Fish Southern Illinois

Fishing Southern Illinois! Southern Illinois is a fisherman's paradise! Three of the largest lakes in the state are here. Carlyle Lake, Rend Lake, and Crab Orchard, offer tens of thousands of acres of tournament quality fishing! Don't forget to visit some of the smaller lakes such as Washington Lake near Nashville, IL, Omega Lake at Stephen Forbes State Park or Cedar Lake south of Murphysboro on Rte 127, near the Shawnee Wine Trail!
Rend Lake Recreation Visitors Center 10833 Rend Lake Dam RD. Benton, IL 618-439-7430	Carlyle Lake Management Office 801 Lake Rd. Carlyle, IL 618-594-2484
Little Grassy Lake Rte 1 Makanda, IL 618-457-6655	Little Grassy Lake from the Spillway "overlook". Get there by taking Giant City Rd. south from Carbondale until Grassy Lake Rd. Turn Left and enjoy drive to lake!
Shawnee National Forestr /> Crab Orchard, Lake Egypt Devils Kitchen 618-253-7114	Washington County Lake Conservation Area 18500 Conservation Dr., Nashville, IL 618-327-3137
Illinois State Parks & Camps 11731 State Hwy 37 Benton, IL 618-435-8138	Lake Murphysboro State Park 52 Cinder Hill Rd Murphysboro, IL 618-684-2867
Stephen Forbes State Park "Omega Lake" Omega, IL 618-547-3381
Department of Resources Shawnee National Forest Fishing Information State of Illinois Tourism Bureau Free Literature on Southern Illinois! 800-ABE-0121Illinois Bureau of Tourism Dept of Commerce & Community Affairs 800-226-663

Fishing Southern Illinois!