Big Moon Lake

Big Moon Lake is a lake in Barron County and the current record puts it at about 187 acres and a maximum depth of 48 feet, so you can decide whether to fish it slow or break the day into a few different areas.

What this lake is like

I would rather learn one piece of this water than rush through ten with a short rotation through shoreline cover, weed edges, and the first clean drop away from the bank before I started digging through the tackle box for a magic answer.

What swims here

Species already recorded for Big Moon Lake include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Muskellunge, Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed, Walleye, and Yellow Perch; so I would pack with weeds, wood, rock, or docks for bass and points, breaks, and wind-pushed edges for walleye, and make the first hour useful instead of random.

A simple way to approach it

For an uncomplicated day on Big Moon Lake, I would choose a few spots that look different from one another and give each one a fair chance, and I would read the current Wisconsin rules once before the trip so there are no surprises.