Beaver Lake - PRKFWA
Info / St. Clair County
Family Friendly
No
Handicap Access
No
Boat Fishing
Yes - 10 HP limit and no wake
Boat Ramps
Yes
Boat Rentals
No
Camping
No
Picnicking
No
Skiing
No
Swimming
No
Trout Stocking
No
Zebra Mussels
None
Location 332 acres
| 2025 | Channel Catfish | Advanced Fingerling (4 - 7") | 6640 |
| 2025 | Largemouth Bass | Fingerling (1 - 3") | 8341 |
| 2025 | Sauger | Fingerling (1 - 3") | 16359 |
| 2024 | Largemouth Bass | Fingerling (1 - 3") | 8424 |
| 2024 | Sauger | Fingerling (1 - 3") | 13288 |
Contact
10981 Conservation Road, Baldwin, IL
618-785-2555
Description
Some 1800 acres of the 2000-acre site of Peabody River King were donated to the IDNR by the Peabody Coal Company in 1994. Peabody Coal had mined the area from the late 1950s through the late 1980s, operating its surface mines under a series of mine reclamation measures. As a result, the area contains a varied topography, including more than 20 lakes and ponds totaling 534 acres. All of the water impoundments are a result of the surface mining operations. The Beaver Lake boat ramp allows angler access to several of the site's larger lakes that are connected to Beaver Lake. Mowed bank-fishing access is located adjacent to, and across the lake from the boat ramp.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; bow fishing is allowed
- Channel Catfish: 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
- Large or Smallmouth 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