Sangchris Lake is a reservoir in Illinois, near Christian County.
Sangchris Lake is a reservoir in Christian County, Illinois. Sangchris Lake covers about 2,321 acres, reaches a recorded 38 feet and holds about 34,000 acre-feet.
Sangchris Lake was made by damming Clear Creek in 1964 and served as a power-plant cooling lake. Its three arms can differ in water temperature, depth and the amount of silt or wood.
The fish reported from Sangchris Lake include striped bass, largemouth bass, black crappie, and white crappie, giving anglers more than one useful way to fish this water.
Fish reported from Sangchris Lake include black crappie, channel catfish, flathead catfish, largemouth bass, striped bass, and white crappie.
For bass at Sangchris, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Sangchris, use a small jig or minnow beside brush for crappie.
For roaming fish at Sangchris, fish a large swimbait, spoon or live bait near open-water shad for striped bass.
For bottom fishing at Sangchris, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish, and use live bait near wood or a deep hole for flathead catfish.
At Sangchris, fish plastic worms or jigs around points, deadfalls and standing wood for largemouth. Use large shad-colored lures for striped bass, and set live bait near flooded logs or deep holes for flathead catfish.
On a first trip to Sangchris, 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 Sangchris 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 Sangchris can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
A medium spinning rod with 8- to 10-pound line handles most jigs, worms and small lures at Sangchris, while a medium-heavy rod is better for bass jigs and heavier bottom rigs.
At Sangchris Lake, choose one point, weed edge, patch of wood or old-channel bend near deeper water and test a few lure depths before making a long move.
The deepest number for Sangchris Lake is only a guide. Fish at Sangchris Lake still need comfortable water, cover or nearby food.
Striped bass fits the reported information for Sangchris Lake, so begin with a lure and spot that suit that fish rather than guessing.
When a fish bites at Sangchris, note the lure depth, bottom type, nearby cover and wind direction. Make the next cast to a similar spot at Sangchris before changing several things at once.
If the second pass at Sangchris is quiet, change lure speed first and depth second. At Sangchris, that order makes it easier to tell whether the fish moved or only wanted a slower bait.
Do not try to see all of Sangchris in one trip. At Sangchris, pick a small section, compare shallow cover with the nearest deeper water, and stay long enough to learn which part actually holds fish.
Keep the tackle choice at Sangchris tied to fish that are reported there. At Sangchris, one moving lure, one bottom bait and one small panfish setup cover more useful water than a box full of random choices.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.