Lake Shelbyville Fishing Report

The lake is falling fast, about 3-4in. per day. Currently 9ft. over summer pool. Water temps are running 83-84 and the lake is gin clear. There is a strong thermocline developing. This has all the fish in the top 15ft. of water column. "CRAPPIE" Last week just hammering the crappie on top of the Shelbyville cubes 18-22ft. deep hovering minnows over them. Then the water temp. rose drastically and overnight everything that deep was gone. That is when I started to see a thermocline start to develop. With all the crappie the top ten ft. of water column this brings [...]

The lake level is very high 609.74 which is ten-feet over summer pool. We are very close to switching to the high water ramps. Hopefully this does not happen as it makes getting your boat out mid-day due to pleasure boat traffic a real pain on weekends can take an hour since we switch from four lanes down to one. Water temps range from 72-78 and the lake is really pretty clear everywhere. Due to the Corp just filling it up and very little release at the dam. This allows the incoming water to settle up in the river not [...]

The lake level is 603.3ft. above sea level or roughly 3ft. over summer pool. Lot's of rain this week Monday alone we got over 4in. Water temps are mid-70's and the lake remains pretty clear despite all the rain. "CRAPPIE" I am fishing them a couple ways. We use a slight breeze to push minnows under a slip bobber across Shelbyville Cubes. These are man-made cribs perfect for summer cover. You must move around to find cubes that aren't too deep since the lake is so high. Second way is we are trolling for them on chain weights and single [...]

The lake level is 602.01 and falling. Normal summer pool is 599.7 feet above sea level. Water temps have risen into the 70's. This will trigger a shad spawn and the walleye/sauger bite will get better. The lake is stained to clear throughout. "Crappie" The post spawn crappie are all over the place. Anglers are starting to pull crankbaits a solid pattern this time of the year. River channel banks and points. Cubes have fish on them as well. You must move often to locate which ones are working. This pattern will get better in the next few weeks. We [...]

The lake level is at 602.65 or roughly two-feet over summer pool. They are gradually bringing it back down. Water temps are about 64-66 and the lake has good color. South end very clear, north stained but fishable. "CRAPPIE" Even though most will argue the crappie spawn is still going on. Believe me it has wrapped up. Those with eggs still in them will absorb them over the next few weeks. That being said I am out on summer haunts waiting on them. Most are suspended waiting on a shad spawn like everything else. I am running Shelby cubes and [...]