| SPECIES | RATING | BAIT OF CHOICE | SUGGESTED LOCATIONS | REGULATIONS |
| LARGEMOUTH BASS | Good | Worms, black and blue jigs, minnows. | Fish in shallow bays near brush cover and bushes. Fish around bridges and along the rocks. Reports of fish being caught around Jackie Branch and Sandusky cove. | 14” minimum length limit, 6 daily creel limit. 1 fish daily creel limit in PONDS 14” minimum length. |
| CRAPPIE
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Good | Jigs are working well. Quarter-Ounce pink and white tub jigs. Small & Medium Minnows. Meal worms. | Fish are in flooded brushy areas (set bait 2’ deep). Reports of fish being caught shallow in buck brush in any cove and also deep water (8’-17’) around brush piles. Try the Gun Creek Area. From shore fish near structures, hot spots are Jackie Branch, Sandusky, and Marcum Coves, and North Marcum Boat Ramp. | 25 fish daily creel limit with no more than 10 fish 10 inches or longer |
| BLUEGILL
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Excellent | Crickets, worms, wax worms, meal worms. | Fish in the back of necks in shallow water or along rocks. Hot spot off the rocks under the sailboat harbor bridge in 1-4 ft of water. | 10 fish daily creel limit in PONDS. |
| CHANNEL
CATFISH
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Excellent | Sonny’s stink bait, Hoss’s Hawg Bait, leeches, night crawlers, and large minnows. | Creeks running into the lake are hot spots. Also try the Waltonville Dam, Turnip Patch, Jackie Branch, and North Sandusky Day Use Area. Set line 3-4’ from the shore over rocks. Try leeches in moving water. | 6 fish daily creel limit in PONDS.
Jugs must be attended at all times while fishing. |
| WHITE BASS | Good | Worms, black and blue jigs, minnows. | Fish in shallow bays near brush cover and bushes. Fish around bridges and along the rocks. Reports of fish being caught around Jackie Branch and Sandusky cove. | 20 fish creel limit.
No more than 3 fish 17” or longer daily |
| Information as of: 07/08/2013
LAKE LEVEL: 410.33 AVERAGE POOL FOR THIS DATE: 406.73 WATER TEMP: 77°F |
Use of a minnow seine, cast net, or shad scoop for bait collecting within 1000 yards downstream of the Rend Lake dam and spillway is prohibited.
Maps of the Fish Attractor tree locations along with GPS readings are available at the Rend Lake Corps of Engineers Project Office. Contact Molly Rawlinson for more information at (618)724-2493. In order to maintain a cleaner recreation area, anglers and bow fishermen fishing below the dam are asked to return dead rough fish to the water.
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