Henkel's Fishing Report 
For Carlyle Lake
Sponsored by: Henkel's Hook & Arrow I
Next Bowfishing tournament set for May 12th, take off will be at Coles Creek boat ramp 10:00 am.
This report is updated as needed (When conditions change). Last Update was: 05/15/12
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For the latest water level information call 618-594-4637
| Fishing In The Lake | |
| Very Good | large mouth bass very good using cranks fished along the rocks |
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Excellent |
Catfish- Catfish are coming into the rocks, very active now on cut bait, crawlers and cheese baits. |
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Crappie - Crappie are still being caught close to shore but catfish are moving in quickly, don't look for crappie to remain on rocks much longer. |
| Fair | White bass -starting to get reports of some white's from the lake, a little spotty yet though. In line spinners working well from bank. |
| Fishing In The Spillway | |
| Good |
White bass - In line spinners, curly tails or tube jigs working well. Seeing alot of nice hybrids also. |
| Very Good |
Catfish Shad, shad guts, Geno's cheese bait, and nightcrawlers are producing well. Alot of nice Flathead being brought in also. |
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Very Good |
Crappie - Tube jigs or minnows are getting some nice crappie. |
| Good | Sauger - Sauger getting active now, starting to see limits being caught. |
Each species of fish is rated based on the following scale.
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Very Good |
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