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State Record: Blue Catfish
Weight	Date Caught	Place Caught	County
124 lbs./0 oz.	5-21-05	Mississippi River	Madison

Best Places to Catch Blue Catfish
Water Area In Acres	Location, County	Best Times To Fish	Average Weight In LBS.	Areas to Fish
Baldwin Lake 2,018 Acres	Randolph Co., 3 mi. N of Baldwin	Oct. - May	30 to 60	Deep Holes
Mississippi River Lock & Dam 24 to Cairo	Calhoun Co. to Alexander Co.	July - Sept.	2 to 5	Shoreline on bottom & below Dam
Ohio River	Pope, Hardin, Gallatin Cos.	June - Sept.	2 to 5	Around brush and riffles
Powerton Lake 1,426 Acres	Tazwell Co. - Pekin	April - May	1 to 7	Warm water discharge
Wabash River	Wabash, Lawrence, White, & Gallatin Cos.	June - Sept.	2 to 5	Around brush and riffles

Best Places to Catch Bluegill & Pumpkinseed
Water Area In Acres	Location, County	Best Times To Fish	Average Weight In LBS.	Areas to Fish
Baldwin Lake 2,018 Acres	Randolph Co., 3 mi. N of Baldwin	Dec. - May	1/4	North bank
Banner Marsh 600 Acres	Peoria Co.	Spring & Ice	1/4	Spawn beds, 18-20 ft. winter
Beaver Dam Lake 57 Acres	Macoupin Co., 6 mi. SW of Carlinville	May - Oct.	1/4	Shoreline & fish cribs
Borah lake	Richland Co., 1 mi. N of Olney	Spring - Fall	1/3	Shoreline & weed beds
Braidwood Lake 2,308 Acres	Will Co., Near Braidwood	April - Oct.	1/4	Rip Rap Areas
Busse Lake 590 acres	Cook Co., S. of Higgins and I-290	Sept. - Oct.	1/3	Near rip-rap & Dams
Fox Chain of Lakes: 7,110 Acres Best Lakes: Catherine, Marie, Bluff, & Petite	Lake & McHenry Cos.	Spring - Fall, Ice	1/3	Weed beds & edges, brush & snags
Crab Orchard Lake 6,965 Acres	Williamson Co., 3 mi. E of Carbondale	May - June	1/4	Stumps, brush & spawn beds
Dawson Lake 158 Acres	McLean Co., 4 mi. N of LeRoy	May - Sept.	1/4 to 1/3	Weed beds & backs of coves
Devils Kitchen 810 Acres	Williamson Co., 8 mi. SE of Carbondale	May - June	1/4 to 1/2	Spawn beds
Dutchman Lake 118 Acres	Johnson Co., 3 mi. SE of Goreville	April - May	1/4	Spawn beds
Frank Holten Lakes 80 & 97 Acres	St. Clair Co., E St. Louis	May - June	1/4	Shoreline
Greenville New City Lake 775 Acres	Bond Co., 1 mi. NE of Greenville	May - Oct.	1/3	Shoreline
Hennepin Canal 926 Acres	Bureau, Henry, & Whiteside Cos.	May - June	1/3	Shoreline
Horseshoe Lake 1,890 Acres	Alexander Co., at Olive Branch	April - May	1/4 to 1/3	Spawn beds & cypress trees
Lake Bloomington 635 Acres	McClean Co., 10 mi. N of Bloomington	May - Aug.	1/4 to 1/2	Shoreline, weed beds, spawn beds
Lake Carlton 77 Acres	Whiteside Co., 2 mi. N of Morrison	April, Sept.- Nov.	1/4 to 1/3	Weed beds & brush
