Steve's Fishing Guide Articles

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Article Number	Lake Shelbyville Fishing Guide Article Title	Click for PDF Version
110	Dog Days of August Go Deep	110 PDF
109	Lake Shelbyville White Bass	109 PDF
108	Lake Shelbyville Transformation	108 PDF
107	Another Summer of Red Hot Fishing	107 PDF
106	Wow, What A Year So Far	106 PDF
105	May Means the Crappie Spawn is On	105 PDF
104	March is Mother Nature's Teaser	104 PDF
103	Spring is Here, Time for Those Tasty Crappie	103 PDF
102	My All-Time Favorite Crappie Hole - Paris Landing	102 PDF
101	November is Always Hot for the Tasty Crappie	101 PDF
100	Shelbyville Fall Crappie (Red Hot)	100 PDF
99	Those Dog Days of August, What to Do	99 PDF
98	A Little Twist to Spoon Fishing	98 PDF
97	White Bass, a Guide's Summer Savior	97 PDF
96	Hot Weather Doesn’t Mean the Fish Quit Biting	96 PDF
95	Fishing the Willows	95 PDF
94	May Brings Everyone Out to Catch the Tasty Crappie	94 PDF
93	A Fishing Guide's Life Can Be a Grind	93 PDF
92	Stay on a Hot Bite All Year	92 PDF
91	Wow, Spring Has Arrived, Finally	91 PDF
90	March is My Month for Big Fish	90 PDF
89	March Means Spring is Coming	89 PDF
88	Winter Plans and Christmas Ideas	88 PDF
87	November, My Second Spring	87 PDF
86	Fall Crappie Bite; Better Than Spring	86 PDF
85	Finally, Fall Is Here	85 PDF
84	Fishing Videos, My Newest Challenge	84 PDF
83	Life As a Part-Time Guide Can Throw Curve Balls	83 PDF
82	Hot Weather Has Me Switching Gears	82 PDF
81	June is Here, What to do	81 PDF
80	May is Here, Spawn too	80 PDF
79	April is Here - What to do	79 PDF
78	Tools for Early Season Success	78 PDF
77	Capitalize on Early Season Crappie	77 PDF
76	Early Season Crappie	76 PDF
75	Today's Electronics	75 PDF
74	Winter Is Upon Us	74 PDF
73	My Crappie U.S.A. Classic Experience	73 PDF
72	Last Shot At A Wall Hanger For Season	72 PDF
71	Hot, Hot, Weather White Bass	71 PDF
70	October Presents Many Options at Shelbyville	70 PDF
69	September - A Month of Transition	69 PDF
68	I Spend My Summer Chasing Baitfish	68 PDF
67	Winter Crappie, Can Be Great If You Take Precautions	67 PDF
66	Winter Crappie, Still The Best	66 PDF
65	Winter Crappie, My Favorite Time	65 PDF
64	Better Make Those Spring Plans Now	64 PDF
63	Ledge Fishing, The Key During Winter	63 PDF
62	Crappie Fishing - Ice Out Through Spawn	62 PDF
61	Enjoy Fall Colors and Total Tranquility	61 PDF
60	Crappie Rules The Scene at Lake Shelbyville	60 PDF
59	Cold Fronts, Rising Water Levels, What to do	59 PDF
58	Crappie Spawn is Over, Time to Slow Down? Not Me!	58 PDF
57	September Has the Bait on the Move	57 PDF
56	October Has Many Options and Patterns	56 PDF
55	August - A Midsummer Reflection	55 PDF
54	Just Because it is Hot the Fish Still Bite	54 PDF
53	June Means Work The Flats	53 PDF
52	May Has the Crappie on the Bank	52 PDF
51	Huge Kentucky Lake Gills	51 PDF
50	Try and Master all Methods of Crappie Fishing for Success	50 PDF
49	April Fishing Has Me Bouncing Back and Forth	49 PDF
48	Spring Is Finally Here, Fishing is in the Hearts of Many	48 PDF
47	Cold Fronts, Cold Rain That Is March Crappie	47 PDF
46	Spring Is Close And I Am Poised And Ready	46 PDF
45	Fishing School Coming To Rantoul Ranger Dealership	45 PDF
44	In March You Need To Head Down to the Land Of Giants	44 PDF
43	Make Those Spring Plans Now	43 PDF
42	Pick Your 2006 Destinations Crappie Style	42 PDF
41	Cold and I Mean Cold, Crappie Fishing	41 PDF
40	How to Target Fall Crappie on Lake Shelbyville	40 PDF
39	Down To Just Fishing For Crappie	39 PDF
38	Finally, It's Crappie Time	38 PDF
37	How to Target Fall Crappie on Lake Shelbyville	37 PDF
36	You Don't Want To Miss Lake Shelbyville's Fantastic Fall Fishing	36 PDF
35	Winter Fishing Destinations, Plan Your Trip Now	35 PDF
34	White Bass, A Guide's Savior For The Hot Summer Months	34 PDF
33	The Benefits of Fishing A Flood Control Lake	33 PDF
32	September Fishing on Shelbyville Means Getting through Turnover	32 PDF
31	Learning to Fish a Flood Control Lake	31 PDF
30	Fall Fishing Is A Period Of Transition	30 PDF
29	Crappie Spawn is Done. So Now What Will I Do?	29 PDF
28	August Fishing Has Them Deep	28 PDF
27	Shelbyville Walleye and Whites on the Flats or How About a Combo Trip with Crappie?	27 PDF
26	May on Shelbyville Means the Spawn is On	26 PDF
25	Crappie Fishing At Winter Pool is Just As Good	25 PDF
24	Clinton Lake, Hot Water Fishing Smorgasbord	24 PDF
23	Setting Up Your Calendar for A Successful Crappie Year	23 PDF
22	Fourth of July, Kentucky Lake Style	22 PDF
21	Forty-eight to Twenty-eight Winter Crappie Fishing at it's Best	21 PDF
20	Get Rid Of Those Winter Blues, Try An Early Crappie Trip	20 PDF
19	Spring Crappie Fishing, Everybody's Got The Bug	19 PDF
18	Early Season Crappie	18 PDF
17	Deep Summertime Crappie	17 PDF
16	For Big Crappie You Have To Go South	16 PDF
15	Crappie Stacked Up and Biting	15 PDF
14	Early Spring You Must Remain Versatile	14 PDF
13	Fall Crappie; Way Better Than Spring? No Way	13 PDF
12	Fall Crappie As Good As It Gets? You Bet It Is	12 PDF
11	Fall Crappie, Back In the Shallows	11 PDF
10	Spring Crappie, Right On The Bank	10 PDF
9	Lake Shelbyville Combo Trip	09 PDF
8	My Two Favorite Watering Holes	08 PDF
7	Lake Shelbyville, Arguably The Best Crappie Lake In Illinois	07 PDF
6	Mark Twain Lake - Our Neighbor to the West	06 PDF
5	Plan Your Fishing Trips Now	05 PDF
4	Summertime Crappie	04 PDF
3	Practice What I Preach - The Fish Are On The Move	03 PDF
2	How To Catch Those Hard-Fighting Striped Bass	02 PDF
1	Ice-Out Crappie	01 PDF

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