Evergreen Lake, near Bloomington IL

This paragraph is from the Illinois DNR Bass Fisheries Report :

EVERGREEN LAKE - The City of Bloomington, the Bloomington-Normal Bass Club, the McLean County Parks and Recreation Department and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, through a cooperative largemouth bass stocking program, have maintained a bass population that provides excellent angling opportunities. The stocking program began in 1990 and has proven beneficial in helping to maintain bass numbers in the lake. In 2002, 2400 eight-inch largemouth bass were stocked. Electrofishing catch rates have increased from 18 bass per hour in 1990 to a high of 128 bass per hour in 1998. Since 1998, the catch rate has decreased to 60 bass per hour in 2002. This is still a good catch rate. The size structure is dominated by larger bass with 77% of the bass being over 12 inches and 62% over 15 inches in length. Approximately 6% of the bass were larger than 20 inches. The low natural production of bass in recent years has reduced the number of small bass, but with the stocking program we are maintaining a good bass fishery. The bass regulation on Evergreen Lake is a 15" minimum length limit with a 6 fish daily creel limit. Evergreen Lake has two boat ramps and has a 10 horsepower limit on all boats. In order to launch a boat on Evergreen Lake, a sticker must be purchased. The stickers can be purchased at the boat ramps, Comlara Park Visitor’s Center, or by calling 309/726-2022.

Here is a link to the official park website
http://198.92.233.48/parks/Fishing.htm

Here's my opinion :

This lake is an underfished resource. I've only fished it a few times but the results have been impressive so far. I hear that it is a good muskie lake but have not targeted the muskie yet. Here are some pictures of Evergreen Fish, they all seem to be Large !!! The muskies below were caught while bass fishing.