Whalon Lake is a reservoir in Illinois, near Will 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.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
Imported species evidence
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A record establishes documented presence or stocking, not current abundance. The source may describe an earlier period.
Imported species evidence
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A record establishes documented presence or stocking, not current abundance. The source may describe an earlier period.
Imported species evidence
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A record establishes documented presence or stocking, not current abundance. The source may describe an earlier period.
Imported species evidence
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A record establishes documented presence or stocking, not current abundance. The source may describe an earlier period.
Imported species evidence
Source checked:
A record establishes documented presence or stocking, not current abundance. The source may describe an earlier period.
Imported species evidence
Source checked:
A record establishes documented presence or stocking, not current abundance. The source may describe an earlier period.
Whalon Lake is a reservoir in Will County, Illinois. Whalon Lake covers about 80 acres.
Whalon 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 Whalon Lake include black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and walleye. Stocking records for Whalon Lake also list channel catfish and walleye, though that does not mean those fish will be easy to catch on every trip.
For bass at Whalon, 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 Whalon, 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 roaming fish at Whalon, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For bottom fishing at Whalon, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish.
On a first trip to Whalon, 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 Whalon 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 Whalon 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.