Burning Star - Island Lake is a lake in Jackson County, Illinois.
Burning Star - Island Lake is a lake in Jackson County, Illinois. Burning Star - Island Lake covers about 216 acres.
Burning Star - Island Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Burning Star - Island Lake include black crappie, channel catfish, flathead catfish, largemouth bass, and white bass.
For bass at Burning Star - Island, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Burning Star - Island, use a small jig or minnow beside brush for crappie.
For roaming fish at Burning Star - Island, follow shad with a spoon, jig or small crankbait for white bass.
For bottom fishing at Burning Star - Island, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish, and use live bait near wood or a deep hole for flathead catfish.
On a first trip to Burning Star - Island, check one quiet cove, one rocky or firm point and the nearby deep water with a moving lure, then use a jig or worm where you find fish.
Spring at Burning Star - Island 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 at Burning Star - Island 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.