Fish N Fun Lake Fishing near Henry, Illinois

• Overview

  The Putnam County entry here is Fish N Fun Lake, in Illinois. Beyond the shoreline you have pine and birch. The water measures roughly 16 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Putnam County list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest place of any size is Henry, 5.7 miles away. Granville is 7.3 miles away, with Depue at 12 miles. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Fish N Fun Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Open biodiversity records for Putnam County list bluegill, green sunfish and orangespotted sunfish. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The shape of Fish N Fun Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 74°F and January reads 22°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Look for the thaw near mid March; the fishing lifts straight after. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid March until roughly mid December. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. The season on Fish N Fun Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. For the catfish, fish bottom baits into the deeper holes and let them sit. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Swan Lake, 2.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat Fish N Fun Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.