Ice-Out Crappie Lake Shelbyville
March 8-23
Crappie on Kentucky Lake
March 25,26,27,28,29,30,31
April 1,2,3,4,5,6,12,13,14,15
Pre-Spawn Crappie Lake Shelbyville
April 17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,27,28,29,30
May 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14
Pulling spinner rigs for Walleye, White Bass, Crappie on Lake Shelbyville
May 15,16,17,19,20,22,24,25
Combo Trips White Bass & Crappie
June 6-30
July 1,2,5-24,26-31
August 3-7,9-14,16-21,23-28,30,31
September 1,2,3,6-19
Crappie on Kentucky Lake
September 21,22,23,27-30
October 1-21
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)
- Availability for 2027 - November 12, 2026
- Fishing Report November 15-30 - November 12, 2026
- Fishing Report November 1-15 - October 31, 2026