Palmyra-Modesto City Lake is a reservoir in Illinois, near Macoupin 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.
Palmyra-Modesto City Lake is a reservoir in Macoupin County, Illinois. Palmyra-Modesto City Lake covers about 35 acres and holds about 565 acre-feet.
Palmyra-Modesto City 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 Palmyra-Modesto City Lake include bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, and white crappie. Stocking records for Palmyra-Modesto City 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 Palmyra-Modesto City, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Palmyra-Modesto City, 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 Palmyra-Modesto City, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish.
On a first trip to Palmyra-Modesto City, 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.
Spring around Palmyra-Modesto City 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 Palmyra-Modesto City 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.
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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.