Waverly City Lake Fishing Guide, Morgan County, Illinois

• Overview

  Waverly City Lake falls in Morgan County, part of Illinois. Elevation runs to 614 feet. It measures about 61 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The nearest town is Waverly, 3.1 miles away. New Berlin follows at 10 miles, then South Jacksonville at 14 miles. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Waverly City Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Public occurrence data for Morgan County names green sunfish, white sucker and yellow bullhead. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Waverly City Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 76°F in July and bottom out at 25°F in January. Whether it freezes depends on the year. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. It holds true on Waverly City Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. A boat ramp sits about half a mile from the water. A parking area is marked roughly half a mile out. A pier or jetty stands half a mile away, which helps on a crowded bank. Overnight stays are possible half a mile away. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Franklin Waverly Outing Club Lake at 1.2 miles is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Waverly City Lake for certain.