Bushnell Lake

This St. Croix County water is Bushnell Lake, a lake and the basic lake data comes in at about 22 acres and a maximum depth of 12 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 begin around the best bank cover, any obvious weeds, and the deepest water I can reach before I let one slow spot convince me the whole lake is dead.

What you can fish for

At the moment, Bushnell Lake does not have enough species data for a trustworthy fishing list; i would not let a statewide species list stand in for actual evidence from this water, and and then let the actual bites decide what comes next.

Keeping the first trip simple

If a buddy asked me how to start on Bushnell Lake, I would start with a simple plan and only add complexity if the fish make me, and I would still look at the current Wisconsin regulations before fishing.