Brazell Lake

This Vilas County water is Brazell Lake, a lake and the physical record currently shows about 34 acres and a maximum depth of 8 feet, so there is no need to dress the lake up with a bunch of made-up detail.

Start with the basics

I would make the first trip about learning the water, not conquering it and I would make the opening plan about shoreline cover, weed edges, and the first clean drop away from the bank and I would keep whatever works instead of changing it just because the next spot looks different.

What you can fish for

For this exact water, the recorded fish are Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Pumpkinseed, and Yellow Perch; which is enough for me to plan around weeds, wood, rock, or docks for bass and weeds and easy cover for panfish, and keep the day practical and easy to change.

Keeping the first trip simple

If a buddy asked me how to start on Brazell Lake, I would give the easy-to-read cover and depth changes a fair shot before trying anything fancy, then I would make one last stop at the Wisconsin DNR rules before calling the trip ready.