Ferne Clyffe Lake is a reservoir in Illinois, near Johnson 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.
Ferne Clyffe Lake is a reservoir in Johnson County, Illinois. Ferne Clyffe Lake covers about 16 acres and holds about 174 acre-feet.
Ferne Clyffe Lake was made by holding back a river or creek, making the old channel, bends and quiet coves sensible places to begin.
Fish reported from Ferne Clyffe Lake include channel catfish, largemouth bass, and rainbow trout. Stocking records for Ferne Clyffe Lake also list bluegill and channel catfish and rainbow trout, though that does not mean those fish will be easy to catch on every trip.
For bass at Ferne Clyffe, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Ferne Clyffe, fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill, redear or other sunfish.
For bottom fishing at Ferne Clyffe, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish.
For cold-water fish at Ferne Clyffe, run spoons or minnow-shaped lures in cool water for trout.
On a first trip to Ferne Clyffe, 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 Ferne Clyffe 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 Ferne Clyffe 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.