Clear Lake

Clear Lake sits in Oneida County and is listed as a lake with the current inventory showing about 37 acres and a maximum depth of 24 feet, so the size of the job is pretty easy to understand before you go.

The useful basics

On a first visit, I would make a short list of places to try with a simple look at shoreline cover, weed edges, and the first clean drop away from the bank before I spent the rest of the day chasing somebody else's old fishing report.

Fish you may run into

The current inventory lists Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Pumpkinseed, Walleye, and Yellow Perch for Clear Lake; so the first trip would at least account for weeds, wood, rock, or docks for bass and points, breaks, and wind-pushed edges for walleye, and keep the first trip from getting too complicated.

How I would break it down

If I wanted to learn Clear Lake without overdoing it, I would rather learn one shoreline, bay, point, or break than spend the whole day running around, then I would confirm the current Wisconsin rules for the species I plan to target.