17 Reservoir

If you are looking at 17 Reservoir, you are looking at a Portage County reservoir and the water facts we have show no dependable acreage or maximum-depth figure in the current record.

Size, depth, and the lay of the lake

The first trip does not need a giant tackle plan and I would build the day around a few easy-to-read spots that give me different depths or kinds of cover because a few careful stops usually teach you more than a pile of random casts.

The fishery on paper

I am leaving the fish list for 17 Reservoir alone until there is better exact-water evidence; i would keep the species plan open until a current exact-water source gives us something solid, and before worrying about anything fancy.

My game plan

If I had a few hours to figure out 17 Reservoir, I would start with obvious fish-holding water and let actual bites tell me whether to stay or move, then I would read the current Wisconsin DNR rules so nothing about the trip is based on an old limit.