Slug Run Lake Fishing in Fulton County, Illinois

• Overview

  The Fulton County end of Illinois holds Slug Run Lake. It lies 650 feet above sea level. It covers about 9 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Cuba is the closest town at 1.8 miles. Peoria sits 33 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Close neighbours run: Road Fill Lake at about 0.4 miles, Fisher Lake about 1.8 miles, Frog Lake at about 2.1 miles, Rose Lake about 2.1 miles and Genes Pond at about 2.2 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Slug Run Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Reported across Fulton County: common carp, goldfish, white perch and bluegill. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. At Slug Run Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 75°F and January reads 23°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice-out usually falls in mid March, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The season between ice runs from about mid March to late December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Plan around that when you fish Slug Run Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Road Fill Lake, 0.4 miles out. The position on Slug Run Lake is worth confirming on the day.