Little Pickerel Lake is a Wisconsin lake located in Oconto County and the water facts we have show about 25 acres and a maximum depth of 20 feet, which helps keep the first trip simple instead of turning it into a giant guessing game.
The first things worth knowing
| County | Oconto County, WI |
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| Water type | Lake |
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| Surface area | 25 acres |
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| Maximum depth | 20 feet |
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| Recorded fish | 6 |
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I would start broad, then slow down once something starts making sense and I would build the day around the best bank cover, any obvious weeds, and the deepest water I can reach because the goal on day one is to learn a pattern, not prove you can fish the entire shoreline.
What the current record shows
The species currently tied to Little Pickerel Lake include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed, and Yellow Perch; so I would keep the tackle centered on weeds, wood, rock, or docks for bass and weeds and easy cover for panfish, and find out which part of the species list is actually active that day.
How I would fish it
For somebody fishing Little Pickerel Lake for the first time, I would keep one shallow option and one deeper option ready so the day does not depend on a single idea, and I would make sure the current DNR rules match the species I am actually fishing for.
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