Fishing at Green Oaks Lake, Knox County, Illinois

• Overview

  Set in Knox County, Green Oaks Lake is an Illinois water. Elevation runs to 761 feet. The water covers some 30 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Illinois listings. Supplies mean a trip to Knoxville, 11 miles off. The big place round here is North Peoria, 32 miles distant. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Green Oaks Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Public occurrence data for Knox County names johnny darter, largemouth bass and white sucker. The county list is broader than any single water. At Green Oaks Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 22°F to 75°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice-out usually falls in mid March, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Averages suggest open water from about mid March through to roughly mid December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Green Oaks Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. You can launch: the ramp is 0.9 miles away. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Crawdad Lake sits 0.5 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Green Oaks Lake.