Lake Atwood is a lake in McHenry 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.
Lake Atwood is a lake in McHenry County, Illinois. Lake Atwood covers about 20 acres and reaches a recorded 30 feet.
Lake Atwood is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Lake Atwood include black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, and largemouth bass. Stocking records for Lake Atwood also list rainbow trout and channel catfish and largemouth bass, though that does not mean those fish will be easy to catch on every trip.
For bass at Atwood, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Atwood, 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 bottom fishing at Atwood, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish.
For cold-water fish at Atwood, run spoons or minnow-shaped lures in cool water for trout.
On a first trip to Atwood, 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 Atwood 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 Atwood 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.