Southern Illinois Fishing Report- May 1st, 2015
Crab Orchard Lake: Fishing is good across the board. Crappies have moved to the banks. Anglers are taking fish on minnows and jigs. Bass have also moved into shallow areas and around the points. Fish
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Crab Orchard Lake: Fishing is good across the board. Crappies have moved to the banks. Anglers are taking fish on minnows and jigs. Bass have also moved into shallow areas and around the points. Fish
Lake Taylorville: The crappie bite is picking up on minnows. Bass fishing is slow. Water conditions are murky. Newton Lake: Bass good. Crappies are a big question mark after a poor fall and few reports
DOOR PENINSULA AND ALGOMA/KEWAUNEE AREA Brown trout fishing is still decent along the Lake Michigan shoreline from Bailey’s Harbor all the way south to Algoma. The best depths have been anywhere from as shallow as
BEAVER DAM / FOX LAKE AREA Channel catfish are hitting on Beaver Dam Lake. Cut up suckers, stinkbait, or nightcrawlers to catch these cats. Panfish are hitting on Beaver Dam and Fox lakes, with crappies
ASHLAND AREA This report is about the Ashland side of Chequamegon Bay. The ice has left the bay and open-water fishing has begun. A lot of people have been out on the water, pulling in
Beaverkill and Willowemoc: Both rivers were up but mostly clear. Wading was limited. Delaware East Branch: Wadeable and clear at last look. Hatches have been spotty but nymphs have worked and Caddis and black stones
DEC has added Cayuga Creek as new trout stocking site for 2015, offering another trout fishing option for anglers in the greater Buffalo area. The creek was stocked 2,500 yearling rainbow trout in over a
Lake Ontario: Brown trout were being caught by anglers trolling near shore or along mudlines. Stick baits (minnow imitating plugs) usually work well for the browns. Oneida Lake: There is still some ice floating around
Recently stocked trout waters include: Broome County: Arctic Lake, Greenwood Lake, Nanticoke 7a, Nanticoke Lake, Oquaga Creek, Palmers Pond, Patterson Pond (#1), Dudley Creek, Nanticoke Creek, East Branch Nanticoke Creek, and Chenango Lake. Cayuga County:
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