Lake Chaminwood is a lake in Will 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 Chaminwood is a lake in Will County, Illinois. Lake Chaminwood covers about 48 acres and reaches a recorded 10 feet.
Lake Chaminwood is shallow enough that wind, weeds, shade and even a small dip in the bottom can make one part fish better than another.
Fish reported from Lake Chaminwood include bluegill, largemouth bass, redear sunfish, and saugeye. Stocking records for Lake Chaminwood also list channel catfish and saugeye, though that does not mean those fish will be easy to catch on every trip.
For bass at Chaminwood, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Chaminwood, fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill, redear or other sunfish.
For roaming fish at Chaminwood, fish a jig, blade bait or crankbait near the old channel for saugeye.
For bottom fishing at Chaminwood, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish.
On a first trip to Chaminwood, 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 Chaminwood is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer is best early or late around weeds, shade and the few deeper holes. Fall at Chaminwood 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.
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.
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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.
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.