If you are looking at North Rice Lake, you are looking at a Marathon County lake and the water facts we have show about 46 acres and a maximum depth of 5 feet, so you can plan the trip around the water that is really there, not the lake you imagined.
Size, depth, and the lay of the lake
| County | Marathon County, WI |
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| Water type | Lake |
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| Surface area | 46 acres |
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| Maximum depth | 5 feet |
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| Recorded fish | 5 |
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The first trip does not need a giant tackle plan and I would build the day around shoreline cover, weed edges, and the first clean drop away from the bank and if nothing happens, the next move should change the kind of water, not just the scenery.
The fishery on paper
Recorded species at North Rice Lake include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed, and Yellow Perch; which gives me something real to work with 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 game plan
If I had a few hours to figure out North Rice Lake, I would start with obvious fish-holding water and let actual bites tell me whether to stay or move, then I would check the latest Wisconsin regulation details before the day starts.
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