Cox Lake

In Rabun County, Cox Lake is listed as a reservoir; my opening stop would be one promising area near the launch, and I would stay with it until I get a clear read from the first setup. The first trip does not have to solve everything, so I would keep fishing one easy-to-read piece of water until I get a clear read from the opening stretch before I add more distance or tackle.

Cox Lake Size, Maximum Depth and Volume

Exact size and depth measurements are sparse for Cox Lake, so I would leave the figures unstated until a current management document publishes a figure and use one manageable piece of water until I learn something from the first area.

Fishing This Water

Species information for Cox Lake is limited, so I would use a small tackle bag with a few soft plastics and live bait around one nearby section of bank and wait to specialize until I learn something from the first adjustment. I would choose one bait style that fits the target on Cox Lake, work it around one short section of bank, and keep it there until I learn something from the first hour.

A Practical Cox Lake Game Plan

For a first trip to Cox Lake, I would fish one sheltered section of bank long enough to judge the plan, then change depth before changing every bait after I find a repeatable bite in the first setup. After I find a repeatable bite in the opening stretch, I would give one straightforward shoreline stretch more time on Cox Lake instead of immediately looking elsewhere. Once I see a pattern develop in the first area, I would remember what worked around one promising shoreline stretch and begin the next trip to Cox Lake with that same clue.