Independence Grove, IL
muskymagnet
Posted 9/3/2013 9:45 AM (#661019)
Subject: Independence Grove, IL




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Anyone ever fish this little lake? If so, what did you throw? Let me know please. Thank you.

MM
toothycritter88
Posted 9/3/2013 1:37 PM (#661069 - in reply to #661019)
Subject: Re: Independence Grove, IL





I've heard of mid to upper 40s come out of there very rarely. Im willing to guess there's not many muskies in there. Same with sterling lake
muskymagnet
Posted 9/3/2013 3:50 PM (#661095 - in reply to #661069)
Subject: Re: Independence Grove, IL




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Thanks.
ILmuskie
Posted 9/4/2013 11:51 AM (#661285 - in reply to #661019)
Subject: Re: Independence Grove, IL





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Location: Dixon, IL		I know this lake and years ago that I found out that lake got muskie and I am happy but no stock since. I DONT KNOW WHY! Maybe very few left in the lake and they are big fish! 50 inch released a few months (?) ago! My guess is that maybe 5 musky in a whole lake and maybe few more from natural reproduction but I don't know!
thewal2
Posted 9/5/2013 8:34 AM (#661440 - in reply to #661285)
Subject: Re: Independence Grove, IL




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ILmuskie - 9/4/2013 11:51 AM

My guess is that maybe 5 musky in a whole lake and maybe few more from natural reproduction but I don't know!


Natural reproduction? I highly doubt that in Illinois with the substrate the lake is made of. I dont know of any actual reproduction in any illinois waters. I could be wrong and if so Id love to know where this happens!

bshep
Posted 9/5/2013 8:53 AM (#661444 - in reply to #661440)
Subject: Re: Independence Grove, IL




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I love how the thought of natural reproduction in the entire state of Illinois is always so easily written off. As if every lake consists of the same bottom content or something... You and nobody else knows for sure, because you guys don't have your own lake in Illinois and the time/staff to conduct the research necessary to know for sure.

Think about it...
ToddM
Posted 9/5/2013 12:31 PM (#661473 - in reply to #661019)
Subject: Re: Independence Grove, IL





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Location: oswego, il		I have heard reports of it happening, people seeing fingerlings where they are not stocked. My guess is its too limited to ever matter and bass get most of them. Steve Pallo told me about a lake that got tigers back in the day with no return. Fingerlings. They did a study with bass and 100% of the bass studied had eaten tiger fingerlings.

the area musky clubs have looked into putting muskies into I dependence grove. Its not state run and they are not interested in having a musky population in the lake. To bad.
ILmuskie
Posted 9/5/2013 6:09 PM (#661530 - in reply to #661019)
Subject: Re: Independence Grove, IL





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Location: Dixon, IL		I said few is possible ...never know but I know this lake have some nice shallow water with weeds! We depends on musky stocking for better musky fishing!