Up in Vilas County, Sherman Lake is a lake with verified water details of about 126 acres and a maximum depth of 19 feet, so you can plan the trip around the water that is really there, not the lake you imagined.
The basic picture
| County | Vilas County, WI |
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| Water type | Lake |
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| Surface area | 126 acres |
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| Maximum depth | 19 feet |
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| Recorded fish | 7 |
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I would rather get two useful clues than make twenty random stops by checking what is happening around shoreline cover, weed edges, and the first clean drop away from the bank and if nothing happens, the next move should change the kind of water, not just the scenery.
What anglers can target
The current fish list for Sherman Lake includes Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Muskellunge, Pumpkinseed, Walleye, and Yellow Perch; and I would let that list point me toward weeds, wood, rock, or docks for bass and points, breaks, and wind-pushed edges for walleye, and avoid turning a simple trip into a gear-hauling contest.
How I would spend the first few hours
Before I made the drive to Sherman Lake, I would keep the trip flexible enough to move, but not so restless that I never learn a spot, then I would check the latest Wisconsin regulation details before the day starts.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.