Up in Vilas County, Rice Lake is a lake with verified water details of about 9 acres and a maximum depth of 15 feet, which gives you a decent picture of what kind of day on the water you are planning.
The basic picture
| County | Vilas County, WI |
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| Water type | Lake |
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| Surface area | 9 acres |
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| Maximum depth | 15 feet |
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| Recorded fish | 4 |
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I would rather get two useful clues than make twenty random stops by checking what is happening around the best bank cover, any obvious weeds, and the deepest water I can reach and I would pay more attention to where the first bite comes from than what lure caught it.
What anglers can target
The current fish list for Rice Lake includes Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, and Yellow Perch; and I would let that list point me toward weeds and easy cover for panfish, and keep the first trip from getting too complicated.
How I would spend the first few hours
Before I made the drive to Rice Lake, I would keep the trip flexible enough to move, but not so restless that I never learn a spot, and I would check the current regulations before keeping anything.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.