If you are looking at Josie Lake, you are looking at a Oneida County lake and its basic numbers come out to about 42 acres and a maximum depth of 15 feet, and that gives you a simple feel for the lake before tackle choices even matter.
Size, depth, and the lay of the lake
| County | Oneida County, WI |
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| Water type | Lake |
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| Surface area | 42 acres |
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| Maximum depth | 15 feet |
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| Recorded fish | 6 |
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The first trip does not need a giant tackle plan with my first few stops centered on shoreline cover, weed edges, and the first clean drop away from the bank and that is usually enough to tell you whether to stay shallow or start looking farther out.
The fishery on paper
Recorded species at Josie Lake include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Pumpkinseed, Smallmouth Bass, and Yellow Perch; which gives me a good reason to start with weeds, wood, rock, or docks for bass and weeds and easy cover for panfish, and remember that a species list does not tell you exactly where the fish are.
My game plan
If I had a few hours to figure out Josie Lake, I would pick a small part of the lake and try to understand it before worrying about everything else, then I would verify the latest bag, size, and season information before fishing.
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