DNR agreed to extend the current stocking plan through 2012 so we should receive another 590 pounds of fngerlings in 2012.
In the chart below, the blue line represents walleye counts per net. You will notice the blue line was decreasing from 1996 to 2005. This is the reason we asked the DNR to change to fingerling stocking on a every other year basis. A population assessment was done in 2009 to measure the success of the fingerling stocking program. Note the walleye counts have rebounded in 2009.
Wabedo - 2009 - Wabedo Counts per Net
the mean length and weight are shown for the fishery:
The PSD and RSD-P measure the size structure of a fishery and the relative weights also indicate fishery size structure.
This chart shows the number of walleyes in each length for the last two surveys.
This chart shows the number of northern in each length for the last two surveys.
This chart shows the number of perch in each length for the last two surveys.
The preliminary report from the 2009 population assessment can be found here:
Recent (and not so recent) stockings of walleye in Wabedo Lake:
| | Walleye Fry | Walleye Fingerlings | Other |
| 2010 | | 590 pounds | |
| 2008 | | 590 pounds | |
| 2006 | | 700 pounds | |
| 2004 | 600,000 | | |
| 2002 | 600,000 | | |
| 1999 | 600,000 | | |
| 1996 | 590,000 | | |
| 1993 | 590,000 | | |
| 1990 | 590,000 | | |
| 1976-1989 | ? | ? | ? |
| 1975 | 1,000,000 | | |
| 1974 | | | Musky yrl.-268 |
| 1973 | | | Musky yrl.-676 |
| 1972 | 1,200,00 | | Musky yrl.-500 |
| 1970 | | | Northern fgl.-3,000 |
| 1969 | | 280 | Northern fgl.-1,670 |
| 1968 | | 32,470 | Northern fgl.-800 |
| 1967 | 2,500,000 | 9,750 | |
| 1966 | 4,000,000 | 1,380 | Northern fgl.-707 |
| 1965 | | 5,676 | Northern fgl.-804 |
| 1964 | | | Northern adult-21 Northern yrl.-47 |
| 1963 | | 50,400 | |
| 1962 | | | Northern adult-210 Northern fgl.-2,002 |
| 1954 | | | Sunfish-yrl.-1,560 |
| 1950 | | 420 | |
| 1947 | | 1,350 | |
| 1915-45 | 9,200,085 | | Pike-11 cans Crappie yrl.-50 Crappie fgl.-3,381 Bass fgl.-660 Sunfish fgl.-8,000 Perch fgl.-182 |
2010 Walleye Fingerling Stocking (Don and Sue Vance were removing their boat for the season and stuck around to witness the stocking) - photos by Ron Stokesbary
2008 Walleye Fingerling Stocking
2006 Walleye Fingerling Stocking 