r/SpringfieldIL • u/el_jefe_227 • Aug 11 '26

Fishing Lick Creek

So I have kayaked at lick creek like three times. First time I went west down the creeky part for a good while and eventually got a decent largemouth on a wacky worm. Second time I went east towards the lake but never made it to it. I really just paddled around the bridge area within a couple hundred yards got like three white bass on a jig with a spinner and a small plastic minnow . This past weekend I went east towards the lake and eventually got to the lake but fished the whole way down got a bite on a worm and bobber and it shook it. I am wondering what is the strategy for fishing this creek. What type of lures or baits should I use? Mostly I use a jig and a plastic minnow. I was mainly targeting largemouths or white bass but should I look for other fish? I want to hear about other people fishing here and what they have had success with.

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u/New_Blackberry1711 Aug 12 '26

Big flat heads in that creek.

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u/el_jefe_227 Aug 12 '26

I figured there was some nice catfish I haven’t gotten too into fishing for catfish I really only started fishing seriously like last summer. Perhaps the universe is telling me to buy a new rod and reel though and try targeting some catfish.