Lake Shelbyville Illinois Fishing Blog

Had a white bass trip today and found them shallow with the 2 jig rig caught lots and kept 39. The wind was 20 to 35 mph out of the north and it was cold , so we found our fish on the not so windy banks in the big coves.

Fished 8 hrs. for what ever would bite and released them all. We threw crank baits, top water, worms, spinners, jigs and the Mann-o-Lure to catch bass , whites, yellows, drum and buffalo. We fished from the dam to point 6 and most our fish came shallow, the the last hour we used the M-O-L to fish deep and we caught at leased 200 lbs of buffalo just for the fun.

Fished for the whites to day and had 49 that we kept , all came shallow on the 2 jig rig. I had one big musky that we saw and some nice bass biggest about 3lbs. Fished on the wind blown sand bars from point 2 to point 5 and some of our fish came out of the big creeks.

It was a slow day for whites for us today. Fished 2 jig rigs on the windy banks and never found any good schools just 1 here and 1 there. We kept 26 and released some smaller ones and some small bass and 1 small walleye. Most our fish came from point 5 south to day.

Fished 4 hrs 8 to noon for whites and had 32 nice ones we kept and released some nice bass. We found them in 1 to 4 ft. of water on the windy flats and all were caught on the 2 jig rig from point 5 north.

Had the same guys again today and we did the same as yesterday and had 74 at the end of the day. We also caught and released some nice bass that hit the 2 jig rig on the shallow flats from mid lake north. We worked hard and covered a lot of wind blown banks and the fish were not on all of them , but when you found them it was good.

Fished for whites and found them shallow on the flats and kept 47. There was no wind in the mornings and it was slow, but when the wind picked up so did the bite. We used the 2 jig rig with 1/4 oz. heads and 3in tails in all colors and you need to hold your rod tip high and reel them FAST to keep your baits just under the surface. We seen a lot of them feeding on the surface and the sea gulls help us find them.

Had an 8hr. trip today and fished for whites from point 3 north with 2 jig rigs in 1 to 3ft. of water on the sand bars. We caught whites , walleye and some nice bass. We kept 62 whites and 1 nice walleye.

What a turn around from yesterday, we fished for whites and had lots of wind so it should have been good. But, it wasn’t for us we fished 8hrs and tried deep and shallow and only had 19 to keep at the end of the trip. All our keepers were caught on 2jig rigs on shallow sand banks from point 3 north. I’ll be back out on Tuesday and hope it’s better.

Had a great 4 hrs 8 to noon today for whites , we fished the wind blown sand bars from point 3 north with the 2 jig rig. The fish were feeding on top and the sea gulls showed us where to try and they were right. We caught lots of fish and even 2 at a time to end up with 93 nice ones. I’ll be back out Sunday for 8hrs and let you know how we do.

Had 2 half day trips and no wind so the fishing was slow and we worked hard for 35 whites in the morning all caught on the 2 jig rig north of point 5 in 2 to 4ft. of water. In the afternoon we tried for crappie deep on main lake points and caught them on 1/4 jigs, but only 1 keeper. Then we looked for whites and had 13 we kept ,all came on jigs in 1 to 4ft up north.