Eagle Lake - PRKFWA

Info / St. Clair County

Location 101 acres

Peabody River King State Fish and Wildlife Area is located 0.5 miles east of New Athens off of Old Highway 13 and Nuernberger Road.
Recent Stocking History
2025 Channel Catfish Advanced Fingerling (4 - 7") 3000
2025 Muskellunge Adult 210
2024 Channel Catfish Fingerling (1 - 3") 1515
2024 Muskellunge Adult 210
2023 Channel Catfish Advanced Fingerling (4 - 7") 2525

Contact

Lubinski, Ben
IDNR Fisheries Biologist
Send Message
618-785-2555

Site Regulations

Eagle Lake has a 10 horsepower motor limit and a no wake speed limit for boaters.

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; bow fishing is allowed
  • Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
  • Largemouth Bass: 15 inch Minimum Length Limit; 3 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
  • White, Black or Hybrid Crappie: 9 inch Minimum Length Limit; 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit

Additional Information

Planning to eat your catch?  Fish Consumption Advisory information can be found here: Fish Consumption Advisory Page