Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Southern IL Powerhouse — 1,775-acre cooling lake with exceptional bass and catfish fishing — one of the top fisheries in southern Illinois
Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area centers on a 1,775-acre cooling lake in Jasper County — one of the premier bass fisheries in southern Illinois. The warm-water discharge from the Newton Power Station creates ideal growing conditions for largemouth bass, channel catfish, and crappie. Newton Lake consistently produces trophy-sized bass exceeding 8 pounds. The surrounding uplands provide quality dove and quail hunting habitat.
Visitor Information
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Location | Jasper County, IL |
| Entry Fee | Free |
| Lake | 1,775 acres! |
| Bass | Trophy 8lb+ largemouth! |
About Newton Lake
Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area in Jasper County surrounds a 1,775-acre power plant cooling lake — one of the premier fishing destinations in central Illinois. The lake’s warm waters accelerate fish growth, producing trophy-class largemouth bass, walleye, and channel catfish. The surrounding grasslands and wetlands attract waterfowl and upland game birds.
Things to Do
Fishing for trophy largemouth bass, walleye, and catfish (the warm waters produce fast-growing fish), boating, waterfowl hunting (seasonal), and birdwatching. One of Illinois’ best fishing lakes.
About Newton Lake
Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area in Jasper County provides recreation on a 1,775-acre power plant cooling lake in southeastern Illinois. The warm water discharge creates productive fishing — the lake is especially known for excellent largemouth bass and crappie fishing. These power plant lakes are among Illinois’s most productive fisheries.
Things to Do
Fishing for largemouth bass, crappie, and catfish (the warm water produces trophy-sized fish), boating, hunting (seasonal), and birdwatching. One of southeastern Illinois’s best fishing lakes.
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