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Dunlap

Posted 2/13/2013 11:47 AM (#617207)
Subject: "Premiere"

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I read on another forum people calling a certain lake in Illinois the "premiere lake in the state" and the "best fishery in the state".
So my question to those of you that do fish in Illinois, what are some opinions of the best or premiere fishery in the state?

Guest

Posted 2/13/2013 11:53 AM (#617210 - in reply to #617207)
Subject: RE: "Premiere"

Obviously its the Madison Chain..

Billy Dancer

Posted 2/13/2013 12:55 PM (#617224 - in reply to #617207)
Subject: Re: "Premiere"

Posts: 26

Ha! He may be right! I live in illinois and i can say most if not all lakes are pounded pretty good. Youll prob hear kinkaid is good as well maybe the best. Crystal lake, shabona, fox chain are prob on top of everyones list. Im sure someone will chime in with some other lake but with so many rules and regulations in illinois fishing u may came to find out that someones honeyhole is a private lake. I e lake zurich.

Guest

Posted 2/13/2013 1:34 PM (#617237 - in reply to #617224)
Subject: Re: "Premiere"

Billy Dancer - 2/13/2013 12:55 PM
Crystal lake, shabona, fox chain are prob on top of everyones list.

I hope that's a joke.

Kinkaid. Hands down.

scot

Posted 2/16/2013 4:38 PM (#617987 - in reply to #617207)
Subject: Re: "Premiere"

Posts: 151

Location: IL

Fox chain

Edited by scot 2/17/2013 3:17 PM

ILmuskie

Posted 2/17/2013 12:08 PM (#618108 - in reply to #617207)
Subject: Re: "Premiere"

Posts: 371

Location: Dixon, IL

I heard Loon lake is good but I think no musky stocking since and not great fishing for musky but I am not sure! Samething to Crystal lake ...???? Years ago I caught some nice musky from Cedar lake near Fox Chains. Nice and quite lake. Only way to fish is rent a boat, Nice but no stocking since 1980's! Sad! Maybe still good that we dont know from private and sercet stocking who knows!

esox4130

Posted 2/17/2013 12:14 PM (#618110 - in reply to #617207)
Subject: Re: "Premiere"

Posts: 160

shelbyville. huge lake with tons of forage.And has been stocked for a long time

Guest

Posted 2/17/2013 12:42 PM (#618118 - in reply to #617207)
Subject: RE: "Premiere"

shabbona was one of the first. kinkaid is one of the best. shelbyville is up there with kinkaid but less action. central illinois lakes are good but they are small and extremely easy to fish. launch your boat and go in a circle with your favorite bait. if they don't eat change it up and youll figure something out by the end of the day. the amount of fish in the larger lakes generally use predictable areas so even though the central illinois lakes are good those bigger lakes with more fish and lesser crowds are still better and give you the best chance at catching a fish. of course the timing and some other things factor into what i just wrote to be true or not. spring lake is on the top of the list of people who feel an inch early in the season but is like fishing for bluegills in toddler swimming pool. mill creek is one of those lakes that had some nice fish and does not see hardly any pressure. love that lake and its more than 200 acres.

mill creek is your answer. its like a mini kinkaid. real musky fishing. practically untouched. not a puddle and not a circus for speed boats and peddle boaters.

Guest

Posted 3/2/2013 1:55 PM (#622390 - in reply to #617207)
Subject: RE: "Premiere"

dunlap you must be talking about prairie lake. we know you arent talking about evergreen!

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