Lake Mingo 170 Acres	Vermilion Co., 4 mi. N of Danville	June - Sept., Ice	1/4 to 1/3	Standing timber, weed beds, & brush
LaSalle Lake 2,035 Acres	LaSalle Co.	April - May	1/3	Shoreline
Lincoln Trail Lake 146 Acres	Clark Co., 2 mi. S of Marshall	May - Sept.	1/2	Brush & edge of weed beds
Little Grassy Lake 1,000 Acres	Williamson Co., 7 mi. SE of Carbondale	May - June	1/4	Spawn beds, weed edges
Mazonia FWA 576 Acres	Grundy & Kankakee Cos., 2 mi. W of Braceville	Spring - Fall, ice	1/3	Best Lakes #3, #10, Ponderosa
McCullon Lake 245 Acres	McHenry Co., in McHenry	May - Sept., Ice	1/3	Anywhere in lake
Mermet Lake 452 Acres	Massac Co., 1 mi. W of Mermet	May - June	1/4 to 1/2	Around brush and stumps
Mississippi River Pool 12 Frentress Lake	Jo Daviess Co., 2 mi. S of E Dubuque	June - Sept.	1/4	Brush piles along shoreline
Mississippi River Pool 19 Burlington Island R.M. 339.5 Mi.	Henderson Co., Shokokon, Illinois	May - June, Sept	1/4	Shoreline cover
Ramsey Lake 56 Acres	Fayette Co., 3 mi. N of Ramsey	May - June	1/3 to 1/2	Spawn beds
Red Hills Lake 40 Acres	Lawrence Co., 10 mi. E of Olney	April - Oct.	1/3 to 1/2	Shoreline
Rend Lake 18,900 Acres	Franklin & Jefferson Cos., 3 mi. E of Sesser	April - Oct.	1/4	Brush & timber, Nason Point, Big, Muddy & Casey Fork Arms
Sam Dale Lake 194 Acres	Wayne Co., 1 mi. W of Johnsonville	April - Oct.	1/3	shoreline & stickups
Sam Parr Lake 180 Acres	Jasper Co., 2 1/2 mi. NE of Newton	April & Oct.	1/3	Stickups, bays, & spawn beds
Shabbona Lake 318 Acres	Dekalb Co., 2 mi. S of Shabbona	May - Sept.	1/3 to 1/2	Brush & weed beds
Siloam Springs 58 Acres	Adams Co., 3 mi. SW of Kellerville	May - June	1/3 to 1/2	Back of small coves
Smithland Pool/ Ohio River- Tributaries	Hardin & Pope Cos.	May - June	1/3	Shoreline
Sugar Creek Lake 96 Acres	Pope Co., 2 mi. NW of Dixon Springs	April - Oct.	1/3	Fallen trees & stumps
Tampier Lake 160 Acres	Cook Co., 131 st & Wolf Road	May - June	1/4	North of 31st Street
Walnut Point Lake 59 Acres	Douglas Co.	May - Sept.	1/4	Around weed beds
Weldon Springs Lake 29.4 Acres	DeWitt Co., 2 mi. E of Clinton	June - Aug.	1/4 to 1/3	Weed beds & Christmas trees
Wolf Lake 391 Acres	Cook Co., in Chicago	May - Sept.	1/4	Anywhere in lake

State Record: Black Bullhead
Weight	Date Caught	Place Caught	County
5 lbs. / 6 oz.	4-24-88	Strip Mine	Fulton

State Record: Brown Bullhead
Weight	Date Caught	Place Caught	County
2 lbs. / 10.4 oz.	4-25-93	Weldon Springs	DeWitt

State Record: Yellow Bullhead
Weight	Date Caught	Place Caught	County
5 lbs. / 4 oz.	1955	Fox River	Kane

