Recreation
Hey, Did You Know?
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The average temperature at Lake Shelbyville from April through October is 74 degrees. |
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The average water temperature in Lake Shelbyville from April to October is 70 degrees. |
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You can fish, hike, camp and boat much earlier in the Lake Shelbyville are than most
places and you have a much longer season in which to do it. |
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Avid fisherman at Lake Shelbyville begin fishing for crappie as soon as the ice is off the
Lake since crappie, muskie and walleye are more active during cooler weather and
feed shallower when water temperatures are colder. |
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When temperature warm, cooler-weather fish feed much deeper in the Lake and challenge of
catching them is greater. |
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Lake Shelbyville now has high water boat ramps, so our Lake never closes. |
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On a typical day, two knowledgeable fishermen can pull 30 to 40 bass that average two
pounds from the Lake. |
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Mary Satterfield-Benge, a fishing guide on Lake Shelbyville, promotes it as "the best
bass lake in the state of Illinois." |
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Lake Shelbyville has generous amounts of the following species: Largemouth Bass, White
Bass, Muskie, Crappie, Walleye, Channel Catfish, and Bluegill. |
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A specially-designed fishing pier is provided at Opossum Pond for persons with
disabilities and children 12 years of age and younger. |
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For visitors without boats, 16 managed farm ponds are available. Bank angling is
also popular. |
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October, approximately 15,000 largemouth bass fingerlings are released into Lake
Shelbyville |
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| If this is not enough . . . . . | ||
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| 1. Take a wildlife photo safari in one of the state parks of Hidden Springs State Forest. Deer, birds, and small game are plentiful. | ||
| 2. Take a tour of the Lake Shelbyville Dam. You can actually go right under the sluice gates. | ||
| 3. Drive trough the countryside ... from the hills west of Sigel to the flats of Moweaqua corn fields ... there's no rush hour ... you'll lose all track of time. | ||
| 4. Hike the 11-mile Chief Illini trail - named a national trail in 1990. Or try one of the shorter trails that are around the lake. | ||
| 5. Take a bike ride along miles of quiet back roads. | ||
| 6. Visit the Thompson Mill Bridge near Cowden. It is on of five remaining covered bridges in Illinois. | ||
| 7. Walk the historic district of Shelbyville. | ||
| 8. Explore some of the old cemeteries in the county. Discover Revolutionary War graves. | ||
| 9. Picnic along a river bank, lakeshore, or one of the beautiful city parks. Eat lunch near a grove of trees. It's easy to find a quiet spot. | ||
| 10. Hunt morel mushrooms in the spring. Where to find them is the county's best kept secret. | ||
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