Lake Shelbyville, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Illinois Department of Natural Resources and Lake Shelbyville Fish Habitat Alliance (LSFHA) will place donated Christmas trees and artificial structures in Lake Shelbyville to enhance fisheries on March 23, 2024. Need of volunteers ashore to help tie and place trees on boats. To volunteer, meet at the Opossum Creek Recreation Area boat ramp parking lot by 8:30 am Volunteers are required to sign in before starting work at 9:00 am A free lunch will be provided.
Maps with the exact GPS locations of the cubes and artificial stumps will be available after the event to local businesses for 60 days. Then, it can be printed from the LSFHA Facebook page and the USACE Lake Shelbyville website after the 60 days have expired. All participants will receive aerial maps with coordinates detailing where the Christmas trees have been placed for later fishing. Maps of Christmas tree locations will not be made available to the general public, so if you’d like, see you on Fish Habitat Improvement Day!
The US Army Corps of Engineers greatly appreciates the support of this project from the surrounding communities. For more information on this fish habitat project, or if you plan to bring a boat please contact Natural Resources Specialist Cory Donnel at (217) 774-3951, ext. 7001.
