Sangchris Lake
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Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Crawfish
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Caught some fish on a 1/4 oz bama swim jig in a bluegill pattern. Also caught some fish on a 1/2 oz dirty jigs Scott Canterbury flipping jig. Fish were relating to submerged grass and wood. Used a yum craw chunk of a xzone muscle back finesse craw in green pumpkin as a trailer for both the swim jig and flipping jig.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
59°
Fish were very shallow!!! Winds were strong and fish were deep in the brush. Throwing a slobber knocker with mini swammer in to the brush as deep in as you could get it and begin reeling right away to try and not get stuck. Spinnerbait worked also as tight as you could get it. In the back of the fingers the mega swammer did work right off shore. Wind swept shore lines were the best but some fish were had on points where wind swept around it too.
Species
Crappie
Season
Winter
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Crappie can be found on brush piles and around rocks in the winter months at sangchris. I like brushpile jigs in black and chartreuse or a tube style jig in white and chartreuse. I put them on a 1/16oz plain jig head.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Winter
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Minnows
If you can find warm water on the south end of the lake go there. The south arm will provide good fishing during the winter months. I like to use an angler asset spinnerbait or a black and blue jig.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
58°
It was very windy, but we nailed a few bass stacked right on points where windy was pushing baitfish into shore. If you had depth, structure and windblown points. You found fish
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Laydowns
Water Temperature
63°
Casting a bladed jig around laydowns in deeper water 5-8ft
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Water Temperature
71°
We hit the middle arm of Sangchris last weekend. The water temp at the boat ramp on the east side was 60 degrees but down the middle arm it was between 70 and 72 in most areas. I caught a 3 and a 3.5 pounder. The 3 lb bass was caught on a black and blue Motley Fishing Pitching Jig and the 3.5 lber was caught texas rigging a googan krackin craw in okechobee color. The bite is definitely starting to turn on! Check out the video below of the catches and see more on this lake and other central IL lakes on my youtube channel 217 Bassin! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d95oR_DspA8