Fox Lake

For this page, we are talking about Fox Lake, a reservoir in Dodge County with the latest inventory showing about 2,713 acres and a maximum depth of 19 feet, so you can get the scale of the place before you ever make a cast.

The water at a glance

If this were my first time here, I would keep the plan basic with the first real effort focused on one manageable section of the lake instead of trying to cover the whole thing before I let one slow spot convince me the whole lake is dead.

Species worth planning around

The fish data for Fox Lake includes Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Muskellunge, Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed, Walleye, and Yellow Perch; so I would spend the first serious effort on weeds, wood, rock, or docks for bass and points, breaks, and wind-pushed edges for walleye, and keep the rest of the day loose.

A practical first pass

If the goal were simply to get a feel for Fox Lake, I would fish what is in front of me instead of trying to make the lake match an old report, and I would still look at the current Wisconsin regulations before fishing.