You will find North Bass Lake in St. Croix County, where it is classified as a lake and the physical record currently shows about 19 acres; a dependable maximum depth is not in the current record, which helps keep the first trip simple instead of turning it into a giant guessing game.
Putting the lake in perspective
| County | St. Croix County, WI |
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| Water type | Lake |
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| Surface area | 19 acres |
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| Maximum depth | Not reliably published |
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| Recorded fish | 5 |
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I would avoid overthinking this one right out of the gate and I would make the opening plan about 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 is actually listed here
At North Bass Lake, the current fish record includes Black Crappie, Bluegill, Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed, and Yellow Perch; which is enough for me to plan around weeds and easy cover for panfish and weed lines and baitfish areas for pike or musky, and find out which part of the species list is actually active that day.
My first-day plan
If I were starting from scratch on North Bass Lake, 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 DNR rules match the species I am actually fishing for.
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