Turner Lake Fishing in Bureau County, Illinois

• Overview

  Set in Bureau County, Illinois, this is Turner Lake. It sits at 443 feet above sea level. It runs to roughly 239 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The edge covers about 3.6 miles, enough to hold several distinct areas. Few waters listed in Bureau County are bigger. Head to Depue, 2.6 miles away, for anything you forgot. Spring Valley is 3.2 miles and Granville 4 miles. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Turner Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Species logged across Bureau County include bluegill, green sunfish, white sucker and orangethroat darter. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The shape of Turner Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 74°F and January near 21°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid March. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid March and starts locking again about mid December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Turner Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Lyons Lake, 1.9 miles out. Confirm before you fish Turner Lake.