Water Conditions
Nearest gage · USGS 05536290 · 1.3 mi
Good
65°F
7-day surface temp ▲ +4°F this week
Clarity Clear
Level Normal pool
Updated daily · USGS
Stocking history
Indiana DNR
No stocking records loaded yet — pending the Indiana DNR data pull. (Some waters, like natural marshes, have no stocking at all.)
What's in the water
From the DNR fish survey
Northern pikeEsox lucius
Present
WalleyeSander vitreus
Present
Largemouth bassMicropterus salmoides
Common
Lake sturgeonAcipenser fulvescens
Rare
Fishing the lake
Local notes
Wolf Lake sits on the state line inside a restored industrial park, so the setting is urban but the water runs deep. It holds pike, walleye, herring, and the occasional lake sturgeon.
Fish by small boat or from the restored shoreline. Check Indiana–Illinois border-water license rules before fishing the west side.