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Waterfowl Census 2011-2012

Fish Attractor Location Maps and GPS coordinates

updated 12/7/11

  

 

Rend Lake Fishing Report will return in spring 2012
Species Rating Bait of Choice Suggested locations Regulations

LARGEMOUTH BASS

      

14” minimum length limit, 6 daily creel limit. 1 fish daily creel limit in PONDS 14” minimum length.

CRAPPIE

      

25 fish daily creel limit with no more than 10 fish 10 inches or longer

BLUEGILL

      

10 fish daily creel limit in PONDS. 

CHANNEL
CATFISH

      

6 fish daily creel limit in PONDS.
Jugs must be attended at all times while fishing.

WHITE BASS

      

20 fish creel limit.
No more than 3 fish 17” or longer daily

 

Current lake inforamtion: Lake Level                

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.

 

 Fishermen are encouraged to return dead rough fish back into the river when fishing below the spillway.

REND LAKE
FISHING ATTRACTOR GPS COORDINATES - 4/2011

Gun Creek 01 2011                             N38 04.511 W88 56.614
Gun Creek 02 2011                             N38 04.834 W88 56.174
Gun Creek 03 2011                             N38 04.886 W88 56.126
Gun Creek 04 2011                             N38 05.069 W88 55.944
Gun Creek 05 2011                             N38 05.228 W88 55.754
Jackie Branch 01 2010                        N38 05.953 W88 59.552
Jackie Branch 02 2010                        N38 05.974 W88 59.897
Jackie Branch 03 2010                        N38 05.939 W88 59.957
Jackie Branch 04 2010                        N38 05.872 W88 59.604
South Sandusky Beach 2006              N38 03.389 W88 59.038
South Sandusky 01 2009                    N38 03.781 W88 59.205
South Sandusky 02 2009                    N38 03.657 W88 59.737
South Sandusky 03 2009                    N38 03.904 W88 59.626
South Sandusky 04 2009                    N38 03.699 W88 59.851
Wayne Fitzgerrell 01 2007                  N38 06.981 W88 56.717
Wayne Fitzgerrell 02 2007                  N38 06.723 W88 57.014
Wayne Fitzgerrell 03 2007                  N38 06.495 W88 57.054
Wayne Fitzgerrell 04 2007                  N38 06.188 W88 57.247
North Marcum 01 2005                      N38 03.016 W88 57.255
North Marcum 02 2005                      N38 03.283 W88 57.418
South Marcum 01 2008                      N38 02.444 W88 56.237
South Marcum 02 2008                      N38 02.553 W88 56.305
South Marcum 03 2008                      N38 02.478 W88 56.656
South Marcum 04 2008                      N38 02.297 W88 56.677
South Marcum 05 2008                      N38 02.409 W88 56.876

Map Datum WGS84

South Marcum Fish Attractor Location Updated 3/2011

Marcum Cove Fish Attractor location map

Gun Creek Fish Attractor Location Updated 3/2011

Gun Creek Fish Attractor map

Jackie Branch and Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park Fish Attractor Locations Updated 3/2011

Rt. 154 north fish attractor map

Sandusky Creek Fish Attractor locations Updated 3/2011

South Sandusky Fish Attractor Map