Shabbona Lake Walleye Open

Here is the press release for the 2011 Shabbona Lake Walleye open.

Press Release                                                                            April 4, 2011

2011 Shabbona Lake Walleye Open

Sponsored By Cabela’s Outdoors

Cabela’s Outdoors has generously agreed to sponsor the 2011 Shabbona Lakeside's Walleye Open on Saturday April 16th, 6 AM - 7 PM.  The huge female, 10+ Pound, Walleye at Shabbona are typically up spawning around the 3rd week in April. Water temp is near 45 degrees and the Walleye are shallow.

Cabela’s will be offering $100. for the heaviest legal Walleye caught on April 16th from Shabbona Lake. We will have a Walleye stocking donation jar, set up at Lakeside Bait, Tackle & Boat Rental, for each event. If you donate $5.00 or more to the Walleye Fund, and you place 1st in the event, Cabela’s will double your prize to $200.

Lakeside will award an additional $100., if the Walleye breaks the current lake record of 9.9 pounds. (This could very easily happen!).

If that Walleye breaks the current State Of Illinois Record of 14 pounds, Lakeside will award an additional $500., making a potential payout total of $800!!! Note: The Walleye Open begins at 6 AM.

Remember!!! No entry fee and no pre-registration required. Just show up and fish!!!  Weigh your fish in anytime during the Open!

Pokanoka's Cafe will also be offering its famous "Dollar Day Specials" on April 17th. This has become equally as popular as the Fishing Open!!!

Lakeside is now taking reservations for Bass Boat, Pontoon, Gary Special, Motor Boat or Row Boat!!! Go to http://www.shabbonalake.com/online.html NEW FOR 2010 - $5.00 off on all day boat reservation at Lakeside, if made in advance 24+ hours.

Lakeside opened for the season on April 1^st.

(For more info contact Denny Sands at denny@shabbonalake.com or 815-824-2581)

Please put money into the Walleye Restocking fund. When the walleye restocking program was going strong we had some fantastic walleye fishing in Shabbona. Every dollar that is donated helps us stock more walleyes. I love the fact that we have walleyes right here in Illinois.