Fishing near East Peoria, Illinois

East Peoria is a Tazewell County town in Illinois. It counts about 23,080 residents. On the doorstep and beyond: Waheld Pond (4.7 miles), Grand Oaks Lake (5.4 miles) to the south, Lutticken Lake (5.7 miles), Lutticken South Pond (5.8 miles) to the south then Pine Lakes Country Club North Pond (6.2 miles). The rocky sides of Grand Oaks Lake give a shelf worth working along. Most of these sit behind a wall. The shady bank fishes long after the sunny one dies. In milder years the surface stays open. It varies enough that no rule of thumb holds. At 3 acres, Waheld Pond is the closest water to town. Waheld Pond has mapped parking, which saves a long carry. Break-up on local water lands around mid March. Open records for Tazewell County list common carp, white perch, goldfish and bluegill. Anything you fish here counts as Tazewell County water, so read the county rules first....