Illinois Central Fishing Report 7-22-10

[Saltwater Fishing]

JUL 22 2010 09:39 A.M.
Greene-Sullivan State Forest lakes

greenesf@dnr.in.gov
Description:
Greene-Sullivan State Forest is composed of 8,000 acres of reclaimed surface mined land that includes the planting of several different species of trees that are managed for wildlife and timber production. The forest has more than 100 fishing lakes which have produced some record catches. Facilities include an archery range, boat launch ramp, camping, horseman's camp, dumping station, fishing and hunting, picnicking, trails and hiking.

Fish
Bluegill
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. The bluegill has five to nine vertical bars on its sides, a black opercle flat (ear) with no margin and a dark spot at the rear of it's dorsal fin.
Bait: bee moths, small jigs, crickets
Depth: 1-12 ft.
Comments about fish:
Bluegill fishing is dependent upon the weather fronts. Lighter tackle will have the best results. Fish are suspended near structures, try deeper water.
Channel catfish
Description:
The channel catfish has a smooth scaleless skin and barbels on its face resembling cat whiskers. The barbels help the channel catfish taste and feel objects and enable it to locate food in dark and turbid water. The channel catfish has 24-29 rays in its rounded anal fin. The caudal fin is deeply forked and the fish has dark spots on its sides when young.
Bait: nightcrawlers, stink bait, livers
Depth: lake bottom 6-11ft.
Comments about fish:
Try Wampler, Graveyard, West, Reservoir 26, and Bass lakes.
Largemouth bass
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. On the largemouth bass, the upper jaw extends beyond back of eye, differentiating the fish from the smallmouth bass. The largemouth bass commonly reached six pounds.
Bait: rubber worms, buzz baits, and spinner baits
Depth: 3-12 feet
Comments about fish:
Fish are holding next to structures. Several reports of nice bass recently taken from Res. #26, and Wampler Lake. Bass are hitting on top of water baits best results would be early mornings and evenings.
Muskellunge
Description:
Members of the Pike family, the muskellunge, tiger muskellunge and northern pike have established themselves as remarkable adversaries through the years. The muskie, native to Indiana, is now usually found in stocked bodies of water. The northern pike, a voracious eater and popular among anglers, can be found in northern Indiana in natural lakes and streams. The muskie has three distinct color patterns, including green to silver "clear" sides, dark spots or dark vertical bars, six or more sensory pores on each side and scales covering only the top half of both cheeks. The muskie can weigh 10-20 pounds, but can reach weights over 30 pounds and lengths up to four feet long. Lures up to 12 inches are designed to resemble medium-sized fish and even small ducks.
Bait: minnow imitation crankbaits
Depth: deep to bottom
Comments about fish:
2008 preliminary survey report netted 64 muskie, ranging from 8 to 26 pounds. Bass, Black Cat, Duck, and West Lakes were stocked with 8 to 10 inch fingerlings in October 2009. Please let us know if you catch any muskie! We'd love to hear about it! Report of 42 inch muskie taken recently.
Rainbow or steelhead trout
Description:
Ever popular among Indiana anglers is the trout family, which includes the brown, lake and rainbow or steelhead trout. Many fisherman can be spotted on the shores during spawning season when the trout begin their runs into the tributaries. Rainbow or steelhead trout have a white mouth, teeth and gums and small black spots on their backs, sides, and caudal and dorsal fins. The caudal fin margin of the rainbow or steelhead trout is square and the fish has 9-12 anal fin rays.
Bait: Artificial lures, power bait
Depth: 15 - 40 ft
Comments about fish:
Airline Lake is closed from March 15th to April 1st. 750 Rainbow trout, all greater than 10 inches, were stocked during the week of 3-15-10.
White crappie
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. The white crappie has six dorsal spines, black side markings forming vertical bars rather than random spots and anal fin rays.
Bait: minnows, small jigs
Depth: 3 - 12 ft
Comments about fish:
Crappie can be found around submerged structures. Lots of good reports on Crappie fishing in the past couple weeks. No lake information available.
Comments about body of water:
Narrow, Wampler, & Reservoir #26 campgrounds are open and water has been turned back on. The Fish Cleaning station is open. Reservior #26 is experiencing swings with dissolved oxygen levels and between 300 and 500 shad have died as a result. Please continue to help us keep the lakes clean of litter!


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[Saltwater Fishing]

ast updated on JUL 22 2010 09:39 A.M.
Greene-Sullivan State Forest lakes

greenesf@dnr.in.gov
Description:
Greene-Sullivan State Forest is composed of 8,000 acres of reclaimed surface mined land that includes the planting of several different species of trees that are managed for wildlife and timber production. The forest has more than 100 fishing lakes which have produced some record catches. Facilities include an archery range, boat launch ramp, camping, horseman's camp, dumping station, fishing and hunting, picnicking, trails and hiking.

