Hickory Hills Lake

Hickory Hills Lake covers 415 acres in Worcester County. The recorded maximum depth at Hickory Hills Lake is 20 feet. The documented storage volume is about 3,915 acre-feet.

How the Size and Shape of Hickory Hills Lake Affect Fishing

The verified 20-foot maximum gives Hickory Hills Lake enough depth for fish to move away from the bank without turning the lake into a purely open-water fishery.

Hickory Hills Lake is too large to fish as one uniform body. At Hickory Hills Lake, divide it into several sections, then stay with the zone showing forage and useful cover. At Hickory Hills Lake, wind direction can make distant sections fish differently on the same day.

Fish and Baits at Hickory Hills Lake

Fish reported from Hickory Hills Lake include bluegill, brown bullhead, chain pickerel, golden shiner, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch.

Bass

Largemouth bass in Hickory Hills Lake can be searched with a spinnerbait before a Texas-rigged worm is worked through the best cover.

Crappie, Perch and Sunfish

Use a tiny jig or natural bait under a float when fishing Hickory Hills Lake for bluegill and related sunfish. A small minnow or worm on a light rig fits yellow perch fishing at Hickory Hills Lake.

Walleye and Larger Predators

Chain pickerel in Hickory Hills Lake can be found with spoons, spinnerbaits and small swimbaits along vegetation.

Catfish, Bullheads and Carp

Brown bullheads in Hickory Hills Lake are best approached with a worm or small piece of cut bait on bottom.

How the Seasons Change Hickory Hills Lake

A sunny spring afternoon can pull Hickory Hills Lake fish toward dark bottom, wood and new vegetation. Summer fish in Hickory Hills Lake may feed shallow at dawn before settling beside cover or deeper structure. Cooling water can bring Hickory Hills Lake fish back to points and banks where bait gathers.

A Practical Plan for Fishing Hickory Hills Lake

Start with the clearest repeatable contour or cover edge on Hickory Hills Lake. Compare incoming water, the old channel and a point leading toward the deeper end of Hickory Hills Lake.

Useful Tackle for Hickory Hills Lake

A medium spinning rod with 8- to 10-pound line handles jigs, small crankbaits and live-bait rigs on Hickory Hills Lake. A medium-heavy rod with 12- to 15-pound line covers bass jigs and bottom rigs at Hickory Hills Lake.

Hickory Hills Lake FAQs

What does the 415-acre size mean when fishing Hickory Hills Lake?

Divide Hickory Hills Lake into smaller sections and require a pattern to repeat before crossing the entire 415-acre water.

How should the 20-foot maximum depth shape a Hickory Hills Lake plan?

The 20-foot maximum is useful context, but active fish at Hickory Hills Lake should be located by cover, forage, temperature and repeated bites.

What does the 3,915 acre-foot volume reveal about Hickory Hills Lake?

The documented volume shows that Hickory Hills Lake can hold fish well beyond its visible banks, especially near the original channel and deeper structural changes.