Fox Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Rice County.
Fox Lake near 44.3931, -93.3240 is a lake in Rice County, Minnesota. Fox Lake covers about 311 acres, reaches a recorded 47 feet and holds about 6,042 acre-feet.
Fox Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Fox Lake include bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin, common carp, fathead minnow, freshwater drum, golden shiner, largemouth bass, northern pike, spottail shiner, tadpole madtom, walleye, white bass, white crappie, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Fox Lake, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Fox Lake, use a small jig or minnow beside brush for crappie, and fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill, and keep a small jig, minnow or worm close to bottom for yellow perch.
For roaming fish at Fox Lake, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye, and follow shad with a spoon, jig or small crankbait for white bass.
For large predators at Fox Lake, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Fox Lake, fish a worm or small piece of cut bait in quiet water for bullheads, and use corn or dough bait on a simple bottom rig for carp.
Other choices at Fox Lake include these plans: bounce a jig, worm or crayfish bait along firm bottom for freshwater drum, and work a tough soft plastic or cut bait near weeds and wood for bowfin.
Spring at Fox Lake is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer is a good time to fish shade, weeds and the first drop into deeper water. Fall at Fox Lake can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Fox Lake, check one quiet cove, one rocky or firm point and the nearby deep water with a moving lure, then use a jig or worm where you find fish.
A medium spinning rod covers smaller lures at Fox Lake, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
At Fox Lake, pick one cove and the closest point or drop into deep water, then fish that small area well before making a long move.
Not every trip. A better place at Fox Lake is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Fox Lake, it shows that a lot of the water sits away from the bank and around the old channel or deep end.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.