Fish
Bluegill
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. The bluegill has five to nine vertical bars on its sides, a black opercle flat (ear) with no margin and a dark spot at the rear of it's dorsal fin.
Bait: bee moths, small jigs, crickets
Depth: 1-12 ft.
Comments about fish:
Bluegill fishing is dependent upon the weather fronts. Lighter tackle will have the best results. Fish are suspended near structures, try deeper water.
Channel catfish
Description:
The channel catfish has a smooth scaleless skin and barbels on its face resembling cat whiskers. The barbels help the channel catfish taste and feel objects and enable it to locate food in dark and turbid water. The channel catfish has 24-29 rays in its rounded anal fin. The caudal fin is deeply forked and the fish has dark spots on its sides when young.
Bait: nightcrawlers, stink bait, livers
Depth: lake bottom 6-11ft.
Comments about fish:
Try Wampler, Graveyard, West, Reservoir 26, and Bass lakes.
Largemouth bass
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. On the largemouth bass, the upper jaw extends beyond back of eye, differentiating the fish from the smallmouth bass. The largemouth bass commonly reached six pounds.
Bait: rubber worms, buzz baits, and spinner baits
Depth: 3-12 feet
Comments about fish:
Fish are holding next to structures. Several reports of nice bass recently taken from Res. #26, and Wampler Lake. Bass are hitting on top of water baits best results would be early mornings and evenings.
Muskellunge
Description:
Members of the Pike family, the muskellunge, tiger muskellunge and northern pike have established themselves as remarkable adversaries through the years. The muskie, native to Indiana, is now usually found in stocked bodies of water. The northern pike, a voracious eater and popular among anglers, can be found in northern Indiana in natural lakes and streams. The muskie has three distinct color patterns, including green to silver "clear" sides, dark spots or dark vertical bars, six or more sensory pores on each side and scales covering only the top half of both cheeks. The muskie can weigh 10-20 pounds, but can reach weights over 30 pounds and lengths up to four feet long. Lures up to 12 inches are designed to resemble medium-sized fish and even small ducks.
Bait: minnow imitation crankbaits
Depth: deep to bottom
Comments about fish:
2008 preliminary survey report netted 64 muskie, ranging from 8 to 26 pounds. Bass, Black Cat, Duck, and West Lakes were stocked with 8 to 10 inch fingerlings in October 2009. Please let us know if you catch any muskie! We'd love to hear about it! Report of 42 inch muskie taken recently.
Rainbow or steelhead trout
Description:
Ever popular among Indiana anglers is the trout family, which includes the brown, lake and rainbow or steelhead trout. Many fisherman can be spotted on the shores during spawning season when the trout begin their runs into the tributaries. Rainbow or steelhead trout have a white mouth, teeth and gums and small black spots on their backs, sides, and caudal and dorsal fins. The caudal fin margin of the rainbow or steelhead trout is square and the fish has 9-12 anal fin rays.
Bait: Artificial lures, power bait
Depth: 15 - 40 ft
Comments about fish:
Airline Lake is closed from March 15th to April 1st. 750 Rainbow trout, all greater than 10 inches, were stocked during the week of 3-15-10.
White crappie
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. The white crappie has six dorsal spines, black side markings forming vertical bars rather than random spots and anal fin rays.
Bait: minnows, small jigs
Depth: 3 - 12 ft
Comments about fish:
Crappie can be found around submerged structures. Lots of good reports on Crappie fishing in the past couple weeks. No lake information available.
Comments about body of water:
Narrow, Wampler, & Reservoir #26 campgrounds are open and water has been turned back on. The Fish Cleaning station is open. Reservior #26 is experiencing swings with dissolved oxygen levels and between 300 and 500 shad have died as a result. Please continue to help us keep the lakes clean of litter!


updated on JUL 21 2010 08:43 A.M.
Shakamak State Park lakes

bweber@dnr.state.in.us
Description:
Three man-made lakes offer 400 acres of water for fishing and boating while a new family aquatic center provides swimming fun at Shakamak State Park. About two-thirds of the campsites are in a wooded area, offering a cool shade in the summer and beautiful fall colors in autumn. Nearby is a playfield area for family fun. A popular feature of the park is the group camp. Shakamak has many facilities for outdoor fun including boat launch ramps, a saddle barn, cabins, camping, cultural arts programs, a dumping station, fishing, hiking, an interpretive center and seasonal interpretive services. In addition, the property offers picnicking, paddleboat and rowboat rentals, recreation building rentals, reservable shelters, a swimming pool and waterslide, tennis and youth tent areas.

Fish
Bluegill
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. The bluegill has five to nine vertical bars on its sides, a black opercle flat (ear) with no margin and a dark spot at the rear of it's dorsal fin.
Bait: bee moths
Depth: 10'-15'
Comments about fish:
Nice size bluegill are being caught on Lake Kickapoo and Lake Lenape.
Channel catfish
Description:
The channel catfish has a smooth scaleless skin and barbels on its face resembling cat whiskers. The barbels help the channel catfish taste and feel objects and enable it to locate food in dark and turbid water. The channel catfish has 24-29 rays in its rounded anal fin. The caudal fin is deeply forked and the fish has dark spots on its sides when young.
Bait: livers
Depth: lake bottoms
Comments about fish:
4-6 pound catfish are being caught on all three lakes.
Largemouth bass
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. On the largemouth bass, the upper jaw extends beyond back of eye, differentiating the fish from the smallmouth bass. The largemouth bass commonly reached six pounds.
Bait: Spinners and surface lures
Depth: 8-20'
Comments about fish:
Don't forget about the slot limit. Small bass are just the right size for the skillet.
Redear sunfish
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. The redear sunfish has an opercle flap (ear) that is tipped with a red or orange margin.
Bait: bee moths
Depth: 6-12'
Comments about fish:
Good size redear are being caught on all three lakes.
Comments about body of water:
We have cabin rentals. Reservations can be made at 866-622-6746 or at www.camp.IN.gov.



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