Hunnerkoch Lake Fishing in Massac County, Illinois

• Overview

  Hunnerkoch Lake is one of the Massac County waters in Illinois. This is mixed woodland ground. It covers about 5 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Massac County list. Nearest town is Metropolis, 7.1 miles off. Paducah follows at 11 miles, then Hendron at 14 miles. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Hunnerkoch Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Massac County list longear sunfish, gizzard shad, green sunfish and bluegill. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Take Hunnerkoch Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 33°F in January up to 78°F in July. Temperature moves within a narrow band, and so does the fishing. Hard water here is never dependable, so check for yourself before stepping out. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. Plan around that when you fish Hunnerkoch Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. If the gate is shut, Mann Lake at 4.9 miles is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Hunnerkoch Lake for certain.