Best Places to Catch Bullheads
Water Area In Acres	Location, County	Best Times to Fish	Average Weight in LBS.	Areas to Fish
Anderson Lake 1,36 Acres	Fulton Co., 8 mi. SW of Havana	April - June	1/2	Shoreline
Lake Le-Aqua-Na 43 Acres	Stephenson Co., 3 mi. N of Lena	June - Sept.	3/4	Shoreline
Levings Lake 24 Acres	Winnebago Co., SW Rockford	May - Sept.	1/2	Shoreline
Mill Creek Lake 811 Acres	Clark Co., 5 mi. W of Marshall	May - Sept.	1/2	Shallow areas
Olson Lake 45 Acres	Winnebago Co., 2 mi. W of Caledonia	June - Aug.	1/2	Upper end
Papoose Lake 18 Acres	Cook Co.	June - Aug.	1/2	Anywhere in lake
Peabody River King 526 Acres	St. Clair Co., 1 mi. E of New Athens	May - Sept.	1/2 to 1	Eagle, Levee Island,& Goose Lakes
Pierce Lake 162 Acres	Winnebago Co., 2 mi. W of Caledonia	May - Sept.	1/2 to 1	Shallow bays
Rice Lake 1,383 Acres	Fulton Co., 4 mi. S of Banner	April - June	3/4	Shoreline
Shabbona lake 319 Acres	DeKalb Co., 2 mi. S of Shabbona	May - Aug.	1/2 to 2	Shallow bays
Skokie Lagoons 226 Acres	Cook Co., Willow Rd. at I-94	June - Sept.	1/2	Anywhere in lake
Spring Lake North 578 Acres	Tazewell Co., 12 mi. SW of Pekin	June - Aug.	2/3	Around South shore
Spring Lake South 610 Acres	Tazewell Co., 12 mi. SW of Pekin	April - Sept.	1	Along turnouts of West shore
Virginia City Reservoir 18 Acres	Cass Co., 1 mi. N of Virginia	April - Sept.	3/4	Shoreline
Washington County Lake 248 Acres	Washington Co., 7 mi. S of Nashville	April - Aug.	3/4	Shallow bays
Weldon Springs Lake 29.4 Acres	DeWitt Co., 2 mi. E of Clinton	June - Sept.	1 to 2	Shallow areas on North end of lake

