Shooks Pond Fishing Guide, Rock Island County, Illinois

• Overview

  This water sits in Rock Island County, Illinois. The surface lies 551 feet up. At roughly 9 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Milan is the closest place, 1.7 miles off. It is 5 miles to Davenport, the nearest city. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Shooks Pond

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Rock Island County include channel catfish, goldfish and common carp. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. At Shooks Pond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 75°F, while January sits near 21°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid March. From about mid March to around mid December, expect open water on the long-run figures. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. On Shooks Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. You will be walking about half a mile from the nearest car park. You can camp half a mile off, which suits an early start. Reserve land runs up to the bank here, so read the notices. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Carp Lake, 2.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Shooks Pond may have changed since it was mapped.