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Illinois OutdoorsIllinois fishing report May 8-15

Sat, May 10 at 12:51 PM

We're going to keep this simple. Now is the time to go fishing. Crappie are biting well from one end of the state to the other. Bass are spawning, done spawning and set to spawn but are biting well at many lakes (including thje 7-10 lunker at right caught by Adam Johnson at Spring Lake near Macomb).

White bass are still good in rivers. Bluegill are moving shallow. Muskie are more active. Channel catfish are good. Flathead catfish are starting to show up in southern Illinois. Walleye are still biting in the north. Smallmouth bass are moving up into creeks to spawn.

Just about everything you could want to catch is biting right now. So get out. MORE :: (0) COMMENTS

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