Ice out Crappie on Lake Shelbyville
March – No Availability
Lake Shelbyville
Pre-Spawn-Spawn Crappie
April- No Availability
May – No Availability
Walleye/Crappie/White Bass – Pulling Spinners
May and June – No Availability
Crappie/White Bass Combo Trips – Slip Bobbers for crappie. Jigging Spoons for White Bass.
July 2,6-11,13-22,24,25,27-31
August 2-9,11,12,13,16-22,25-28
September 2-5,7-30
October 1,2,3,5-15
Back to strictly Crappie
October 16-25,27,28,29,31
November 1-7
Back To Kentucky Lake – Big Sandy
November 10-13,17,20,23-30
Fishing Guide at Lake Shelbyville Guide
Steve Welch has been fishing on Lake Shelbyville since its inception and guiding since 1994. He’s an accomplished writer and has written for Adventure Sports Outdoor, Heartland Magazine, the Decatur Herald & Review and Ilfishing.com. He’s been quoted and written about in the Bloomington Pantagraph, Peoria Journal Star, Effingham Daily News, Illinois Fish & Game Finder Magazine, North American Crappie, and Field & Stream’s ‘Best Fishing Spots in the Midwest’.
Latest posts by Steve Welch (see all)
- Fishing Report May 10-24 - May 13, 2025
- Fishing Report May 1-10 - April 30, 2025
- Fishing Report April 27-May 11 - April 23, 2025