Gile Flowage

Gile Flowage is a Iron County water listed as a reservoir with the water profile currently listing about 3,138 acres and a maximum depth of 25 feet, so at least you are starting with real numbers instead of guessing from a map.

What you are dealing with

For a new-to-me lake like this, simple beats clever and the first places I would give a fair shot are one manageable section of the lake instead of trying to cover the whole thing because a few careful stops usually teach you more than a pile of random casts.

Fish tied to this lake

The present inventory shows Black Crappie, Bluegill, Muskellunge, Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, and Yellow Perch at Gile Flowage; which makes it reasonable to try weeds, wood, rock, or docks for bass and points, breaks, and wind-pushed edges for walleye, and see what actually shows up before changing directions.

How I would keep it simple

If I were headed to Gile Flowage tomorrow, I would keep the tackle simple, pick a manageable section, and let the first signs of fish decide the next move, then I would read the current Wisconsin DNR rules so nothing about the trip is based on an old limit.