For this page, we are talking about Red Cedar Lake, a lake in Barron County with the current lake record giving us about 1,897 acres and a maximum depth of 53 feet.
The water at a glance
| County | Barron County, WI |
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| Water type | Lake |
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| Surface area | 1,897 acres |
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| Maximum depth | 53 feet |
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| Recorded fish | 8 |
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If this were my first time here, I would keep the plan basic and I would make the opening plan about one manageable section of the lake instead of trying to cover the whole thing because a few careful stops usually teach you more than a pile of random casts.
Species worth planning around
The fish data for Red Cedar Lake includes Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, and Yellow Perch; which is enough for me to plan around weeds, wood, rock, or docks for bass and points, breaks, and wind-pushed edges for walleye, and leave room to adjust if the first idea is wrong.
A practical first pass
If the goal were simply to get a feel for Red Cedar Lake, I would fish a few sensible areas, remember where the life is, and stop forcing a pattern that is not there, then I would read the current Wisconsin DNR rules so nothing about the trip is based on an old limit.
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