Best Places to Catch Channel Catfish
Water Area in Acres	Location, County	Best Times to Fish	Average Weight in LBS.	Areas to Fish
Argyle Lake 95 Acres	McDonough Co., 2 mi. N of Colchester	June - Sept.	1	Shallow bays at dusk or daylight
Baldwin Lake 2,018 Acres	Randolph Co., 3 mi. N of Baldwin	April - Oct.	1 to 1 1/2	Entire Lake
Banner Marsh- Johnson Lake 600 Acres	Peoria Co., 4 mi. NE of Banner on Rt. 24	May - July	3	Shallow bays
Baumann Park Lake 26 Acres	Winnebago Co., in Cherry Valley	June - Sept.	1 to 2	Shoreline
Beaver Dam Lake 57 Acres	Macoupin Co., 6 mi. SW of Carlinville	July - Sept.	1 1/2 to 3	Off the peninsula & fish attractors
Braidwood Lake 2,308 Acres	Will Co., near Braidwood	April - Oct.	1	Entire lake
Busse Lake 590 Acres	Cook Co., S of Higgins & I-290	May - Aug.	4	Back bays
Carlyle Lake 24,580 Acres	Clinton, Bond, Fayette Cos., NE of Carlyle	May - Oct.	1 1/2	Creek channels, bridges, tailwater
Cedar Lake 1,750 Acres	Jackson Co., 4 mi. SW of Carbondale	June - Aug.	3	Upper creek channels & along Dam
Clinton Lake 5,000 Acres	DeWitt Co., 3 mi. E of Clinton	June - Aug.	4 to 6	North fork arm, Parnell Access & 48 bridge
Coffeen Lake 1,100 Acres	Montgomery Co., 1 mi. W of Coffeen	March - Oct.	1 1/2	Weed beds, back of coves, shoreline
Crab Orchard lake 6,965 Acres	Williamson Co., 3 mi. E of Carbondale	April - Oct.	2 to 6	Grassy bay, Wolf Creek, Cambria
Dawson Lake 158 Acres	McLean Co., 4 mi. N of LeRoy	April - Oct.	1 to 1 -1/2	Flats & points at night
Dolan Lake 158 Acres	Hamilton Co., 8 mi. E of McLeansboro	June - July	2 to 3	Off dam, steep shoreline, points
East Fork Lake	Richland Co., 1 mi. NE of Olney	June - Sept.	2 - 10	Covers and main lake flats
Embarras River	Coles to Lawrence Cos.	June - Aug.	1 to 2	Around brush & below riffles
Evergreen Lake 886 Acres	McLean Co., 10 mi. N of Bloomington	June - Sept.	4	Upper end of lake
Fox Chain of Lakes System 7,110 Acres Best Lakes: Grass, Fox, Pistakee	Lake & McHenry Cos.	June - Sept., Ice	1 to 2	Shoreline, islands, bays & channel areas near brush & snags, & deeper areas through Ice
Fox River 98 Miles	McHenry, Kane, Kendall, & LaSalle Cos.	May - Sept.	1	Below dams and bridges, deep holes, side channels, islands, & submerged logs
Frank Holton Main Lake 97 Acres	St. Clair Co., E. St. Louis	March - Oct.	1 -1/2	Shoreline
Gillespie New City Lake 207 Acres	Macoupin Co., 2 mi. W of Gillespie on Rt. 16	May - Oct.	1 to 10	Rip-rap, points, & bays
Glen Shoals Lake 1,200 Acres	Montgomery Co., 1 -1/2 mi. N of Hillsboro	May - Oct.	1 to 3	Rip-rap, points, & bays
Harrisburg New City Reservoir 209 Acres	Saline Co., E of Galatia	June - Aug.	2 to 8	Shoreline near trees & brush
Heidecke Lake 1,955 Acres	Grundy Co., 1 mi. S & 6 mi. E of Morris	June - Sept.	1 -1/2	Shoreline & drift fishing open waters
Hennepin Canal & Feeder 926 Acres	Bureau, Henry, & Whiteside Cos.	June - Sept.	1	Entire shoreline & snags
Hennepin-Hopper Lake 1,200 Acres	Putnam Co., 2 mi. S of Hennepin	April	1/3 to 1/2	Brushy areas
Homer Lake 81 Acres	Champaign Co., 2 mi. NW of Homer	May - Oct.	2 to 4	Flats & points
Illinois River 61 Miles	Scott, Naples, Peoria, Woodford, & Marshall Cos.	July - Sept.	1 to 3	Below grain loading facilities, Sugar Island near Morris Dresden Dam
Iroquois River 50 Miles	Iroquois Co., Watseka area	June - Sept.	1 -1/2	Deep water in Watseka area
