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spent a few hours this a.m. chasing some Illinois gills. Males on beds. Females in deeper water full of eggs. Kept 22 decent fish, let all the big boys and girls go, some beasts I must say. Back home and fish cleaned by 930am. Lots of fun once I found em.
Great looking fish.
Regards
Nice mess for sure!
Nice mess of fish.
Nice catch.
Nice mess of plump looking gills. Wife found a couple up here looking for crappie in deep water structure. We are at least a week behind you by the looks of things. Could see a few starting beds in the shallows.
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Sounds like you are tearing them up .Should make for some fine eats. !
great catch! Man those fish are fun to catch!
Where in illinois were you fishing if I may ask?
Just an observation in case your DNR laws are like ours. If you have the inflatable life jackets, unless you are wearing it they consider is as not having one at all and can fine you the same as for not having proper conventional jackets. Your laws may be different but wanted to give you a heads up. I did not know this and luckily someone pointed it out to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by yankee doodler
its not that way in Illinois, you dont have to have it onQuote:
Originally Posted by SeaRay
Where in illinois I'm from Southern Illinois but stay in mississippi always looking for more spot to fish when I come home to visit. Me and my brother love hitting the strip mines in pickneyville
I live and fish in east central Illinois. I fish mainly smaller bodies of water such as ponds and small lakes for gills. Lake Shelbyville and Lake Mattoon are my favorite crappie lakes.
Cool gonna have to try and hit some water in your area when I get my boat
Thats why I have both kinds in the boat
when did they change law?,also used to be that you had to have it on or you get ticketQuote:
Originally Posted by clfarms1