The ville 8/3

[Hughes]

Well we fished down around lithia this morning till about 2 and it was tough. 2 keeps and MAYBE 12 dinks.The bird was very quiet for the biggest part of the time and when we did locate fish there wasn't many.I was jigging wht/chart stingers & shad 1.5" bass assassins & red/chart stingers..

[birdman]

Sounds about like my morning. I fished 7-1130 and had 12 keepers and maybe 10 throw backs. Could have limited but just was slow slow slow. Tough out there right now. I know some are catchin em good but I cant dial em in. Doesnt help that the lakes dropping like a rock.

[Hughes]

We fished brush on drops...stumps on drops and tree tops it didn't matter.What I did catch they bit softer then a fly biting my ankle. I talked to a guy using minners and all he was catching was them yellow stripers and he said that was it. I know it'll get better soon..I think we are in for one helluva fall bite.

[birdman]

Im not sold on numbers for fall yet. But I think the size should be good. I was using minnows. Caught my fish submerged laydowns coming out into the channel with big branches.

[bowhunter012463]

I fished Lithia too this morning and caught 5 overs and 5 big unders, 1-14" green carp and lots of dinks. I had better luck using minners from hook it baits but when I ran out of the I was forced to buy some from Lithia marina, they was very small and they didn't give you as many as hook it.

[Bowbender]

Look at it like this Pat you were able to patronize two supporters of the Illinois Crappie Camp I'm sure they both appreciated your business.

[Pool13_Jeff]

Doesn't everyone around the 'Ville get them from Pana?

[CarpBoy]

I got a Humminbird 598 SI/DI that I am getting used to so finding the brush piles is tough for me. So I have kept mostly to fishing the standing timber in the coves from Eagle to Coalshaft. This also keeps me out of the way of the recreational boaters. Yesterday I got out from noon to seven. Wound up with 30, 7 I brought home. Every thing was on a minner. Couldn't get a bite on a jig. It could be they are too fat to move. I saw a lot of small shad in the coves.