Reply With QuoteIt is a lot easier to catch 10" stripers than 10" crappie at Lake Mattoon. Lots of stripers, few shad or crappies. I catch a few crappie but they are not plentiful.
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Shelbyville and Mattoon
Fished Shelbyville this morning for Crappie. Caught half a limit and many many small ones. Fished from the okaw bluff to coal shaft bridge. Caught them any where from 3 foot of water to 8 foot and a brushed filled drop off to 12 feet. Just could not find a nice pile of nice ones. Caught one nice one then 2 or 3 small ones and then had to move.
Mattoon we did ok I caught a couple on some good docks. Only fished for a couple hours on mattoon.
Just not as good as some other people here but a nice day to be out fishing for sure!
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It is a lot easier to catch 10" stripers than 10" crappie at Lake Mattoon. Lots of stripers, few shad or crappies. I catch a few crappie but they are not plentiful.
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I bet all those "released, unharmed" catfish are eating up the crappie and shad...Originally Posted by Redtick
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Red- Maybe your not catching the crappie because they arent hungry from ALL the shad in that lake. There is so many shad in that lake its a wonder we ever catch a fish!!!
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Right, I should have known ichthyologists like you guys would know.
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You must be giving out too much information on here. People now know where your "secret" holes are and too me it seems like they are getting over fished.
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Sounds like a good day to me. Any time being out fishing is a lot better than being at work.
CX.
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CX, this time of the year, it is anytime out hunting is better than a good day at work. I do manage to wet a line some but most of my time is spent training hunting dogs. I don't tell where my hunting spots are either.LOL
There are some places getting over fished, that is for sure. I was fishing very late one night in the darkness and some guy actually tried to find where I was fishing at by using his car lights to see where I was fishing. There are folks that make it a point to see where I fish. I fool them every now and then. LOL
There is a shortage of shad schools and crappie on the lake. The Lake Manager said the DNR did an electro survey on the lake but I didn't see the results. There is a ton of stripers in the lake but few crappie.
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You are correct they did. and if you saw the results, you wouldnt keep saying there is a shortage of shad and crappie on the lake...
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Birdy, I do not need to see any survey to know about the shad and crappie populations. I use a hands on approach, I am out on the water almost daily in the summer. I have been for years. I have excellent electronics. Plus, I observe all of the wildlife. I am saying the shad and crappie population are way down. That is a fact. I can't say why, but it may have something to do with some possible illegal white bass being released.
Post a link to the survey (if you can). I won't hold my breath waiting on your post. I do not think it will happen.
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