1. 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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  2. 11 oz. 11 in. White Crappie with a tube jig

  3. City Of Centralia added this fishing dock. It is Handicap accessible, except when lake levels are low, the ramp to the dock is then very steep. It has railing all ...more around the perimeter.

    New Fishing Dock

    1. Ronald Sanders 0
      Sorry I am fishing about 1 to 1 1/2 ft. deep,
    2. Ronald Sanders 0
      I am catching some small Crappie 3ft from the bank along the rip raft all around the point area. Fish late evening near submerged logs and tree limbs. Get hung up ...more a lot too. Have fun.
    3. Ronald Sanders 0
      Ed I don't think they have added any fishing structure around this dock. I jigged for crappie around it a few days ago and no hits other than a small bluegill ...more that I caught.
    4. Edward Lamm 0
      Do you know if fishing structure was added
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  4. Details: Raccoon Lake boat dock

    boat dock and parking area located at the north end of Country Club Road off of Route 161 Centralia, Illinois, Marion County.

    1. Ronald Sanders 0
      Power Boat races this weekend August 5th & 6th. There goes the fishing for awhile.
    2. Ronald Sanders 0
      Raccoon Lake has been lowered to allow work on the dam and gates. The boat ramp is closed. The boat ramp and parking lot and surrounding area has been blacktopped ...more and looks really good. Now all we need is rain to fill the lake again.
    3. Ronald Sanders 0
      Ran into one of my fishing buddies. He said he threw everything and every presentation today on Raccoon lake and never got a hit. The bass have shut down, more than ...more likely lake temps and oxygen levels. Plus the lake level is down some.
    4. Ronald Sanders 0
      Brian from Fishidy added our city lake that I have fished since the age of 8 years old and old guys with boats that took me fishing with them. Good Crappie, Bass ...more and Catfish lake. Thanks for adding Raccoon Lake Brian.
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About

love to fish, day or night, hot or cold, rain or shine. Looking for older men for fishing buddies and to fool around with: they know where the ...more hot spots are at. Love to fish Carlyle Lake in Illinois at Coles Creek and Boulder areas and Raccoon Lake and Lake Centralia. I mainly fish for Crappie, White Bass.


Fishing Favorites

  • Species Crappie 1 3/4 lb. 16 inches long.
  • Waterway Raccoon Lake, Centralia, Illinois 62801
  • Lure Hot Pink 1/16 oz. Jig with Black, Orange and Chartruse with black flakes Tube Jig Body

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