You will find Lake Wausau in Marathon County, where it is classified as a reservoir and the published measurements are about 1,851 acres and a maximum depth of 30 feet, which gives you a decent picture of what kind of day on the water you are planning.
Putting the lake in perspective
| County | Marathon County, WI |
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| Water type | Reservoir |
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| Surface area | 1,851 acres |
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| Maximum depth | 30 feet |
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| Recorded fish | 9 |
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I would avoid overthinking this one right out of the gate with the first real effort focused on one manageable section of the lake instead of trying to cover the whole thing before I spent the rest of the day chasing somebody else's old fishing report.
What is actually listed here
At Lake Wausau, the current fish record includes Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Muskellunge, Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed, Smallmouth Bass, and Walleye, plus 1 more; so I would spend the first serious effort on weeds, wood, rock, or docks for bass and points, breaks, and wind-pushed edges for walleye, and keep the first trip from getting too complicated.
My first-day plan
If I were starting from scratch on Lake Wausau, I would fish what is in front of me instead of trying to make the lake match an old report, and I would check the current regulations before keeping anything.
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