Otter Lake belongs to Lincoln County and is listed as a lake and the useful numbers here are about 34 acres and a maximum depth of 16 feet, which is the first thing I would want to know if a buddy asked me about this place.
Before you start fishing
| County | Lincoln County, WI |
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| Water type | Lake |
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| Surface area | 34 acres |
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| Maximum depth | 16 feet |
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| Recorded fish | 6 |
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I would spend more time watching the water than changing baits by putting the first hour into shoreline cover, weed edges, and the first clean drop away from the bank and I would take a couple of bites in one type of water over a dozen pretty spots with no life.
The fish list
The fish currently listed for Otter Lake include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed, and Yellow Perch; and that makes me think first about weeds, wood, rock, or docks for bass and weeds and easy cover for panfish, and make the first hour useful instead of random.
What I would try before anything fancy
If this were my day on Otter Lake, I would make every move change one big thing, like depth or cover, instead of just driving to another pretty spot, then I would confirm the current rules before the first fish ever comes over the side.
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