Friday, October 15, 2004
Carlyle Lake - 950 Miles
Massagauga Rattlesnake 
The Eastern massasauga rattlesnake, an Illinois endangered species, is found at Carlyle Lake. This shy, retreating snake is, at an average length of less than 30 inches, the smallest of Illinois' venomous snakes. Massasauga's live in old fields, marshes, bogs and floodplain forests where they feed on small rodents. Few massasauga's remain in Illinois, due to the loss of prairie marshes, their preferred habitat.
Carlyle Lake - Largest man made lake in Illinios. If you want to catch something go to:"(Mamma) Lavish's Bait Shop, Carlyle Lake, IL" "All your bait and tackle needs. Minnows, crayfish, leaches, crawlers, shad, chicken livers, Geno's stink bait, Krazy blades, largest selection of tube jigs in Illinois. 1 mile from great fishing at Carlyle Lake and the Kaskaskia River." Walked 5 miles on trail - cool and windy
The Eastern massasauga rattlesnake, an Illinois endangered species, is found at Carlyle Lake. This shy, retreating snake is, at an average length of less than 30 inches, the smallest of Illinois' venomous snakes. Massasauga's live in old fields, marshes, bogs and floodplain forests where they feed on small rodents. Few massasauga's remain in Illinois, due to the loss of prairie marshes, their preferred habitat.
Carlyle Lake - Largest man made lake in Illinios. If you want to catch something go to:"(Mamma) Lavish's Bait Shop, Carlyle Lake, IL" "All your bait and tackle needs. Minnows, crayfish, leaches, crawlers, shad, chicken livers, Geno's stink bait, Krazy blades, largest selection of tube jigs in Illinois. 1 mile from great fishing at Carlyle Lake and the Kaskaskia River." Walked 5 miles on trail - cool and windy
