Still a bass lake, Lake Springfield in Sangamon County, Ill., shows catfish ‘evolution’

Lake Springfield’s catfish continue to attract anglers, aided by the fact there are three species – channel catfish, flathead catfish, and blue catfish – doing quite well in a body of water that sits just a few miles south of the state capitol.
It’s been a gradual evolution for the 3,800-acre “bass lake.”

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