Fox Lake (WI)
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Species
Northern PikeSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
68°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
60°
Started the morning fishing by the spillway. The bass were up shallow. Saw a big girl swimming by the rocks near the spillway and got her to bite on the wacky worm. Was able to catch another in the new growth of pads and submerged vegetation. The weather got very windy and the bite got tough. Moved to the NW side of the lake and caught a nice one by dragging a jig across a wind blown, rocky point coming off Devil's Island. I wasn't able to fish long because of the wind but the quality of bass was great.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
61°
Slow rolled with occasional short hops worked best.
Wesley fishing
Bronze Ambassador
5/30/24
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Lg)
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
66°
Was fishing up shallow with few to no bites while working docks from the front to the back. The fish almost ate it instantly as I started to reel. Water Temps varied from mid-60s to high 60s. The fish ended up weighing in at just under three pounds and could tell it either still had eggs or had been feeding up and getting ready to spawn.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
The bass were hanging tight to certain clumps of weeds and the bait placement was key as they were chasing bluegills. The clients caught some of the largest bass of their lives and had a blast.
Jordan Hoeppner
Bronze Ambassador
6/9/24
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
66°
I took 1st out of 37 in a local kayak tournament fishing a docks, wood lay downs, and shallow grass patches after a cold front. Ended catching around 15 bass with top 5 going 89” in length. Most fish were post spawn with still a few late spawners found up against shore on concrete walls.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
The fishing was slower then expected, so for the clients to catch fish we used senkos and fished really slow. They managed to boat some nice largemouth bass.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Largemouth are the most abundant species on this lake and come in big sizes because of the 18" size limit. I had a recent guide trip and we managed to catch several big largemouth bass 18-20" using swim jigs, chatterbates and spinnerbaits. Also dark colored flipping jigs.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Blade Baits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
51°
Fish were biting and aggressive despite the recent cold front. If you could find a school it wasn’t uncommon to get a bite every cast for several casts in a row. Key areas were vegetation and pinch points in 3-4’ of water.
