Fishing near North Peoria, Illinois

North Peoria is Peoria County through and through, Illinois side. The town holds close to 113,004 people. Start close and work out: Big Timber Lake just 5.1 miles to the west, Small Timber Lake just 5.3 miles, West Lake just 7.0 miles to the east with Pine Lakes Country Club South Pond just 7.2 miles. Freezing happens, but not to a schedule. A mild week can undo a month of cold. Dammed valleys carry the fishing round here. Points and bays outfish flat shoreline every time. Big Timber Lake sits nearest and covers some 9 acres. Big Timber Lake has mapped parking, which saves a long carry. Expect the lakes here to open about mid March. Peoria County records cover common carp, white perch, goldfish, bluegill and orangethroat darter. The count nearby is modest, but the next ring out is not. Peoria County anglers treat Big Timber Lake as the everyday option....