Up in Sheboygan County, Bear Lake is a lake with the latest inventory showing about 0.7 acres; a dependable maximum depth is not in the current record, which helps keep the first trip simple instead of turning it into a giant guessing game.
The basic picture
| County | Sheboygan County, WI |
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| Water type | Lake |
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| Surface area | 0.7 acres |
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| Maximum depth | Not reliably published |
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| Recorded fish | 0 |
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I would rather get two useful clues than make twenty random stops by spending the early part of the day on the best bank cover, any obvious weeds, and the deepest water I can reach and if nothing happens, the next move should change the kind of water, not just the scenery.
What anglers can target
I do not have a dependable fish list for Bear Lake yet; that keeps the page honest, even if it means there is less to say right now, and and use the first few bites to narrow things down.
How I would spend the first few hours
Before I made the drive to Bear Lake, I would fish what is in front of me instead of trying to make the lake match an old report, and I would make sure the current DNR rules match the species I am actually fishing for.
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