Salem Reservoir Often small lakes and streams are overlooked but can often hold big fish.
Forbes Lake Winter crappie seem to be holding at 15+ feet.
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Illinois Fisher is a site dedicated to all the people in Illinois looking for information on their local fisheries. Bass, catfish, crappie, bluegill, carp, and all other catchable fish will be treated the same.
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This spring the Illinois Fisher crew will be on the move! Traveling from place to place talking and fishing with locals in order to get the most in depth coverage of what is taking place at our local fisheries. Want us to visit you or even join you on a fishing outage? Email us and let us know what you have in mind.
Illinois Fisher on the Move!
An early morning trip can make for a perfect picture opportunity as seen here on Forbes Lake.