Lake Bernice

Lake Bernice is a reservoir in Fond du Lac County with the current lake record giving us about 32 acres and a maximum depth of 11 feet, so you can get the scale of the place before you ever make a cast.

What this lake is like

I would rather learn one piece of this water than rush through ten with a little time spent on shoreline cover, weed edges, and the first clean drop away from the bank before I started running around looking for something better.

What swims here

Species already recorded for Lake Bernice include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed, and Yellow Perch; so I would build the first part of the day around weeds, wood, rock, or docks for bass and weeds and easy cover for panfish, and keep the rest of the day loose.

A simple way to approach it

For an uncomplicated day on Lake Bernice, I would make every move change one big thing, like depth or cover, instead of just driving to another pretty spot, and I would still look at the current Wisconsin regulations before fishing.