Norris Pond

If you are looking at Norris Pond, you are looking at a Waukesha County lake with the current lake record giving us about 3 acres and a maximum depth of 8 feet, which helps keep the first trip simple instead of turning it into a giant guessing game.

Size, depth, and the lay of the lake

The first trip does not need a giant tackle plan with a little time spent on 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.

The fishery on paper

I am leaving the fish list for Norris Pond alone until there is better exact-water evidence; i would rather leave that blank than send somebody out after a fish that may not be there, and and use the first few bites to narrow things down.

My game plan

If I had a few hours to figure out Norris Pond, I would make every move change one big thing, like depth or cover, instead of just driving to another pretty spot, and I would make sure the current DNR rules match the species I am actually fishing for.