As this is my first post I'll Start off by introducing myself. I stumbled on this site while looking for information on local Conservation areas. My name is Lukas and I'm 16. I love fishing, especially for bass. My bass opener this year was on Lake Niapenco in Binbrook. We started off casting crankbaits and spinnerbaits along with a few topwaters. After no success I switched to a dropshot rig in about 6 feet of water. A few minutes later a fish was pulling out drag (which was a bit loose as I was fishing from a canoe. I brought it to the surface and it was a nice walleye as seen below. My personal biggest as I have not had a lot of success. Finally Niapenco is stained lake with very little structure and a mud, silt bottom. I will be going back at least once this week so if anyone has any tips for fishing this type of water for bass or pike it would be very much appreciated. Thanks.