The Quarry is typical of central Illinois
waterways, it is affected by weather,
if you plan to dive immediately after a rainfall, visibility will be poorer than
during a hot two weeks dry period in mid summer. Normally, visibility is
8 to 30 feet, but can appear to the novice eye to differ from that. We have 10
full acres of water here. About 3 acres is underwater forest, located primarily
along the northern side of the quarry. This is were the big catfish lay in
mid-summer sunbathing and resting in the trees, normally reserved for birds.
We have allowed no fishing in the quarry for several years, in order to increase
the fish population; and our efforts are paying off. Along the south side of the
quarry just at the top of the wall (8 to 10 ft) you will see the heavy grasses
and
plant growth which houses many of our newborn fish, each year. We have
largemouth bass, sunfish, catfish and a couple of turtles who remain year round
residents.
