North Pine Lake

North Pine Lake is a Wisconsin lake located in Iron County and the best current size-and-depth record is about 9 acres and a maximum depth of 39 feet, so you can plan the trip around the water that is really there, not the lake you imagined.

The first things worth knowing

I would start broad, then slow down once something starts making sense by giving the best bank cover, any obvious weeds, and the deepest water I can reach more than a couple of throwaway casts and if nothing happens, the next move should change the kind of water, not just the scenery.

What the current record shows

The species currently tied to North Pine Lake include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Pumpkinseed, and Yellow Perch; so the first trip would at least account for 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 North Pine Lake for the first time, I would rather learn one shoreline, bay, point, or break than spend the whole day running around, then I would check the latest Wisconsin regulation details before the day starts.