Mill Lake

Mill Lake is a Wisconsin lake located in Walworth County with a published profile of about 271 acres and a maximum depth of 40 feet, so at least you are starting with real numbers instead of guessing from a map.

The first things worth knowing

I would start broad, then slow down once something starts making sense by making an honest pass along one shallow area, one stretch of cover, and one deeper break and I would only make a big move if those places truly look empty.

What the current record shows

The species currently tied to Mill Lake include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed, Walleye, and Yellow Perch; which gives me a good reason to start with weeds, wood, rock, or docks for bass and points, breaks, and wind-pushed edges for walleye, and see what actually shows up before changing directions.

How I would fish it

For somebody fishing Mill Lake for the first time, I would pick a small part of the lake and try to understand it before worrying about everything else, and I would make sure the current Wisconsin fishing regulations do not add a special rule for this water.