LAKE SHELBYVILLE

Target fish

Image

Avg. weight of catch (lbs)

Best times to fish

Habitat areas to fish

Channel Catfish

2

May - Sept.

Kaskaskia River, shallow bays, timber, tailwaters, flats, submerged ridges

Crappie 

1/2

Spring & Fall

Brush & timber, rock rip-rap, tailwaters

Largemouth Bass

2

Apr - Oct

Flooded timber, stick-ups, points, bays

Muskellunge

10 to 30

Spring & Fall

Rock bars, gravel points, dead falls

Walleye & Sauger

2 ½

Apr - Oct

Flooded ridge, drop offs, flats, Kaskaskia River, tailwater

White Bass

2/3

May - Oct

Points, rock rip-rap, flats, tailwaters