Bluegill are good near the beach. Largemouth bass are best on points and dropoffs. Water levels remain low at Lake Shelbyville, where crappie fishing has improved. Keepers are coming from timber and creek drop-offs. Bass fishing is spotty.
White bass are better, hitting jigging spoons or minnows off the flats near dropoffs.
Jim Crowley of Bloomington reports bass fishing is very good at Lake Springfield, where anglers were catching bedding fish last weekend on tube jigs, lizards and small crankbaits. Crappie and white bass are also good and catfish have been hitting dip baits. The concession stand is open at Weldon Springs, where fishing is good for bluegill near the banks. Channel catfish are also good around the dam. Mat Bobinski of Peoria hooked a nice 1.2-pound redear on Tuesday.