Lake Jacksonville is a reservoir in Illinois, near Morgan County.
Lake Jacksonville north of Morgan Lake is a reservoir in Morgan County, Illinois. Lake Jacksonville north of Morgan Lake covers about 477 acres and holds about 6,099 acre-feet.
Lake Jacksonville north of Morgan 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 Lake Jacksonville north of Morgan Lake include black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, and white crappie.
For bass at Jacksonville north of Morgan, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Jacksonville north of Morgan, 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 Jacksonville north of Morgan, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish.
Spring around Jacksonville north of Morgan 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 Jacksonville north of Morgan can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Jacksonville north of Morgan, 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.
A medium spinning rod with 8- to 10-pound line handles most jigs, worms and small lures at Jacksonville north of Morgan, while a medium-heavy rod is better for bass jigs and heavier bottom rigs.
At Jacksonville north of Morgan, pick one cove and the closest point or drop into deep water, then fish that small area well before making a long move.
A reliable depth number was not found for Jacksonville north of Morgan, so anglers should rely on what they can see and what their lure touches.
At Jacksonville north of Morgan, it shows that a lot of the water sits away from the bank and around the old channel or deep end.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.