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Lake Shelbyville, IL
Reservoir spanning Shelby/Moultrie counties, Illinois. An 11,000-acre USACE flood-control reservoir on the Kaskaskia River in central Illinois. A top-tier crappie lake (black and white) with strong largemouth bass, white bass, walleye, muskellunge, and channel catfish. Spring crappie in the timber and brush plus a recognized walleye and muskie program make it a year-round destination.
Overall bite score
Scored 29 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes
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What swims here
9 tracked species in Lake Shelbyville, with the months each fishes best.
Water facts
USACE reservoir; no in-lake temp gauge. USGS 05592100 (Kaskaskia River near Cowden) is a live inflow flow proxy; lake water temp falls back to the seasonal baseline. Special regs: largemouth 14 in min; walleye/sauger 14 in min, 6/day; muskie 48 in, 1/day. Ramps: Lithia Springs, Dam East/West, Wolf Creek, Coon Creek, Eagle Creek State Park.
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