Jim Edgar Panther Creek SF & W Area (Gridley Lake - 25 Acres, Prairie Lake - 210 Acres, Drake Lake- 35 Acres)	Cass Co.	May - Oct.	3	Shoreline
Jones Lake 105 Acres	Saline Co., 4 mi. SW of Equality	June - July	3	Fishing piers, dam, & shoreline
Kankakee River 59 Miles	Will, Kankakee Cos. Des Plaines Cons. Area, Kankakee River State Park	May - Sept.	1	Above or just below riffles & pool areas, below dams, islands
Kaskaskia River 35 Miles	Douglas, Coles, & Moultrie Cos.	June - Aug.	1 -1/2	Around brush & below riffles
Kaskaskia River 36 Miles	Clinton, Washington, Randolph, & St. Clair Cos.	May - Oct.	2	Brush, trees, pools, rock rip-rap
Kinkaid Lake 2,750 Acres	Jackson Co., 3 mi. NW of Murphysboro	June - July	2 to 10	Flats, bays, rip-rap
Lake Bloomington 635 Acres	McLean Co., 10 mi. N of Bloomington	June - Sept.	4	Upper end of lake
Lake Charleston- Lower Channel 58 Acres	Coles Co., 2 mi. SE of Charleston	June - Aug.	2	North end
Lake Charleston- Side Channel 346 Acres	Coles Co., 2 mi. SE of Charleston	June - Aug.	2	North and East shorelines
Lake George 167 Acres	Rock Island Co., 5 mi. W of Andalusia	Summer	3	Shallows and upper end & dam
Lake Jacksonville 476 Acres	Morgan Co., 2 mi. N of Jacksonville	June - Sept.	1 to 2	Shallow flats
Lake Le-Aqua-Na 43 Acres	Stephenson Co., 3 mi. N of Lena	June - Sept.	2 to 6	Shoreline
Lake Mingo 170 Acres	Vermilion Co., 4 mi. N of Danville	May - Oct.	1 to 3	Shoreline & dam
Lake Murphysboro 145 Acres	Jackson Co., 1 mi. W of Murphysboro	May - July	2	Dam rip-rap & coves (4 to 6 ft. deep)
Lake of the Woods 25 Acres	Champaign Co., 1 mi. N of Mahomet	May - Oct.	4 to 6	Points, flats, dam
Lake Sara 568 Acres	Effingham Co., 5 mi. NW of Effingham	May - Sept.	1-1/2 to 3	Upper lake, arms, along weed lines
Lake Shelbyville 11,100 Acres	Shelby & Moultrie Cos.	May - Sept.	2	Kaskaskia River, shallow bays, timber, tailwaters, flats, submerged ridges
Lake Springfield 4,234 Acres	Sangamon Co.	May - Sept	2	Entire lake
Lake Storey 133 Acres	Knox Co., NW edge of Galesburg	June - Sept.	2	Points & coves
Lake Sule 77 Acres	Ogle Co., Rochelle	June - Sept.	1 to 2	Shoreline
Lake Victoria 16.5 Acres	Winnebago Co., South Beloit	July - Aug.	1 to 2	Shoreline
LaSalle Lake 2,035 Acres	LaSalle Co.	April - Sept.	1-1/2	Entire lake
Lincoln Trail Lake 146 Acres	Clark Co., 2 mi. S of Marshall	June - Aug.	2	North end
Little Grassy Lake 1,000 Acres	Williamson Co., 7 mi. SE of Carbondale	June - Sept.	1 to 3	Shoreline
Little Wabash River 36 Miles	Wayne & White Cos.	May - Sept.	1 to 3	Brushpiles
Mermet Lake 452 Acres	Massac Co., 1 mi. W of Mermet	June - Aug.	2 to 8	Main water pump, new boat ramp, & levee road
Mississippi River 160 Miles	Monroe to Alexander Cos.	June - Oct.	2	Side chutes & rock rip-rap dikes
Mississippi River Lock and Dam 24	Calhoun Co., at Clarksville, MO	July - Sept.	3	Shoreline on bottom
Mississippi River Pool 16	Rock Island Co. Rock Island-Muscatine	July - Sept.	1 to 2	Wing dams, log jams
Mississippi River Pool 21-O'Dell Chute	Adams Co., 4 mi. downstream of Bear Creek Public Use Area	July - Sept.	1 to 3	Log jams & stumps
Monee Reservoir 44 Acres	Will Co., Rt. 50 near Monee	July - Sept.	1 to 5	Weed beds & brush piles
Newton C.I.P.S. Lake 1,750 Acres	Jasper Co., 8 mi. SW of Newton	Year round	1 to 2	Bays, stick ups, rip-rap
