1. Lake levels are at 595.82 feet which is 1.82 feet above normal pool. Check out the spillway - some reports of a few walleye and sauger.
    4-24-14
    CRAPPIE
    Good: ...more Anglers are catching medium sized fish with minnows or tube jigs; favorite jig colors are black, black and silver, and chartreuse. Look for fish near brush or trees on the bank, in 5 feet or 10 to 12 feet of water. Fox Harbor and Bow Woods are good areas.

  2. WATER CONDITIONS: Water levels are good at 595.76 feet which is 1.7 feet above normal winter pool. Water temperatures are from 49 to 52 degrees and has cleared ...more up some.
    CRAPPIE- Fishing Conditions
    Fish have moved out to about 10 feet or so and suspended deep brush with tube jigs in orange, black or chartreuse with some on minnows drifted over deep brush on windy days. Also try black and chartreuse jigs near brush along the banks. Silver or silver and chartreuse Slab Busters are also popular.


About

I am the Manager at Coon Creek Castaways, out at the gates of Coon Creek Campgrounds, Lake Shelbyville, IL.


Fishing Favorites

  • Species Walleye, Crappie, Bass
  • Waterway Lake Shelbyville
  • Lure Top water, Rattle traps, Jigs

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