Thread: sangchris

I was thinking about going over there Saturday but not sure now because of the forecast. I've only been once, is the ramp over by the stacks, is that the hot water ditch and I'm assuming it's accesible? Thanks for the updates!

If you don't want people from out of state fishing areas, then whats next, out of towners. I'm just saying with this long winter, people are going stir crazy and just want to wet a line. Just put up with it for another month and you will have your little body of water to yourselves. I hope people don't take this the wrong way.

As always Pat you hit the nail on the head well said

Has nothing to do with giving someone an "Atta boy " on a fishing report. This site is about sharing information and learning new techniques and sometimes poking fun at others ... Pat I couldn't have said it better myself !!

Look, I see both sides of this, I really do. God bless this country and the freedom we have to go fishing let alone the freedom to post about it. When I started posting here, I guess what I have a problem with is that when you start posting numbers like 50 and 200+, you inadvertently lure in the googans that wont even man up and put a name to their post on here. If you're lucky, they will respond as "guest". Most of the lurkers will just read it and jump in the truck to head to the lake. These are more likely the disrespectful jackasses that I have literrally gotten my lines tangled with because they can't give a fellow fisherman the simple respect of ample space enough to cast a line. I know that no one registered here would ever do that! I really am not trying to protect "my little piece of water"! Sorry I made your panties bunch up but I don't think any of you can disagree with that. Anyway, that's my rant. Thanks for listening.

AMEN travish10...I wonder when people are going to start giving out their favorite mushroom spot or the combination to their gun safe on here, cause to me it's the same thing...there is a big difference between water temp and lake info versus I caught 200+ fish in this area using this bait...I say fine with the lake info, but if you were any kind of serious fisherman you would keep certain info under your hat. It doesn't take public areas long to fill up with weekend warriors and fair weather fisherman once it hits crappie.com. I've been fishing Coffeen, Sangchris and a couple other places since goose season went out, and when I pulled into the parking lot at Coffeen a couple Wednesdays ago and saw 47 trucks, 6 of which were from Missouri I instantly knew what happened. Same went for Sangchris a couple years ago when I ran into two groups from Iowa...now why would anyone want to come to central Illinois from Iowa, Missouri and several other states to crappie fish? I know it's public water and there isn't a lot we can do, but it sure does get old having people literally follow you around the lake and GPS your brush piles...and a couple of those people are on here and I won't mention their names cause they talk a big game and I wouldn't want to ruin their "reputation"...and that's my rant...just sayin

If when you report just give whatever lake your fishing a name and ask that if you want info. Just send a pm. Its that easy. Yeah the lurkers are everywhere. Pm's will offset that a little. Take some tips from the southern boys on the ark forum. Problem solved.

I fish Coffeen quite a bit. I just thought I would weigh in. When you drop that pile of brush into the water of a public lake, it no longer is your brush pile. Every tax payer in "the Politically Corrupt State of Illinois" now has a right to fish over it. Put brush piles to help the fish habitat. Travish10 or Slab187 have you ever fished Kentucky Lake, Mark Twain, Sardis, Grenada, or anywhere else out of state? The locals that I have talked to in those areas were always willing to help. There are rude people everywhere and the license plate on their truck is no indication of that.