Anient Lake

Anient Lake is a Wisconsin lake located in Lincoln County with the latest inventory showing about 11 acres and a maximum depth of 25 feet, and that is the kind of basic information I actually want before fishing somewhere new.

The first things worth knowing

I would start broad, then slow down once something starts making sense by spending the early part of the day on the best bank cover, any obvious weeds, and the deepest water I can reach because the easiest way to waste a day is to keep moving without learning anything.

What the current record shows

The species currently tied to Anient Lake include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed, and Yellow Perch; so I would spend the first serious effort on weeds, wood, rock, or docks for bass and weeds and easy cover for panfish, and use the first few bites to narrow the plan.

How I would fish it

For somebody fishing Anient Lake for the first time, I would fish what is in front of me instead of trying to make the lake match an old report, and I would make a quick regulation check part of the trip plan, not an afterthought at the ramp.