Fox Lake (Wisconsin)
Parks and boat landings
Fox Lake has two public parks. Clausen Park, in the City of Fox Lake, and Town Park on the north west side of the lake. Both parks have public boat landings for a fee.
Fishing
The Wisconsin DNR lists Musky, Panfish, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike and Walleye as the most common fish to catch on Fox Lake. Other species are present, but do not have a large presence in the lake.
Stocked fish
Fox Lake has been artificially stocked with various kinds of fish since 1972. From the 1970s to the late 1990s, Largemouth Bass, Musky, Walleye, and Northern Pike were stocked. From 2001 to present, fish stocked in the lake were reduced to Walleye and Northern Pike. During this time, 6,785,974 Northern Pike and 1,239,607 Walleye were put into the lake.
Islands
There are eight islands in Fox Lake ranging from .2 to 11.9 acres.
Island Name | Size in acres |
---|---|
Lone Island | .2 |
Elmwood Island | 9.2 |
Dead Island | .2 |
Devil Island | 1.8 |
Fetridge Island | .3 |
Brushwood Island | 11.9 |
Sager Island | |
Unnamed | 6.9 |
Invasive species
There have been eight separate forms of invasive species found in Fox Lake. The first was found in 1982 by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Five of the eight species have been identified in the years between 2010 and 2014.
- Curly-Leaf Pondweed
- Eurasian Water-Milfoil
- Freshwater Jellyfish
- Hybrid Eurasian / Northern Water-Milfoil
- Phragmites (non-native)
- Purple Loosestrife
- Rusty Crayfish
- Zebra Mussel
See also
References
- ^ "Fox Lake Map" (PDF). Wisconsin DNR. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "Fox Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "Fox Lake Facts". Fox Lake Inland Lake Protection & Rehabilitation District (FLILPARD). Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "Fox Lake". Wisconsin DNR. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "Fox Lake Dam". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "Fish Stocking". Wisconsin DNR. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Invasive Species". Wisconsin DNR. Retrieved 10 January 2018.