Carlyle Lake

Clinton - Illinois


  • 68 catches

  • 936 followers

  • 121 spots

Illinois' largest lake, featuring largemouth, catfish, white bass and Crappie. Walleye, Bluegill and a few hybrid stripers available too. Good public use facilities. 26,000 acres

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Carlyle Lake Fishing Reports

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  1. cheyenne johnson
    - Carlyle Lake

    Largemouth Bass

    1. randy ran 0
      niceeee
    2. Scott S 0
      Nice one
    3. George Horvath 0
      Nice 👍
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  2. justin finley
    - Carlyle Lake

    5 lb. Largemouth Bass with a Mepps Comet Mino

    1. George Horvath 0
      Nice 👍
  3. Jason Emrich
    - Carlyle Lake

    Won't let me Add pictures, couple of decent 4 and 5lb Channels outta the rocks on Cut Shad three way rigged.

    4 lb. 5 oz. 23.0 in. Channel Catfish with a Cut Shad

  4. Brandon Harris
    - Carlyle Lake

    Details: Black Crappie with a Red/White Jig

    Several Small Crappie

  5. Paul Moore
    - Carlyle Lake

    Check out little SNATCH OR STARVE with his PB’s
    We had a great time over the weekend with friends and family..
    🎣SNATCH OR STARVE🎣

    Crappie with a Minnows,plastics

    1. Rhonda Howard 0
      Awsome
  6. Amanda Wilson
    - Carlyle Lake

    Shallow edges, lots of snags, but some good fish

    Allen branch

    1. Shawn Gearinger 0
      Nice one Amanda!!🎣👍🏻
    2. Amanda Wilson 0
      *wasnt
    3. Amanda Wilson 0
      Thank you! This want even the biggest one!
    4. Capt Morris Campbell 0
      Nice Cat Amanda.
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  7. Ronald Sanders
    - Carlyle Lake

    Caught this monster at Coles Creek on my 9ft. Crappie hunter rod and reel with 4lb. test line. Took me 20 minutes to wear it and me out and land.

    8 lb. 24 in. Flathead Catfish with a home made crappie jig Lime green and purple

    1. Chuck williams 0
      Thats a channel cat
    2. Jason Emrich 0
      That is a nice Channel Cat! Good fishing and tight lines my friend.
    3. Bernard Gresham 0
      Nice. It's nothing like going fishing. I love to fish and I'm looking for some good places to go fishing at.
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  8. Jim Little
    - Carlyle Lake

    Took son and grandson with me, grandson caught his first white bass. All smiles...

    9 in. White Bass with a grasshopper plug

    1. james hanson 0
      awsome catch buddy
  9. kyle kandler
    - Carlyle Lake

    Details: 5 lb. 24 in. White Catfish with a nightcrawler

  10. kyle kandler
    - Carlyle Lake

    Details: 10 lb. 24 in. White Catfish with a nightcrawler

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