Greenville Lake is a reservoir in Illinois, near Bond 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.
Greenville Lake is a reservoir in Bond County, Illinois. Greenville Lake covers about 25 acres.
Greenville 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 Greenville Lake include bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, rainbow trout, and redear sunfish. Stocking records for Greenville Lake also list channel catfish and rainbow trout, though that does not mean those fish will be easy to catch on every trip.
For bass at Greenville, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Greenville, fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill, redear or other sunfish.
For bottom fishing at Greenville, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish.
For cold-water fish at Greenville, run spoons or minnow-shaped lures in cool water for trout.
On a first trip to Greenville, 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 Greenville 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 Greenville 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.