On the map, Patterson Lake shows up as a lake in Portage County with the available record putting it at about 3 acres; a dependable maximum depth is not in the current record, so you can decide whether to fish it slow or break the day into a few different areas.
What the numbers tell you
| County | Portage County, WI |
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| Water type | Lake |
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| Surface area | 3 acres |
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| Maximum depth | Not reliably published |
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| Recorded fish | 0 |
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I would give a few different kinds of spots an honest chance with most of my time going to the best bank cover, any obvious weeds, and the deepest water I can reach and that is usually enough to tell you whether to stay shallow or start looking farther out.
Fish recorded in this water
The current Patterson Lake record does not give us a fish list I would treat as complete; for a first visit, i would keep the tackle flexible and avoid building the whole day around one species, and and keep everything else in reserve until i need it.
An easy starting plan
For a first trip to Patterson Lake, I would make the day about finding one repeatable clue instead of collecting waypoints, and I would read the current Wisconsin rules once before the trip so there are no surprises.
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