Clear Lake - KSRA
Location 38 acres
Kickapoo State Park is northeast of Oakwood and is 2,842 acres and provides 221 acres of water.
Recent Stocking History
| 2025 | Channel Catfish | NonVulnerable (8 - 10") | 907 |
| 2025 | Rainbow Trout | Adult | 4751 |
| 2024 | Channel Catfish | Advanced Fingerling (4 - 7") | 361 |
| 2024 | Channel Catfish | Fingerling (1 - 3") | 541 |
| 2024 | Rainbow Trout | Adult | 1786 |
Contact
Kickapoo State Park
10906 Kickapoo Park Rd.
217-442-4915
10906 Kickapoo Park Rd.
217-442-4915
Description
The park has 22 lakes ranging in size from 0.2 of an acre to 57 acres. There are 13 launching ramps on nine of the lakes, but there are numerous locations to fish from shore. Most of the 22 strip-mined lakes were created in the early 1900's and obtained by the state in 1939 from United Electric Coal Company. The rest of the lakes were obtained by the state in 1979. Mining in this area of the park ceased in 1964. Due to the lower fertility of these lakes, they do not support a large standing stock of fish, but the lakes do provide good fishing.Fishery History
Especially popular are the annual spring and fall stockings of Rainbow Trout into Clear Lake. Two lakes are surveyed each year, and the lakes included in the survey rotation are Long Lake, High Lake, No. 6 Lake, Sportsmen Lake, Clear Lake, and Inland Sea Lake. The overall objective for these lakes is to provide a good panfish fishery, while at the same time supplying a quality Largemouth Bass fishery. The majority of the lakes have good panfish fisheries while the bass populations are dominated by bass less than 15 inches. Species requiring annual stocking are Channel Catfish and Rainbow Trout. The following lakes receive Channel Catfish stockings: Clear Lake, Long Lake, Inland Sea, and Sportsmen Lake. Clear Lake is stocked with Rainbow Trout in the spring and the fall.Site Regulations
Site-Specific Fishing Regulations:
- All Fish: 2 pole and line fishing only and each pole must not have more than 2 hooks or lures attached while fishing
- Bluegill/Redear Sunfish: 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
- Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
- Large or Smallmouth Bass: 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit with no more than 1 fish greater than or equal to 15 inches and 2 fish less than 15 inches
- Rainbow Trout: Fall Closed Season; Spring Closed Season; 5 Fish Daily Harvest Limit