Lake George is a lake in Columbia County with verified water details of about 38 acres and a maximum depth of 22 feet, which is enough to know whether you are dealing with a quick little water or a full-day lake.
What this lake is like
| County | Columbia County, WI |
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| Water type | Lake |
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| Surface area | 38 acres |
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| Maximum depth | 22 feet |
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| Recorded fish | 5 |
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I would rather learn one piece of this water than rush through ten by checking what is happening around shoreline cover, weed edges, and the first clean drop away from the bank before I let one slow spot convince me the whole lake is dead.
What swims here
Species already recorded for Lake George include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Pumpkinseed, and Yellow Perch; so I would make room in the tackle box for weeds, wood, rock, or docks for bass and weeds and easy cover for panfish, and avoid hauling gear for every fish in Wisconsin.
A simple way to approach it
For an uncomplicated day on Lake George, I would give the easy-to-read cover and depth changes a fair shot before trying anything fancy, then the only homework left is checking the current Wisconsin season, bag, and size rules.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.