Fishing near Washington, Illinois

Washington is a Tazewell County town, on the Illinois side. Fishing here means leaving the streets behind first. Ordered by drive time: Bowen Lake just 1.8 miles to the north, West Lake just 2.4 miles, Shepherd Pond just 3.4 miles to the south, Pine Lakes Country Club North Pond just 3.7 miles followed by Pine Lakes Country Club South Pond just 3.7 miles to the south-west. Dammed valleys carry the fishing round here. Weed gaps are better than weed edges on a bright day. Whether a lid forms depends on the year. Some winters give nothing at all in the way of a lid. The nearest of them, Bowen Lake, covers about 5 acres. Bowen Lake is the one with a mapped slipway. On climate averages, local water clears around mid March. Tazewell County records cover common carp, white perch, goldfish, bluegill and largemouth bass. Between Washington and Bowen Lake there is nothing else worth stopping for....