Ash Lake Fishing Guide, Perry County, Illinois

• Overview

  Ash Lake belongs to Perry County, Illinois. The bank is 446 feet above sea level. It covers about 3 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Perry County. You are 5.4 miles from Pinckneyville. St. Louis is the closest city, 60 miles away. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Ash Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Perry County records list bluegill, johnny darter, slough darter, largemouth bass and longear sunfish among the fish reported. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Take Ash Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 78°F in July and bottom out at 30°F in January. Ice comes and goes from one year to the next. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. Ash Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. You can leave the car about half a mile from the water. Fishing from a pier is possible half a mile away. Mapping shows a campsite some half a mile from the water. A picnic spot sits half a mile from the bank. Facilities run to toilets half a mile from the water. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Elm Lake, 0.1 miles out. Check the current arrangement for Ash Lake.