This Burnett County water is Big Doctor Lake, a lake with the current lake record giving us about 213 acres and a maximum depth of 9 feet, which is the first thing I would want to know if a buddy asked me about this place.
Start with the basics
| County | Burnett County, WI |
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| Water type | Lake |
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| Surface area | 213 acres |
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| Maximum depth | 9 feet |
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| Recorded fish | 6 |
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I would make the first trip about learning the water, not conquering it with a little time spent on one shallow area, one stretch of cover, and one deeper break and I would take a couple of bites in one type of water over a dozen pretty spots with no life.
What you can fish for
For this exact water, the recorded fish are Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed, and Yellow Perch; so I would build the first part of the day around weeds, wood, rock, or docks for bass and weeds and easy cover for panfish, and make the first hour useful instead of random.
Keeping the first trip simple
If a buddy asked me how to start on Big Doctor Lake, I would fish a few sensible areas, remember where the life is, and stop forcing a pattern that is not there, then I would confirm the current rules before the first fish ever comes over the side.
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