Grove Lake
Fishing and stocking
Rainbow trout water, stocked through the fall 2026 program. One of 3 stocked waters on the Douglas County record.
Douglas County ยท Illinois
program
fall 2026
1
species
What swims here
Rainbow trout
Season program record
Illinois DNR publishes this water by season or program window, not by dated schedule, so there are no truck dates to list; the rows below are the published program allocations. The Illinois season shape statewide: spring and fall seasons.
Agency feed checked today.
| Season | Species | Size | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|
| fall 2026 | Rainbow trout | catchable | |
| spring 2026 | Rainbow trout | catchable |
Gear for this water
For the trout (rainbow trout on the season program here)
| Drifted bait | single salmon egg or half a crawler under light split shot, rolled along the bottom |
| Small jerkbaits | floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends |
| Waders or wet-wading boots | stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge |
Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.
More stocked waters in Douglas County
Other waters on the Douglas County record, each with a stocking page of its own; the county page carries them all.
| Water | Most recent |
|---|---|
| Pickerel Lake | fall 2026 |
| Silver Lake | fall 2026 |
Records from Illinois DNR
(official page). Schedules change without notice.
Seasons, limits, and licenses:
Illinois fishing
regulations.