Down in Burnett County, Rice Lake is a lake and the useful numbers here are about 87 acres and a maximum depth of 13 feet, which gives you a decent picture of what kind of day on the water you are planning.
Know the water first
| County | Burnett County, WI |
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| Water type | Lake |
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| Surface area | 87 acres |
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| Maximum depth | 13 feet |
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| Recorded fish | 6 |
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The smart first move here is to keep the day manageable by putting the first hour into shoreline cover, weed edges, and the first clean drop away from the bank and I would pay more attention to where the first bite comes from than what lure caught it.
Species already connected to this water
Fish recorded for Rice Lake include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed, and Yellow Perch; so I would build the first part of the day around weeds, wood, rock, or docks for bass and weeds and easy cover for panfish, and keep the first trip from getting too complicated.
The first trip does not need to be fancy
If I only had one day to learn Rice Lake, I would make every move change one big thing, like depth or cover, instead of just driving to another pretty spot, and I would check the current regulations before keeping anything.
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