A creel or size limit is being considered for 2002. Improvement from last year has allowed a more liberalized 20-fish daily creel limit for white, yellow and hybrid striped bass. Average size for whites will be pounds, with fair numbers up to 1 pounds. Average channel cats will be 1 pounds, with most ranging from to 2 pounds. Limited data shows flatheads range from 3 -17 pounds.
New regulation requires jugs to be attended.
Fair to good. Most keepers range from 6-8 inches and weigh a quarter pound. Lake Shelbyville Project Office, Route 4, Box 128-B, Shelbyville, IL 62565. Numbers down slightly from last year, but weights have improved. Average legal bass is 2.6 pounds, with most keepers between 1.6-3.8 pounds.