Closer to town, Fox lake has long been a local favorite especially for those who don't have a boat as Fox Lake Park provides quite a bit of shoreline access to the lake. The largemouth bass is Florida's most popular freshwater game fish. Much of its popularity is due to its aggressive attitude and willingness to strike a lure or bait with explosive force. They will strike almost any kind of artificial lure or live bait, but most are taken on plastic worms, surface plugs, spinnerbaits, crankbaits, bass bugs and shiner minnows. The daily bag limit is 5 bass per day, only one of which may be greater than 22 inches in length.
Bluegills prefer the quiet, weedy waters where they can hide and feed.
They inhabit lakes and ponds, slow-flowing rivers and streams with sand, mud, or gravel bottoms, near aquatic vegetation. Redear sunfish prefer large, quiet waters and have a tendency to congregate around stumps, roots, logs and in open water offshore. They are common in lower, more slowly flowing reaches of rivers. Rarely are they found in swiftly moving water. They tolerate brackish water better than other sunfish but are intolerant of cool water.