Powerton Cooling Lake is a reservoir in Illinois, near Tazewell 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.
Powerton Cooling Lake is a reservoir in Tazewell County, Illinois. Powerton Cooling Lake covers about 1,426 acres, reaches a recorded 18 feet and holds about 15,400 acre-feet.
Powerton Cooling Lake was filled in 1971 and has a long rectangular shape with very little natural cover. Plant water moves through baffles from east to west, so current and temperature changes matter as much as depth.
Powerton has a strong blue catfish fishing created through stocking. Wipers, both bass species and channel catfish give anglers other choices around rock, moving water and deep-water baitfish.
Fish reported from Powerton Cooling Lake include alligator gar, blue catfish, channel catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and wiper. Stocking records for Powerton Cooling Lake also list black crappie and largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, though that does not mean those fish will be easy to catch on every trip.
For bass at Powerton Cooling, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth, and work a tube, Ned rig or small crankbait across rock and firm points for smallmouth.
For panfish at Powerton Cooling, use a small jig or minnow beside brush for crappie.
For roaming fish at Powerton Cooling, use a shad-colored swimbait, spoon or trolling lure around open-water baitfish for wipers.
For bottom fishing at Powerton Cooling, use fresh cut shad on a strong bottom rig for blue catfish, and put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish.
Other choices at Powerton Cooling include these plans: use heavy tackle and a large natural bait where alligator gar roam.
Pick one part of Powerton Cooling Lake and fish it slowly. At Powerton Cooling Lake, start with a moving lure on a point or cover edge, then use a jig, worm or minnow around the exact depth that produces a bite.
On a first trip to Powerton Cooling, 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 Powerton Cooling 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 Powerton Cooling can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
A medium spinning rod with 8- to 10-pound line handles most jigs, worms and small lures at Powerton Cooling, while a medium-heavy rod is better for bass jigs and heavier bottom rigs.
At Powerton Cooling Lake, choose one point, weed edge, patch of wood or old-channel bend near deeper water and test a few lure depths before making a long move.
The deepest number for Powerton Cooling Lake is only a guide. Fish at Powerton Cooling Lake still need comfortable water, cover or nearby food.
Wiper fits the reported information for Powerton Cooling Lake, so begin with a lure and spot that suit that fish rather than guessing.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.