Hey guys, my wife and I have an opportunity to buy a place on Lake Mattoon with it's own dock and are seriously thinking about it. We were looking at places within 20 or so miles of either Shelbyville or Mark Twain in Mo. since they are both almost the exact same distance from where we live, just to have a place to stay while fishing, since I will be retiring for the second and final time next spring. We found a place we liked in MO. but couldn't come to an agreement on price with the owner so we started looking in Illinois and stumbled onto this place. We want it mainly for Shelbyville fishing since we live 160 miles away and it's kind of a major operation to go for a few days but like the idea of being able to put in the lake and leave our boat in the water at our own dock for a few days if we feel like it. We know nothing about Lake Mattoon though. Is it worth fishing in occasionally when we're too lazy to go to Shelbyville? I hope some of you fellas from the area have a little familiarity with Lake Mattoon. Thanks in advance for any replies!