Up in Manitowoc County, Pigeon Lake is a reservoir with the available record putting it at about 80 acres and a maximum depth of 62 feet, so there is no need to dress the lake up with a bunch of made-up detail.
The basic picture
| County | Manitowoc County, WI |
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| Water type | Reservoir |
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| Surface area | 80 acres |
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| Maximum depth | 62 feet |
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| Recorded fish | 7 |
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I would rather get two useful clues than make twenty random stops with most of my time going to shoreline cover, weed edges, and the first clean drop away from the bank before making the day harder than it needs to be.
What anglers can target
The current fish list for Pigeon Lake includes Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed, Walleye, and Yellow Perch; which keeps me focused on weeds, wood, rock, or docks for bass and points, breaks, and wind-pushed edges for walleye, and keep the day practical and easy to change.
How I would spend the first few hours
Before I made the drive to Pigeon Lake, I would make the day about finding one repeatable clue instead of collecting waypoints, then I would make one last stop at the Wisconsin DNR rules before calling the trip ready.
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