Paris West Lake is a lake in Edgar 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.
Paris West Lake is a lake in Edgar County, Illinois. Paris West Lake covers about 75 acres.
Paris West Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Paris West Lake include bluegill, channel catfish, common carp, and largemouth bass. Stocking records for Paris West Lake also list saugeye and wiper and channel catfish, though that does not mean those fish will be easy to catch on every trip.
For bass at Paris West, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Paris West, fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill, redear or other sunfish.
For roaming fish at Paris West, fish a jig, blade bait or crankbait near the old channel for saugeye, and use a shad-colored swimbait, spoon or trolling lure around open-water baitfish for wipers.
For bottom fishing at Paris West, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish, and use corn or dough bait on a simple bottom rig for carp.
On a first trip to Paris West, 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 Paris West 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 at Paris West 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.
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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.