WEEKLY FISHING REPORTS

WATER ..... Murphysboro Lake




FISHING REPORT DATE: 09-05-08

WATER CONDITIONS:

FISH: bluegill ... fair using crickets & red wigglers.

FISH: crappie ... spotty

FISH: channel catfish ... fair using nightcrawlers & stinkbait.

FISH: largemouth bass ... fair

NOTES: Not much fishing activity. Mostly fishing in early morning. Information provided by Lake Murphysboro State Park.



FISHING REPORT DATE: 08-29-08

WATER CONDITIONS: Clear

FISH: bluegill ... fair using crickets & red wigglers.

FISH: crappie ... spotty

FISH: channel catfish ... fair using nightcrawlers & stinkbait.

FISH: largemouth bass ... fair

NOTES: Not much fishing activity. Mostly fishing in early morning. Information provided by Lake Murphysboro State Park.



FISHING REPORT DATE: 08-22-08

WATER CONDITIONS: Clear

FISH: bluegill ... fair using crickets & red wigglers.

FISH: crappie ... spotty

FISH: channel catfish ... fair using nightcrawlers & stinkbait.

FISH: largemouth bass ... fair

NOTES: Not much fishing activity. Information provided by Lake Murphysboro State Park.



FISHING REPORT DATE: 08-15-08

WATER CONDITIONS: Clear

FISH: bluegill ... fair using crickets & red wigglers.

FISH: crappie ... spotty

FISH: channel catfish ... fair using nightcrawlers & stinkbait.

FISH: largemouth bass ... fair

NOTES: Not much fishing activity. Information provided by Lake Murphysboro State Park.



FISHING REPORT DATE: 08-08-08

WATER CONDITIONS: Clear

FISH: bluegill ... fair using crickets & red wigglers.

FISH: crappie ... spotty

FISH: channel catfish ... fair using nightcrawlers & stinkbait.

FISH: largemouth bass ... fair

NOTES: Not much fishing activity. Information provided by Lake Murphysboro State Park.



FISHING REPORT DATE: 08-01-08

WATER CONDITIONS: Clear

FISH: bluegill ... good using crickets & red wigglers.

FISH: crappie ... spotty

FISH: channel catfish ... good using nightcrawlers & stinkbait.

FISH: largemouth bass ... fair

NOTES: Information provided by Lake Murphysboro State Park.



FISHING REPORT DATE: 07-25-08

WATER CONDITIONS: Clear

FISH: bluegill ... good using crickets & red wigglers.

FISH: crappie ... spotty

FISH: channel catfish ... good using nightcrawlers & stinkbait.

FISH: largemouth bass ... fair

NOTES: Information provided by Lake Murphysboro State Park.



FISHING REPORT DATE: 07-11-08

WATER CONDITIONS: Clear

FISH: bluegill ... fair using crickets & red wigglers.

FISH: crappie ... spotty

FISH: channel catfish ... fair using nightcrawlers & stinkbait.

FISH: largemouth bass ... fair using rapalas in the evenings.

NOTES: Not much fishing activity. Information provided by Lake Murphysboro State Park.



FISHING REPORT DATE: 06-20-08

WATER CONDITIONS: Clear

FISH: bluegill ... good using crickets & wax worms.

FISH: crappie ... fair using minnows & jigs.

FISH: channel catfish ... good using nightcrawlers, cut shad & stinkbait in the evening.

FISH: largemouth bass ... fair using rubber worms & crankbait in the weedlines.

NOTES: Information provided by Lake Murphysboro State Park.



FISHING REPORT DATE: 06-13-08

WATER CONDITIONS: Clear

FISH: bluegill ... fair to good using worms.

FISH: crappie ... good using minnows & jigs.

FISH: channel catfish ... fair using nightcrawlers & stinkbait.

FISH: largemouth bass ... fair to good using spinnerbaits & rapala around the pads.

NOTES: Information provided by Lake Murphysboro State Park.



FISHING REPORT DATE: 06-06-08

WATER CONDITIONS: Clear

FISH: bluegill ... fair to good using worms.

FISH: crappie ... good using minnows & jigs.

FISH: channel catfish ... fair using nightcrawlers & stinkbait.

FISH: largemouth bass ... fair to good using spinnerbaits & rapala around the pads.

NOTES: Information provided by Lake Murphysboro State Park.



FISHING REPORT DATE: 05-30-08

WATER CONDITIONS: Stained

FISH: bluegill ... fair to spotty worms.

FISH: crappie ... fair to spotty using minnows & jigs.

FISH: channel catfish ... good using nightcrawlers.

FISH: largemouth bass ... spotty

NOTES: Information provided by Lake Murphysboro State Park.



FISHING REPORT DATE: 05-23-08

WATER CONDITIONS: Stained

FISH: bluegill ... fair to spotty worms.

FISH: crappie ... fair to spotty using minnows & jigs.

FISH: channel catfish ... good using nightcrawlers.

FISH: largemouth bass ... spotty

NOTES: Not much fishing activity. Information provided by Lake Murphysboro State Park.



FISHING REPORT DATE: 05-16-08

WATER CONDITIONS: Stained

FISH: bluegill ... fair to spotty worms.

FISH: crappie ... fair to spotty using minnows & jigs.

FISH: channel catfish ... good using nightcrawlers.

FISH: largemouth bass ... spotty

NOTES: Not much fishing activity. Information provided by Lake Murphysboro State Park.



FISHING REPORT DATE: 05-09-08

WATER CONDITIONS: Stained

FISH: bluegill ... spotty

FISH: crappie ... good using minnows & jigs.

FISH: channel catfish ... fair using nightcrawlers.

FISH: largemouth bass ... spotty

NOTES: Information provided by Lake Murphysboro State Park.



FISHING REPORT DATE: 05-02-08

WATER CONDITIONS: Stained

FISH: bluegill ... spotty

FISH: crappie ... good using minnows & jigs.

FISH: channel catfish ... fair using nightcrawlers.

FISH: largemouth bass ... spotty

NOTES: Information provided by Lake Murphysboro State Park.



FISHING REPORT DATE: 04-25-08

WATER CONDITIONS: Stained

FISH: bluegill ... fair using wax worms.

FISH: crappie ... good using minnows & jigs.

FISH: channel catfish ... spotty

FISH: largemouth bass ... spotty

NOTES: Information provided by Lake Murphysboro State Park.



FISHING REPORT DATE: 04-18-08

WATER CONDITIONS:

FISH: bluegill ... spotty

FISH: crappie ... fair using small minnows.

FISH: channel catfish ... spotty

FISH: largemouth bass ... spotty

NOTES: Information provided by Lake Murphysboro State Park.



FISHING REPORT DATE: 04-11-08

WATER CONDITIONS:

FISH: bluegill ...

FISH: crappie ... fair off the dock

FISH: channel catfish ... fair using nightcrawlers.

FISH: largemouth bass ...

NOTES: Information provided by Lake Murphysboro State Park.



FISHING REPORT DATE: 04-04-08

WATER CONDITIONS:

NOTES: No report at this time. Information provided by Lake Murphysboro State Park.