Shabbona Lake

Fished Friday morning the 5th.  Caught a few small crappie and a nice 21.5" walleye, and a short walleye.  Water temp 56F.  Had to work for them.  Went back Saturday morning and was miserable with 25+ mph E/SE wind and rain, but still caught 5 small crappie.  Went back Sunday and it was exactly the opposite - no wind, 85F, sweltering and water temp was up to 65F in the shallows.  Caught nothing, but that might have had more to do with the 75 boats on the water.  Perfect spring weekend - a little bit of everything.

Anyone got a current water temp? 

Fished from 9:00 till 1:30. Slow start but found a hot spot in the no motor zone and caught 14 crappie on minnows. Bite did not last long and all fish are still swimming. Water temp was 57-60. Great day to be out. 

Fished form 8 till noon. Used deep dive cranks silver/black. 5 to 8 feet in north and east bay. Landed 5.8 lb Largemouth and 3 lb. Also caught a walleye 15 in. Took pics and released all. Wind picked up and that was it for me. The bait store is well stocked with everything you need.

I was out on Saturday, the water temp was 48-49. Back in no more zone 51. No fish caught. 

Walter..... did you get a water temperature? 

WENT OUT EARLY TODAY 8-12, FISHED THE DAM FACE AND NO MOTOR ZONE , THE LAKE IS WAKING UP NICELY , FEW SMALLER BASS AND GILLS , GOTTA GET MY CAMPING GEAR TOGETHER, DNR WAS OUT TODAY , GOOD SAFE ,SEASON EVERYONE