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Oct 29 we got on the lake again, for the afternoon. Went to the same location as last week, and brougth 15 or 16 home this time. Funny though, fish seemed about an inch shorter on average. Last...

My son and I went out again tonight. Absolutely beautiful weather, but only two other boats out when we arrived ar 4pm. We brought 15 fish home in 2 hours of daylight, 9in - 11in. All were near...

I've seen the sherriff occasionally, but this was the DNR. A guy and a gal, & very friendly, probably because we were legal. I had the sheriff stop by two days in a row a couple years ago. I gave...

The girlfriend and I were out Sunday, 17Oct'10. We tried the spillway but only caught one, over 30ft down..... Then went over the brushpiles & rocks in 12-15ft, and caught probably 30in 3-4 hours,...

a few additional thoughts -

My best tools include:
Gotta' have:
* a board / styrofoam to put your feet on, keeping them off the ice.
* good boots, coveralls, a facemask, and a hat for my...

I absolutely concur. Iceshanty.com

I get a kick out of the guys on there. Like all the discussions about keeping a hole open in cold weather. My "solution" was to pour a quart of 10W40 in and...

My first ice-fishing unit was a $5 garage-sale Humminbid flasher. The best thing I did was in making a floating unit that would hold the transducer level. I made it out of PVC, with a piece of pipe...

Dad and I went out. I prepared special chicken-livers & shrimp, marinated in garlic salt for him, about $15. He caught two fish.

I used Walmart Sticky-Bait (about $4), & caught a twenty or...

Anything big enough to keep the 10in-ers off my hook......

Thanks for the reports. I hope to get out there this weekend. Should be nice, cooler at least.

I've only been on Evergreen twice this year, never with even enough 9's to clean. Hopefully this...

Anyone been on Evergreen recently? Are they bitin' ???

an idea I had was to tie a milk jug that would float above the structure. I think it might show up better on the finder (?)

For real? You catch catfish on a spinner?

I like the "Sticky Bait" from Walmart. Last weekend Dad and I were out. I got about a dozen catfish on my dipbait, and he got two on his chicken-liver & shrimp.

I believe in dip bait. It works...

I saw the same thing last weekend. The fish we saw breaking the surface were over 20", and the ones we were catching on the bottom were 12".

How about putting a weighted float on the end of the...

I fish a cooling lake, with a pretty strong current near the outlet. I get caught-up in the rocks a lot, as even 2oz sinkers move around, so have been using a Walleye walking-sinker with much better...

I have a '90, Pro17 with a 25Hp Evinrude. I've been quite happy with it, but small improvement I'd make include a better fuse-block, as it is exposed under the console, and I'm constantly pulling...

I assume this is Steve Welch? My son and I made our annual trip to Shelbyville a couple weeks ago, and ran into a great guy fishing after dark below the spillway, Richard Polley, who said he's a...

Did I tell you that I hate you???

Nice mess buddy.

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I saw that Steve Welch (famous Shelbyville guide) wrote about this. I have a hard time imaging two fish on being an aggrivation... :)

Fishing Report for Lake Shelbyville | Walleye, White Bass,...

Priceless.

My grandson is 18months of energy. I can't wait to get him in the boat, but...

Congrat's Josh. That is awesome! As a father of two sons and a daughter, by best advice to all first-time fathers is "Pretend you're asleep."

It won't work but we can talk tough amongst us guys,...

I picked up a new fuel pump and installed it this evening. I won't be able to get on the water for a couple days, but will let you know the results.

I appreciate everyone's advice on this; I...

Thanks Bill.

The engine is a 1990 25Hp Evinrude. You sound like you've seen this before... (?)

I called my mechanic & he said it doesn't make sense, as the engine shouldn't run at all. I...

thanks for the comments everyone. sounds like a great lake.

I call it a "diaphram", but it is actually one of the small rubber-thingy's that allow fuel to only flow one direction. I'm not sure diaphram is the correct term.

But, it has a small hole and a...

New data...

Put the old aluminum prop on; engine still only goes 4000rpm, and 9mph.

Engine occasionally coughs at high RPM, so I left gas-cap off to ensure I wasn't starving the fuel-line, no...

someday I'm gonna' catch a 15in Crappie...

I've heard some about Mark Twain, and am wondering if it's worth a 3hour drive from IL, and a MO lisence. The stories I've heard include the DNR videotaping & catching folks double-dipping on the...

Thanks. I really don't think there's anything wrong with the motor, as it's running very smooth, & they checked the cable for me.