Lake Lucerne

Lake Lucerne is a Wisconsin lake located in Forest County with the current lake record giving us about 1,039 acres and a maximum depth of 73 feet, so at least you are starting with real numbers instead of guessing from a map.

The first things worth knowing

I would start broad, then slow down once something starts making sense with a little time spent on one manageable section of the lake instead of trying to cover the whole thing and I would only make a big move if those places truly look empty.

What the current record shows

The species currently tied to Lake Lucerne include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Lake Trout, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, and Pumpkinseed, plus 4 more; which is enough for me to plan around weeds, wood, rock, or docks for bass and points, breaks, and wind-pushed edges for walleye, and see what actually shows up before changing directions.

How I would fish it

For somebody fishing Lake Lucerne for the first time, I would fish a few sensible areas, remember where the life is, and stop forcing a pattern that is not there, and I would make sure the current Wisconsin fishing regulations do not add a special rule for this water.