Gun Club Lake in Will County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Gun Club Lake is a Will County water, in Illinois. The land about it is pine and birch. Small at around 11 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. The nearest town is Mokena, 1.7 miles away. Joliet is the closest city, 9.3 miles away. If this one is busy: Scuds Lake about 4.3 miles, Lake George (8.7 miles), McGinnis Slough about 9.7 miles, Tampier Lake (10 miles) and Tampier Slough about 11 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Gun Club Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Open biodiversity records for Will County list common carp, green sunfish, threadfin shad, bluegill and goldfish. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Gun Club Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 74°F and January near 22°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid March. Expect the water usable from around mid March until roughly mid December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. It sets the rhythm of the year at Gun Club Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. You can park half a mile away and walk in from there. A toilet block sits half a mile away. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Scuds Lake, 4.3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Gun Club Lake for certain.