SPECIES |
RATING |
BAIT OF CHOICE |
SUGGESTED LOCATIONS |
REGULATIONS |
Largemouth Bass |
Fair |
Spinner bait, shallow crank bait |
Jackie Branch, Gun Creek, structure near creak channels. |
14” minimum length limit, 6 daily creel limit. 1 fish daily creel limit in PONDS 14” minimum length. |
Crappie
|
Good
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Minnows, variety of jig colors
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Pillars around the bridges, rip rap along Illinois Route 154, Christmas tree sets, shallower water in cove areas.
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25 fish daily creel limit with no more than 10 fish 10 inches or longer |
Bluegill
|
Fair
|
Minnows, variety of jig colors |
Pillars around the bridges, rip rap along Illinois Route 154, Christmas tree sets, shallower water in cove areas. |
10 fish daily creel limit in PONDS. North Marcum Pond fishing is for youths 15 years of age and younger. |
Channel Catfish
|
Excellent
|
leaches, shrimp, liver, night crawlers
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Bridges at Gun Creek, Jackie Branch and other creeks near main lake, rip-rap areas. Being caught on many different varieties of bait.
|
6 fish daily creel limit in PONDS.
Jugs must be attended at all times while fishing. |
White, Striped, Yellow, & Hybrid Striped Bass |
No Report
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|
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20 fish creel limit.
No more than 3 fish 17” or longer daily |
Information as of 5/06/2008
Clarity of Lake - Clearing
Lake Level This Week: 411.05
Lake Level Last Week: 409.15
Average pool for this date: 407.74
Average pool for last week: 407.90
Water temp This Week: 61 degrees F
Water temp Last Week: 60 degrees F
Lake Level Records:
Record High level: 413.92 ngvd recorded on May 19, 1995
Record Low level: 402.95 ngvd recorded on Nov. 2, 1974
Note:
Use of a minnow seine, cast net for bait collecting within 1000 yards downstream of the Rend Lake dam and spillway is prohibited. For more details call the Illinois Department of Natural Resouces Region V office at 618-435-8138.
Note: Maps of the Fish Attractor Tree Locations along with GPS readings are available at the Rend Lake Corps of Engineers project office. Contact Oliver Craig for more information at (618) 724-2493
email to: rendinfo@mvs02.usace.army.mil
Website for Corp
http://www.mvs.usace.army.mil/rend
State of Illinois Fish Records
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www.fishdecoys.net, www.ceillinois.com, www.rendlake.org, www.rendlakemarina.com, www.thechristys.com, www.zeigleril.com,
Updated on
May 7, 2008
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