Homme Pond

Homme Pond is a Wisconsin reservoir located in Shawano County with the latest inventory showing about 36 acres and a maximum depth of 13 feet, which helps keep the first trip simple instead of turning it into a giant guessing game.

The first things worth knowing

I would start broad, then slow down once something starts making sense by spending the early part of the day on shoreline cover, weed edges, and the first clean drop away from the bank and if nothing happens, the next move should change the kind of water, not just the scenery.

What the current record shows

The species currently tied to Homme Pond include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Largemouth Bass, Pumpkinseed, Rainbow Trout, and Yellow Perch; so I would spend the first serious effort on weeds, wood, rock, or docks for bass and weeds and easy cover for panfish, and find out which part of the species list is actually active that day.

How I would fish it

For somebody fishing Homme Pond for the first time, I would fish what is in front of me instead of trying to make the lake match an old report, and I would make sure the current DNR rules match the species I am actually fishing for.