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Lake · walleye, largemouth_bass
Sangchris Lake State Recreation Area
Lake · largemouth_bass, crappie
Powerton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
Lake · largemouth_bass, hybrid_striped_bass
Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area
Lake · walleye, largemouth_bass
Mazonia State Fish and Wildlife Area
Lake · largemouth_bass, channel_catfish
Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
Lake · walleye, largemouth_bass
Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (Alexander County)
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Horseshoe Lake in Alexander County is a 2,400-acre oxbow lake of the Mississippi River in extreme southern Illinois, offering exceptional largemouth bass, crappie, and catfish fishing in a cypress swamp setting unique to Illinois. The flooded timber and lily pad fields provide outstanding habitat for trophy largemouth bass, and the lake is well known among bass tournament anglers. Spring crappie fishing around the cypress knees is a beloved local tradition.
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