Ohio River	Alexander & Gallatin Cos.	May - Sept.	1 to 5	Dams, brush piles, rocky areas
Olson Lake 45 Acres	Winnebago Co., 2 mi. W of Caledonia	June - Oct.	2	Shoreline
Otter Lake 765 Acres	Macoupin Co., 6 mi. W of Girard	July - Aug.	1 to 12	Along dam
Pana Lake 219 Acres	Shelby Co., 2 mi. E of Pana	May - Sept.	1 to 4	Points, coves
Paris Twin Lakes 220 Acres	Edgar Co., N side of Paris	March - Oct.	1 to 4	Entire lake
Pierce Lake 162 Acres	Winnebago Co., 2 mi. E of Caledonia	June - Oct.	2	Shoreline
Pittsfield Lake 241 Acres	Pike Co., 3 mi. NE of Pittsfield	July - Aug.	1 to 2-1/2	Brushy areas
Powerton Lake 1,426 Acres	Tazewell Co., SW of Pekin	Dec. - Oct.	2	Discharge in winter, intake in summer
Raccoon Lake 970 Acres	Marion Co., 1 mi. NE of Centralia	June - Aug.	1-1/2	Along weed beds
Ramsey Lake 56 Acres	Fayette Co., 3 mi. N of Ramsey	June - Sept.	1-1/2 to 4	Upper ends of major coves
Randolph Co. Lake 78 Acres	Randolph Co., 5 mi. N of Chester	May - Oct.	1 to 4	Shoreline
Red Hills Lake 40 Acres	Lawrence Co., 10 mi. E of Olney	June - Sept.	1 to 3	Shoreline
Rend Lake 18,900 Acres	Franklin & Jefferson Cos., 3 mi. E of Sesser	May - mid Oct.	2	Channels, flats, flooded timber
Rock River 150 Miles	Winnebago, Ogle, Lee, Whiteside, & Rock Cos.	March, May - Sept.	1 to 2-1/2	Tailwaters below dams, below riffles, tributary streams, deep holes
Saganashkee Slough 325 Acres	Cook Co., W of 107th & 104th	July - Aug.	4 to 7	Stump fields, undercut bank
Sam Dale Lake 194 Acres	Wayne Co., 1 mi. W of Johnsonville	June , Sept.	2 to 4	Upper end points
Sam Parr Lake 180 Acres	Jasper Co., 2-1/2 mi. NE of Newton	May - Sept.	1 to 3	Bays & coves
Sangchris Lake 2,165 Acres	Christian Co., 14 mi. SE of Springfield	Spring to fall	1 to 2	Shallow arms & East end
Schuy-Rush Lake 225 Acres	Schuyler Co., 2 mi. SW of Rushville	July to Aug.	1 to 5	Shallow arms & East end
Shabbona Lake 318 Acres	DeKalb Co., 2 mi. S of Shabbona	June - Oct.	2 to 12	Shoreline
Silver Lake 550 Acres	Madison Co., 1 mi. N of Highland	June - Sept.	1 to 3	Shoreline & coves
Skokie Lagoons 226 Acres	Cook Co., I-94 & Willow Rd.	July & Aug.	2 to 4	Shallow bays
Smithland Pool/ Ohio River- Tributaries	Hardin & Pope Cos.	April - Oct.	2 to 3	Creek channels
Spoon River 113.4 Miles	Fulton& Knox Cos.	March, June - Aug.	1 to 2	Upstream side of snags & brush piles
Spring Lake- North 578 acres	Tazewell Co., 12 mi. SW of Pekin	May - July	3	Along West levee
Spring Lake- South 610 Acres	Tazewell Co., 12 mi. SW of Pekin	May - July	4	Along center levee & turnouts
Turner Lake 35 Acres	Lake Co., 2 mi. E of Spring Grove	June - Sept.	1	Shoreline
Vandalia City Lake 660 Acres	Fayette Co., 3 mi. NW of Vandalia	June - Oct.	1 to 5	Bays, along rip-rap, upper lake
Virginia City Reservoir 18 Acres	Cass Co., 1 mi. N of Virginia	May - Sept.	1	Entire lake
Wabash River 150 Miles	Clark to Gallatin Cos.	June - Sept.	1 to 5	Areas of rapid water & brush piles
Walnut Point Lake 59 Acres	Douglas Co., 5 mi. N of Oakland	June - Aug.	2	North end
Washington County Lake 248 Acres	Washington Co., 7 mi. S of Nashville	May - Sept.	1-1/2	Shallow bays
Weldon Springs Lake 29.4 Acres	DeWitt Co., 2 mi. E of Clinton	May - Sept.	2	Flats at night
Wolf Lake 391 Acres	Cook Co., in Chicago	May - Sept.	1 to 2	Along weed beds & rip-rap

