Fishing near Hartford in Madison County, IL

  • Most Caught Species: Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass Hybrid, Calico Bass(Black Crappie)
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 21
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 2
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my record for the day near Hartford

my record for the day

Never thought the bass in cougar lake/tower lake could get this big. Another person fishing there (the camera man) had a scale that weighed it at 6lbs 8oz.
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Cold Water Exchange for the heating/cooling plant near Hartford

Cold Water Exchange for the heating/cooling plant

Frigid water pours out of a culvert here. Holy sweet mother of tim. I caught the 3 largest bass i have ever seen alive here! plus at least 10 others that were smaller, but still fun to catch. 3 over 6 lbs, the rest under 3.
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Heating plant pier near Hartford

Heating plant pier

the weeds are terrible, but the shade is nice. Saw alot of hybrid bass jumpimg and crappie, i suppose.
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Secret near Hartford

Secret

Sorry, not willing to tell my exact spot. It requires quite a hike down a deer trail.
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Secret near Hartford

Secret

Sorry, not willing to tell my exact spot. It requires quite a hike down a deer trail.
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"The Dam" near Hartford

"The Dam"

hit this @ about 630 am saturday. Alot of good strikes, only one caught. weeds are thick
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Top Fishing Spots near Hartford

Cahokia Creek
Cahokia Creek

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Wood River
Wood River

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Cougar Lake
Cougar Lake

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Dam Number 27
Dam Number 27

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Dam Number 27
Dam Number 27

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Lock and Dam Number 26
Lock and Dam Number 26

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Hartford Area Fish Species

Recent Hartford Fishing Reports

Evening Fishing1 Fishing Report Aug 13, 2014

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Cougar Lake, IL -

All caught on 10" Berkley Power Worms (Red Shad and Plum)

I catch and release, but there were 4 fish over 3lbs and 4 fish between 1 and 2 ...

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Cougar Lake Fishing Report Aug 02, 2008

Cougar Lake

Cougar Lake, Edwardsville, IL -

AKA Tower lake, Cougar lake is located on the SIUE Campus in Edwardsville, IL. This will be my first time getting out this entire year, (employment s...

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Baits and Tackle used near Hartford

Check Prices

  • Gold/silver Rat-L Trap, cast it out into the current and let the current take it as far as it will go. Reeled in slowly

Topwater Bait Check Prices

  • scum frog,
  • jitterbug

Worm Check Prices

  • 10" Berkley Power Worms- Red Shad and Plum

Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices

  • white dollarspin from walmart. I love those things.

Panfish Jig Check Prices

  • Storm swimshad on a beetlespin
  • I used Mr Twister swimshads here on friday night. The fishing wasn't great, and there is alot of weeds to contend with.

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