Cave Lake is a lake in Wisconsin, near Oconto County.
Up in Oconto County, Cave Lake is a lake and the published measurements are about 17 acres and a maximum depth of 5 feet, so at least you are starting with real numbers instead of guessing from a map.
| County | Oconto County, WI |
|---|---|
| Water type | Lake |
| Surface area | 17 acres |
| Maximum depth | 5 feet |
| Recorded fish | 5 |
I would rather get two useful clues than make twenty random stops with the first real effort focused on the best bank cover, any obvious weeds, and the deepest water I can reach because a few careful stops usually teach you more than a pile of random casts.
The current fish list for Cave Lake includes Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Pumpkinseed, and Yellow Perch; which makes it reasonable to try weeds, wood, rock, or docks for bass and weeds and easy cover for panfish, and see what actually shows up before changing directions.
Before I made the drive to Cave Lake, I would bring a couple of dependable baits, fish the best-looking water I can reach, and pay attention to what the first few bites have in common, then I would read the current Wisconsin DNR rules so nothing about the trip is based on an old limit.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.