Ridge Lake is a reservoir in Illinois, near Coles 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.
Ridge Lake northeast of Charleston Lower Channel Lake is a reservoir in Coles County, Illinois. Ridge Lake northeast of Charleston Lower Channel Lake covers about 15 acres, reaches a recorded 15 feet and holds about 104 acre-feet.
Ridge Lake northeast of Charleston Lower Channel Lake has an old channel, incoming water and quiet coves, and small water-level changes can move fish from the bank to the first drop.
Stocking records for Ridge Lake northeast of Charleston Lower Channel Lake also list channel catfish and walleye, though that does not mean those fish will be easy to catch on every trip.
For roaming fish at Ridge northeast of Charleston Lower Channel, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For bottom fishing at Ridge northeast of Charleston Lower Channel, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish.
On a first trip to Ridge northeast of Charleston Lower Channel, 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 Ridge northeast of Charleston Lower Channel 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 Ridge northeast of Charleston Lower Channel 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.