Bullhead Lake

This Taylor County water is Bullhead Lake, a lake with the available water data listing about 5 acres and a maximum depth of 22 feet, so you can get the scale of the place before you ever make a cast.

Start with the basics

I would make the first trip about learning the water, not conquering it and I would start where I can clearly see or understand the best bank cover, any obvious weeds, and the deepest water I can reach before I started running around looking for something better.

What you can fish for

For this exact water, the recorded fish are Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Pumpkinseed, and Yellow Perch; so the first few setups I pack would cover weeds, wood, rock, or docks for bass and weeds and easy cover for panfish, and keep the rest of the day loose.

Keeping the first trip simple

If a buddy asked me how to start on Bullhead Lake, I would keep the first hour organized enough that a bite actually teaches me something, and I would still look at the current Wisconsin regulations before fishing.