Owl Lake

If you are looking at Owl Lake, you are looking at a Iron County lake with the latest inventory showing about 129 acres and a maximum depth of 49 feet, which is the first thing I would want to know if a buddy asked me about this place.

Size, depth, and the lay of the lake

The first trip does not need a giant tackle plan by spending the early part of the day on shoreline cover, weed edges, and the first clean drop away from the bank before I started digging through the tackle box for a magic answer.

The fishery on paper

Recorded species at Owl Lake include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed, and Yellow Perch; and that gives me a simple starting point with weeds, wood, rock, or docks for bass and weeds and easy cover for panfish, and make the first hour useful instead of random.

My game plan

If I had a few hours to figure out Owl Lake, I would start with a simple plan and only add complexity if the fish make me, then I would confirm the current rules before the first fish ever comes over the side.