Best Places to Catch Black & White Crappie
Water Area in Acres	Location, County	Best Times to Fish	Average Weight in LBS.	Areas to Fish
Anderson Lake 1,364 Acres	Fulton Co., 8 mi. SW of Havana	Spring & Fall	1/2 to 3/4	Fish attractors
Banner Marsh 600 Acres	Peoria Co., 4 mi. NE of Banner on Rt. 24	April - May	1/3	Submerged tree tops
Beaver Dam Lake 57 Acres	Macoupin Co., 6 mi. SW of Carlinville	Spring & Fall	1/2 to 3/4	Tree tops, fish attractors
Canton Lake 250 Acres	Fulton Co., 2 mi. E of Canton	April - May	1/3	Over submerged brush
Cedar Lake 1,750 Acres	Jackson Co., 4 mi. SW of Carbondale	March - April	1/2 to 3/4	Standing timber & brush
Clinton Lake 5,000 Acres	DeWitt Co., 3 mi. E of Clinton	Spring, Fall, Ice	1/2	Flooded brush & timber, rip-rap
Coffeen Lake 1,100 Acres	Montgomery Co., 1 mi. W of Coffeen	Spring & Fall	1/2	Points, drop offs, submerged structures
Crab Orchard Lake 6,965 Acres	Williamson Co., Carterville	Spring & Fall	1/3	Points, drop offs, submerged structures
Diamond Lake 149 Acres	Lake Co., in Village of Mundelein	Spring, Fall, Winter	1/3	Edge of weed beds & deeper holes
East Fork Lake 935 Acres	Richland Co., 1 mi. NE of Olney	Spring & Fall	1/3 to 3/4	Brush piles
Evergreen Lake 886 Acres	McLean Co., 10 mi. N of Bloomington	Spring	1/2	Points, brush piles
Fox Chain of Lakes: 7,110 Acres Best Lakes- Channel/Catherine, Marie, Bluff, Petite	Lake & McHenry Cos.	Spring & Fall, Ice	1/3 to 1/2	Channels and Main lakes near weeds, brush, snags, piers, & deeper areas through ice
Kinkaid Lake 2,750 Acres	Jackson Co., 3 mi. NW of Murphysboro	April - May	1/2 to 1-1/2	Dead falls, weed beds
Lake Bloomington 635 Acres	McLean Co., 10 mi. N of Bloomington	Spring & Fall	1/2	Points, tree tops
Lake Carlton 77 Acres	Whiteside Co., 2 mi. N of Morrison	April - Sept.	1/3 to 1/2	Brush & trees
Lake Decatur 3,093 Acres	Macon Co., in Decatur	Spring & Fall	1/2	Rock rip-rap, fallen

State Record: Bluegill
Weight	Date Caught	Place Caught	County
3 lbs. / 8 oz.	5-10-87	Farm Pond	Jasper

State Record: Channel Catfish
Weight	Date Caught	Place Caught	County
45 lbs. / 4 oz.	2-7-87	Baldwin Lake	St. Clair

State Record: Black Crappie
Weight	Date Caught	Place Caught	County
4 lbs. / 8 oz.	5-15-76	Rend Lake	Franklin

State Record: White Crappie
Weight	Date Caught	Place Caught	County
4 lbs. / 7 oz.	4-8-73	Farm Pond	Morgan

State Record: Hybrid Crappie (Black & White)
Weight	Date Caught	Place Caught	County
2 lbs. / 11 oz.	1-28-05	Shabbona Lake	Dekalb