Stella Lake is a lake in Vilas County and the best current size-and-depth record is about 95 acres and a maximum depth of 9 feet, and that is a much better place to start than pretending every lake fishes the same.
What this lake is like
| County | Vilas County, WI |
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| Water type | Lake |
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| Surface area | 95 acres |
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| Maximum depth | 9 feet |
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| Recorded fish | 6 |
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I would rather learn one piece of this water than rush through ten by giving shoreline cover, weed edges, and the first clean drop away from the bank more than a couple of throwaway casts before making the day harder than it needs to be.
What swims here
Species already recorded for Stella Lake include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed, and Yellow Perch; and that is enough to put some time into weeds, wood, rock, or docks for bass and weeds and easy cover for panfish, and keep the day practical and easy to change.
A simple way to approach it
For an uncomplicated day on Stella Lake, I would make a short plan, fish it honestly, and change areas only when the water gives me a reason, then I would check the current Wisconsin rules before the first cast.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.