Has anyone been on mattoon lake recently? Good? Bad?
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Has anyone been on mattoon lake recently? Good? Bad?
Lots of fishies to be caught. Typical summer spots 8-13ft on brush piles. Some fish can be caught on jigs but action is non stop on minnows. Dad and I had about 11 really nice crappie and caihht aroud 80-90 in under 2 hours last week.
Is that lake Private?
No. You just have to buy a yearly pass usually which is like 45 bucks or something.
$50 for year sticker $10 for canoes-kayaks
Thanks Guys
Thinling about paying the $50 for a lake permit. I assumed that the lake was pretty much silted in. Last time I was on it was 197?; nice bass back then.I don't remember any timber or laydown trees, just docks. Any structure shallow/deep must be manmade? Any input would be appreciated! I did notice that my lakemaster has it in HD. ThanksQuote:
Originally Posted by birdman
For 50 buck I might get a sticker too. Just another option for a place to fish. When is the permit good for, what month to what month?
I think it's for 1 calander year 1/1 to 1/1 ? I don't know if the fishing is good enough to pay $50 for the remaining year or wait till next spring?Hoping someone will give some guidence about that
$50 for a yearly pass. The fishing has been great this year. I've been mostly using minnows. Caught quite a few nice ones this year and probably 1000 dinks.
LOTS of laydowns and timber.Quote:
Originally Posted by oldgoat49
Not sure what you call timber ? To say there is a LOT, is not the mattoon lake I know.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kenny
Maybe we just have different ideas of the word LOTS.
How deep is it average and in its deepest spot ? How many acres is it ?
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Originally Posted by Gobob
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Thanks for the link