Stupid Q: What Does Fow Mean?

[sergv]

What does FOW mean: Is it the actual depth where folks are fishing, the depth that the fish is being caught or first something?

[Spearing Machine]

It just means Foot or Feet of water. It just means how deep the water. Example I caught the crappies in 40fow.

[aanderud]

It's the actual depth of the water there, not how far down the fish were. It is sort of a way to tell people "where" to catch fish on a particular lake. Saying "I was on lake X in 10 FOW" is sort of a nice way to give a hint as to where the fish might be biting but not tell exact GPS coordinates.

You might be in 40 FOW and catching suspended fish 20 feet down. In this case, most likely you'll say something like "the fish were suspended over 40 FOW" or something.

[Rick]

FOW means:

1. Feet Of Water. Can be used for depth to bottom or depth to where fish are suspended.

2. First Open Water. Ice out.

3. Feeling Of Warmth. Rarely used during ice fishing unless your bae is there or even better, the fish are biting non-stop.

[Agronomist_at_IA]

I always hate when guys tell you in the winter time that fish are in x feet of water......do they take into account the 1-2 foot of ice on the lake .........or is it what the sonar reads when fishing.

[leech~~]

42 minutes ago, johnrr65 said:

+1

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