Giant City State Park - Eagle Pond is a lake in Jackson County, Illinois.
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.
Giant City State Park - Eagle Pond is a pond in Jackson County, Illinois. Giant City State Park - Eagle Pond covers about 2 acres.
Giant City State Park - Eagle Pond is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Giant City State Park - Eagle Pond include bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, and redear sunfish. Stocking records for Giant City State Park - Eagle Pond also list channel catfish, though that does not mean those fish will be easy to catch on every trip.
For bass at Giant City State Park - Eagle, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Giant City State Park - Eagle, fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill, redear or other sunfish.
For bottom fishing at Giant City State Park - Eagle, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish.
When you first fish Giant City State Park - Eagle, 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 on Giant City State Park - Eagle 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 on Giant City State Park - Eagle 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.