Gurney Road Pond - JEPCFWA
Location 2 acres
Gurney Road Pond is located at the Jim Edgar Panther Creek State and Fish and Wildlife Area, 8 miles north of Ashland and 40 miles northwest of Springfield.
Contact
Site Office
217-935-8722
217-935-8722
Description
The pond is 1.5 acres with a maximum depth of 12 feet. Gurney Road Pond has been enrolled in the Spring Catchable Trout Program since 1998. Anglers can catch Rainbow Trout during the fall and spring trout seasons.Fishery History
Other bodies of water in the Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish Wildlife Area include: Gridley Lake, Prairie Lake and Drake Lake.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
- Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
- Large or Smallmouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
- Trout: Fall Closed Season; Spring Closed Season; 5 Fish Daily Harvest Limit; Early season catch-and-release fishing is permitted