Fishing at Brush Lake, Henderson County, Illinois

• Overview

  Brush Lake is listed under Henderson County, Illinois. It stands 525 feet above sea level. Burlington sits 5.1 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Davenport sits 60 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Other water nearby: Millman Lake sits 0.6 miles out, Half Moon Lake out at 3.7 miles, Carthage Lake sits 3.9 miles out, Orchard City Lake out at 4.2 miles and Crystal Lake sits 6 miles out. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Brush Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Henderson County, recorded fish include bluegill, common carp and gizzard shad. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Brush Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 76°F in July and bottom out at 23°F in January. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid March. Averages suggest open water from about mid March through to roughly late December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Brush Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Millman Lake, 0.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Brush Lake in what we hold.