Lake Loami is a reservoir in Illinois, near Sangamon County.
Stocking records show that the following fish or strains were stocked here. A historical stocking does not by itself prove that a self-sustaining population remains today.
Lake Loami is a reservoir in Sangamon County, Illinois. Lake Loami covers about 11 acres and reaches a recorded 14 feet.
Lake Loami has an old channel, incoming water and quiet coves, and small water-level changes can move fish from the bank to the first drop.
Stocking records for Lake Loami also list channel catfish, though that does not mean those fish will be easy to catch on every trip.
For bottom fishing at Loami, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish.
On a first trip to Loami, check incoming water, one bend in the old channel and a point near deep water with a moving lure, then slow down with a jig or worm where you get a bite.
Spring around Loami is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer is a good time to fish shade, weeds and the first drop into deeper water. Fall around Loami can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.