Lake McMaster is a lake in Knox 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 McMaster is a lake in Knox County, Illinois. Lake McMaster covers about 165 acres and reaches a recorded 65 feet.
Lake McMaster is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Lake McMaster include black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, redear sunfish, and walleye. Stocking records for Lake McMaster also list muskellunge and channel catfish and walleye, though that does not mean those fish will be easy to catch on every trip.
For bass at McMaster, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at McMaster, 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 roaming fish at McMaster, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at McMaster, throw a bucktail, jerkbait or large rubber lure along points and weed edges for muskellunge.
For bottom fishing at McMaster, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish.
On a first trip to McMaster, 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 McMaster is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer fishing is usually better in cooler, deeper water. Fall at McMaster 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.