Johns Lake

Johns Lake is a Portage County water listed as a lake with the available record putting it at about 6 acres and a maximum depth of 25 feet, so you can decide whether to fish it slow or break the day into a few different areas.

What you are dealing with

For a new-to-me lake like this, simple beats clever with most of my time going to the best bank cover, any obvious weeds, and the deepest water I can reach and that is usually enough to tell you whether to stay shallow or start looking farther out.

Fish tied to this lake

The fish record for Johns Lake needs better exact-water evidence; for a first visit, i would keep the tackle flexible and avoid building the whole day around one species, and and keep everything else in reserve until i need it.

How I would keep it simple

If I were headed to Johns Lake tomorrow, I would make the day about finding one repeatable clue instead of collecting waypoints, and I would read the current Wisconsin rules once before the trip so there are no surprises.