Last stocked
January 1, 2025
Plants on record
63
Since 2010
Species recorded
5
Average size
6.4 in
Surface acres
2,715.2
Access and facts
- Nearest town
- Town of Fox Lake, WI
- Boat ramp
- Yes
Two public boat landings, in parks on the northwest and southeast shores, provide access to this 2713-acre lake. Water clarity is low; maximum depth is 19 ft.
Sources: access.boat_ramp , access.boat_ramp , shore_notes , nearest_town , fishing_notes , fishing_notes , watch_outs , watch_outs
How Fox Lake is stocked
The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of January. In 2025 it was January 1, 2025, about when it usually is.
No plants recorded in 2020.
About 398 reported fish per acre, 2nd most of 3 lakes in Dodge County with both a fish count and a surface area.
Fish at Fox Lake
Fishing Fox Lake is most likely to be for Northern Pike. Northern Pike accounts for 21 of 63 plants on record, ahead of Walleye and 3 more.
Northern Pike 21 plants
- Plants
- 21 of 63
- Last stocked
- January 1, 2019
- Average length
- 6.3 in
Walleye 19 plants
- Plants
- 19 of 63
- Last stocked
- January 1, 2025
- Average length
- 4 in
Muskellunge 11 plants
- Plants
- 11 of 63
- Last stocked
- January 1, 2025
- Average length
- 12.4 in
Yellow Perch 9 plants
- Plants
- 9 of 63
- Last stocked
- January 1, 2025
- Average length
- 5.1 in
Crappie 3 plants
- Plants
- 3 of 63
- Last stocked
- January 1, 2024
- Average length
- 4.3 in
Fishing Fox Lake
Fox Lake is a 2,713 acre lake in Dodge County, Wisconsin, with a maximum depth of 19 feet. Common fish available include Musky, Panfish, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, and Walleye. Visitors have access to the lake from public boat landings. The lake's bottom composition is 1% sand, 30% gravel, and 69% muck, and Walleye and Northern Pike have been stocked there since 2001.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org , apps.dnr.wi.gov
What to watch for
The lake's water clarity is low. There have been eight separate forms of invasive species found in Fox Lake, with five of these species identified between 2010 and 2014.
Fish stocked per year
- 65,6352010
- 65,8692011
- 68,6272012
- 62,1202013
- 31,8602014
- 126,1292015
- 54,2002016
- 124,2772017
- 20,0762018
- 128,9402019
- 105,1842021
- 11,5102022
- 104,9602023
- 9,0002024
- 102,2962025
Stocking history
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| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2025 | Yellow Perch | 5,400 | 5 in | report |
| January 1, 2025 | Walleye | 95,196 | 1.5 in | report |
| January 1, 2025 | Muskellunge | 200 | 13 in | report |
| January 1, 2025 | Walleye | 1,500 | 7 in | report |
| January 1, 2024 | Muskellunge | 200 | 13 in | report |
| January 1, 2024 | Crappie | 4,000 | 5 in | report |
| January 1, 2024 | Walleye | 1,600 | 7 in | report |
| January 1, 2024 | Yellow Perch | 3,200 | 5 in | report |
| January 1, 2023 | Yellow Perch | 3,750 | 5 in | report |
| January 1, 2023 | Walleye | 1,500 | 7 in | report |
| January 1, 2023 | Walleye | 95,518 | 1.38 in | report |
| January 1, 2023 | Crappie | 4,000 | 5 in | report |
| January 1, 2023 | Muskellunge | 192 | 13 in | report |
| January 1, 2022 | Crappie | 4,620 | 3 in | report |
| January 1, 2022 | Yellow Perch | 4,290 | 6 in | report |
| January 1, 2022 | Walleye | 2,600 | 7 in | report |
| January 1, 2021 | Walleye | 105,184 | 1.6 in | report |
| January 1, 2019 | Northern Pike | 12,947 | 4.6 in | report |
| January 1, 2019 | Walleye | 105,086 | 1.26 in | report |
| January 1, 2019 | Northern Pike | 10,907 | 2.43 in | report |
| January 1, 2018 | Northern Pike | 15,072 | 2.24 in | report |
| January 1, 2018 | Northern Pike | 2,004 | 8.67 in | report |
| January 1, 2018 | Walleye | 3,000 | 5 in | report |
| January 1, 2017 | Northern Pike | 7,500 | 2.4 in | report |
| January 1, 2017 | Walleye | 115,777 | 1.44 in | report |
| January 1, 2017 | Muskellunge | 500 | 13 in | report |
| January 1, 2017 | Walleye | 500 | 7 in | report |
| January 1, 2016 | Muskellunge | 200 | 13 in | report |
| January 1, 2016 | Walleye | 4,000 | 7 in | report |
| January 1, 2016 | Northern Pike | 50,000 | 2.02 in | report |
| January 1, 2015 | Northern Pike | 26,264 | 2.75 in | report |
| January 1, 2015 | Northern Pike | 350 | 13 in | report |
| January 1, 2015 | Walleye | 94,965 | 1.2 in | report |
| January 1, 2015 | Yellow Perch | 4,400 | 7 in | report |
| January 1, 2015 | Muskellunge | 150 | 12 in | report |
| January 1, 2014 | Northern Pike | 26,230 | 2.32 in | report |
| January 1, 2014 | Walleye | 300 | 7 in | report |
| January 1, 2014 | Muskellunge | 150 | 11 in | report |
| January 1, 2014 | Yellow Perch | 4,230 | 5 in | report |
| January 1, 2014 | Northern Pike | 750 | 14 in | report |
| January 1, 2014 | Northern Pike | 200 | 12 in | report |
| January 1, 2013 | Northern Pike | 450 | 13 in | report |
| January 1, 2013 | Walleye | 47,323 | 1.5 in | report |
| January 1, 2013 | Muskellunge | 150 | 12 in | report |
| January 1, 2013 | Yellow Perch | 5,000 | 5 in | report |
| January 1, 2013 | Northern Pike | 9,197 | 2.7 in | report |
| January 1, 2012 | Walleye | 47,250 | 1.15 in | report |
| January 1, 2012 | Northern Pike | 450 | 12 in | report |
| January 1, 2012 | Northern Pike | 5,850 | 3.8 in | report |
| January 1, 2012 | Northern Pike | 12,851 | 2.15 in | report |
| January 1, 2012 | Muskellunge | 150 | 12 in | report |
| January 1, 2012 | Yellow Perch | 1,000 | 4 in | report |
| January 1, 2012 | Walleye | 1,076 | 7 in | report |
| January 1, 2011 | Northern Pike | 350 | 11 in | report |
| January 1, 2011 | Northern Pike | 15,919 | 2.68 in | report |
| January 1, 2011 | Muskellunge | 150 | 12 in | report |
| January 1, 2011 | Yellow Perch | 2,200 | 4 in | report |
| January 1, 2011 | Walleye | 47,250 | 1.46 in | report |
| January 1, 2010 | Northern Pike | 785 | 12 in | report |
| January 1, 2010 | Muskellunge | 100 | 12 in | report |
| January 1, 2010 | Northern Pike | 10,000 | 3.3 in | report |
| January 1, 2010 | Walleye | 47,250 | 1.62 in | report |
| January 1, 2010 | Northern Pike | 7,500 | 2.73 in | report |
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Species stocked here
Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.