{"id":71115,"date":"2019-05-15T21:36:31","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T02:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.www.outdoorsfirst.com\/bass\/?p=71115"},"modified":"2019-05-15T21:36:31","modified_gmt":"2019-05-16T02:36:31","slug":"john-gillespie-16-2019-newton-lake-full-episode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outdoorsfirst.com\/bass\/john-gillespie-16-2019-newton-lake-full-episode\/","title":{"rendered":"John Gillespie #16, 2019 | Newton Lake | FULL EPISODE"},"content":{"rendered":"

See More From John Gillespie’s Waters & Woods<\/a>
\nPublished on Apr 27, 2019
\nEpisode 16
\nNewton Lake
\nShow Date: April 20th & 21st, 2019
\nLocation: Newton Lake, Newton, IL
\nAccommodations: The Outdoor Sportsman\u2019s Lodge [ 618-752-5075 | outdoorsportsmanslodge.com ]<\/p>\n

We\u2019re back fishing our favorite powerplant lake, Newton Lake, located in central Illinois. We are fishing later than we used to, due to the powerplant only working at half capacity. Our host Tab Walker tells us that the fishing season is just as good, but it\u2019s been shifted back a few months, so April, May, June, and July are great months to fish here. It\u2019s nice to be here in April, because we\u2019re able to get after the bass a few months before they start to bite in Wisconsin. Another thing that we love about Newton, is the scenery, you\u2019d never know you\u2019re in the middle of Illinois farm country with the view from the water.<\/p>\n

Using Wack-O worms, and swim jigs, working shorelines, casting into very shallow water. Newton Lake has very stained water, so darker lures tend to work better, because the fish can see the shadow better.<\/p>\n