Fox Lake Fishing Report – August 15, 2020

Water Temp – 78 to 84
Clarity – 4″ to 1′
Water Color: Chalky green
Weather – Cloudy, intermittent rain, Winds build to 10 mph from NW
Depths – All fish caught in under 4′ of water
Offshore pattern on rock humps/flats/points. Most productive VERY early morning before boat traffic/pressure. Had a 20 min window before a community hole got crowded during tournament. We were boat #2, first boat on the spot. Pulled in 2 keepers in the first 15 minutes. All on slow rolled hollowbelly swimbait with jighead/hook with spinner
Second pattern was tight against hard cover/shoreline flipping
- Got harder after wind kicked up. Boat control
3rd pattern was a frog bite where pads and slop mixed. Bites were in alleys, pockets, open water.
- Smaller black frog most effective
Caught 20+ bass
Culled up once for final weight of 7.64 lbs… behind 2nd by .02 lbs…. behind 1st by .1 lbs (ouch)
Lessons learned
- All fish were in typical spots one would expect from Map study.
  - too often I overthink things, and look for alternatives, but I need to trust my map study more and just work the areas better to find the pattern. Fish are usually where they should be
- Had to work slowly to catch them. (slow retrieve or flip right to them)

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