Fishing near Granite City, Illinois

Granite City is a Madison County town in Illinois. It is the sort of town where the water is closer than the shops. Reckoned by road: Horseshoe Lake 2.9 miles away to the east, Chouteau Slough 3.4 miles away, Edelhardt Lake 5.5 miles away to the east plus Spanish Lake 7.2 miles away. If the wind is up, Horseshoe Lake gives a sheltered corner on one side or the other. Cold spells can close them, though not every year. Treat any of it with suspicion. Storage water makes up the bulk of the list. Shade and light shape the day more than the month does. At 1,462 acres, Horseshoe Lake is the closest water to town. There is a launch at Horseshoe Lake, so a boat is an option there. Madison County records cover common carp, bluegill, green sunfish, channel catfish and goldfish. The run from Granite City to Horseshoe Lake is the shortest of them all....