Villa Grove West Lake
Info / Douglas County
Family Friendly
Yes
Handicap Access
No
Boat Fishing
No
Boat Ramps
No
Boat Rentals
No
Camping
No
Picnicking
No
Skiing
No
Swimming
No
Trout Stocking
Fall
Zebra Mussels
None
Location 5 acres
| 2025 | Channel Catfish | NonVulnerable (8 - 10") | 432 |
| 2025 | Rainbow Trout | Adult | 1107 |
| 2024 | Channel Catfish | Fingerling (1 - 3") | 324 |
| 2023 | Channel Catfish | Advanced Fingerling (4 - 7") | 540 |
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Description
This pond is 5.4 acres with a maximum depth of 10 feet. Bank fishing is possible around the entire shoreline.Fishery History
A wide variety of species of fish are present. Bluegill, Redear Sunfish, Green Sunfish, and Longear Sunfish are numerous. Largemouth Bass, White Crappie, Black Crappie, Channel Catfish, Yellow Bass, and Common Carp are present in modest numbers. This pond is stocked each fall spring with harvestable sized Rainbow Trout which are easily caught for at least a couple of weeks after the season opener on the third Saturday in October. Channel Catfish are stocked annually.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: 18 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
- Striped, White, or Hybrid Striped Bass: 17 inch Minimum Length Limit; 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
- Trout: Fall Closed Season; 5 Fish Daily Harvest Limit