Schreiber Lake near Wauconda: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Schreiber Lake is one of the Lake County waters in Illinois. Height above sea level is 850 feet. About 5 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Our Lake County list holds plenty of bigger water. Start from Wauconda, 2.5 miles down the road. Elgin is the closest city, 18 miles away. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Schreiber Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Lake County include bluegill, common carp and green sunfish. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Schreiber Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 72°F on average, January about 20°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late March. Break-up sits around late March on average, with the water closing again about mid December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. At Schreiber Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Recorded parking is half a mile off, far enough to travel light. There are toilets half a mile off. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Davis Lake is 0.4 miles off. Treat access at Schreiber Lake as something to verify.