Mermet Lake is a reservoir in Illinois, near Massac 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.
Mermet Lake is a reservoir in Massac County, Illinois. Mermet Lake covers about 452 acres and holds about 904 acre-feet.
Mermet 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 Mermet Lake include black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, redear sunfish, and white crappie. Stocking records for Mermet Lake also list channel catfish and largemouth bass, though that does not mean those fish will be easy to catch on every trip.
For bass at Mermet, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Mermet, 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 Mermet, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish.
Spring around Mermet 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 Mermet can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Mermet, 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 Mermet, while a medium-heavy rod is better for bass jigs and heavier bottom rigs.
At Mermet, 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 Mermet, so anglers should rely on what they can see and what their lure touches.
At Mermet, 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.