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It s not on a lake, though, but on the Internet. Fox Lake resident Paul Jones runs aWeb site, www.foxlakefishing.com, which pertains to fishing in the Chain O Lakesand Fox Lake area.
It s an online community where local fishermen can share fishing stories, fishingreports, photos and even jokes.
Just about anything that concerns a fisherman can be found on the site. The Web siterecently started a fishing forum, significantly increasing the number of hits itreceives a day, Jones said.
The forum isn t just for fishing either. There are topics on the forum that dealwith camping, hunting, boating and just about every outdoor activity that exists.
The forum is the most popular part of the Web site, Jones said. That s whereeveryone can view a lot of different information, such as what kind of fish you cancatch and keep from the Chain O Lakes. The fishing forum is located online at www.foxlakefishing.com/forum
Jones said the site receives about 200 to 300 hits a day. At one time, it wasreceiving about 2,000 hits a day. He never thought it would have this much success.
I wasn t expecting this much success for it, but it just starting growing andgrowing, Jones said. We just kept getting more hits and more people posting theirstories and showing off photos of the fish they caught last weekend and such.
Since the Web site was created at the end of December, Jones said, it has receivedover 40,000 hits. He said it has received a lot of positive feedback.
People who live on the lakes around here obviously go fishing a lot, Jones said. They like the fact that they can receive fishing reports from the Web siteincluding what fish are biting where, the water level of the lakes, watertemperatures and even the weather report around the area.
The Web site was a Christmas gift from his brother Bruce Jones who is a Web designerat www.DesignAndPromote.com and gets out every once in awhile when he gets away fromhis office to go fishing with his brother.
Jones said there are 41 members of the Web site who regularly post information. Youhave to register to be a member, but there is no fee. Nonmembers can view everythingon the Web site, including recipes for cooking fish.
JD Spinner, the professional fishing guide from www.jdspinners.com regularly writesabout what lures fish are hitting on while on his fishing charters and has a sectiondevoted to showing the best of what fishing for a living is all about.
One of the fishing blog posts at www.FoxLakeFishing.com features a photo of Paulwith a 29" 5.5 lb. Walleye that he caught on a dead end channel on the north side ofFox Lake. He says he knows where the fish are and if you stay tuned you will too.
I expect our forum will continue having a lot of progress especially since it isprime Bass and Walleye season now, he said. Fishermen like to know what fish arebiting where.
Come visit FoxLakeFishing.com and join in the fun by sharing your fishing storiesand fishing photos from Fox Lake and the surrounding Fox Chain, you may just pick upa fishing tip or two along the way.
