FISHING

Packwaukee is located on the beautiful shores of Buffalo Lake. The north side of the lake has a rather soft mud/silt bottom. The south side of the lake has a sand bottom. It's a shallow lake with a maximum depth of 12 feet, (since changed to about 8 feet). Along with bass and northern pike, pan fish such as perch, blue gill, sunfish, crappies and the occasional muskie are caught.  As we approach the south-east corner of the lake and move along the south shore, we can see the results of the dredging done by the U.S. Corp. of Engineers to make the entire Fox River navigable. The construction of Wheaton's Island on the south-east end of *Buffalo Lake took place at the turn of the century when a government dredge dumped the sand there. From Sunset Drive you can still see beds of yellow lotus, although they are getting sparse and scattered. This is a protected flower and is different from a regular pond lilly.*

For more information on Buffalo Lake please visit the Buffalo Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District website.
If you need information on fishing and regulations please visit the Wisconsin DNR website.

*Information courtesy of Buffalo Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District.