Lake Shelbyville
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Standing Timber
Water Temperature
73°
Just slow fishing it on wood cover.
Dawson Hendrix
Bronze Ambassador
8/20/23
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
82°
Using side imaging and mega 360 to find rock piles we started dragging shakey heads over them and ended up with a limit of quality fish
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Spawn/ Post Spawn water was high and muddy. I sight fished for 3 hrs. but couldn't see the fish or the bed well enough to catch them.
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Vertical Jigging 10-19'
Structure
Stumps
Forage
Shad
The cold streaks and rains have the crappie offshore and the bite is slow. The water is 57 so I expect they will be moving up shortly. Each morning was able to get about 15 in the boat with small tubes and shad spikes at about 16-18 feet.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
82°
Caught a majority of my fish on an Angler Assets Table Rock Shad spinnerbait early. As the sun came up, I switched to the swim jig and a jack hammer. Fishing flooded willows with clear water. The better stretches of willows had deeper water and an overabundance of bait in the area. The lake was stabilizing and even dropped some on day 2. This pattern was good enough to win my 3rd Illinois Bass Federation Championship
Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Dam
I found that the Bobby Garland 2" Baby Shad baits are effective at Lake Shelbyville. I caught crappies and walleyes using the baits. In the spring this year, I actually caught a 16-inch walleye in the spillway.
Winning Edge Fishing
Bronze Ambassador
7/13/24
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
81°
Worked hard to figure out that we needed to hit main lake points with rip rap. We were fishing a club tournament. Weighed the top two Big Bass for the derby. Both were right at 17”
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Crappie
Water Temperature
77°
Sometimes deep sometimes shallow. Sometimes with a bobber, straight line
