Johnson Lake is a reservoir in Illinois, near Henry County.
Stocking records show that the following fish or strains were stocked here. A historical stocking does not by itself prove that a self-sustaining population remains today.
Johnson Lake is a reservoir in Henry County, Illinois. Johnson Lake covers about 50 acres and reaches a recorded 23 feet.
Johnson Lake has an old channel, incoming water and quiet coves, and small water-level changes can move fish from the bank to the first drop.
Fish reported from Johnson Lake include bluegill, largemouth bass, muskellunge, and white crappie. Stocking records for Johnson Lake also list channel catfish and largemouth bass and muskellunge, though that does not mean those fish will be easy to catch on every trip.
For bass at Johnson, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Johnson, use a small jig or minnow beside brush for crappie, and fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill, redear or other sunfish.
For large predators at Johnson, throw a bucktail, jerkbait or large rubber lure along points and weed edges for muskellunge.
For bottom fishing at Johnson, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish.
On a first trip to Johnson, check incoming water, one bend in the old channel and a point near deep water with a moving lure, then slow down with a jig or worm where you get a bite.
Spring around Johnson is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer is a good time to fish shade, weeds and the first drop into deeper water. Fall around Johnson can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.