The stoping point in the narrows will be marked with buoy markers. Mimi Boysens grandson with a smile and a bluegill from the Chain OLakes. Tough on bright days, but dusk and windward shores providing action. Adam Honiotes at Boondocks said eater catfish being caught; crappie in the cribs; walleye in the main channel, a couple big largemouth and a few hybrids. Our Top Forums View All. The vast majority will have been foul-hooked; its impossible to avoid due to the numbers of fish in a confined area. The water clarity continues to improve and the largemouth are hitting a little better on 4 inch senkos in green pumpkin. Jeffrey Williams messaged the photo above and this: We headed to Independence grove for the 1st time. Casting or trolling with spinners, bait and bobber, and fly-fishing are all popular fishing methods for chasing trout in Floras Lake. Poygan. Illinois is leading the way. 10 h ago. Shallower lakes cool the fastest (but also warm up quicker) so surface readings ran from lows of 54 to average highs of 59-62 degrees. Look forward into making it a memorable experience. The limited success by harbor anglers was mostly from boats and kayaks jigging the deeper holes and shore guys about an hour before sunrise in the dark. 12418. Welcome and thanks for visiting Windycitysalmon.com, serving the Chicago, Wisconsin, and Indiana area with world class salmon and trout charter fishing. Smallmouth still active at Diversey and other harbor areas. Both Twenty Four VII and Twenty Four VII 2 have both weekends and weekdays available and these spring time fish bite well in the mornings and afternoons. I saw a lot of people fishing near the dams yesterday-they didnt have any trouble wading out to the middle of the river. Braidwood, Heidecke, LaSalle and Mazonia are open daily 6 a.m.-sunset. For boaters, deeper water just off the Waukegan reefs produced the best catches of coho and lake trout with occasional two and three year old kings. TRIBUNE PUBLISHING. Smallmouth Bass: Good - The last of the bedded fish seem to have left the spawning areas of the larger lakes. River in good shape with slight stain and temps just reaching 80.Smallmouth were chasing chatter baits and 1/4 oz jigs black blue trailers and channel cats hitting the same. Dale Bowman of the Chicago Sun-Times joined me for a 30-minute conversation covering Chicago Perch fishing along with a bonus conversation about suburban newspapers. The abrupt departures of Patrick Kane and others in recent days have not only stripped the roster of its best talent but have also emotionally and psychologically affected those who remain. One fish casting a crank. Click here for the update from D&S Bait, Tackle & Fly Shop . . BTW for those who are interested in this stuff, the system requires a horizontal photo (4x3) to lead the online postings. . You want to use a crankbait in perch or crappie pattern. Bob Poteshman of Confusion Charters said out of Chicago there's decent fishing, but it is very deep, 12-15 miles out, because most of the lake's warm waters are on our end of the lake . Dan Leslie at the Salmon Stop in Waukegan said shore fishing has Chinook in thick and you can see them and a couple steelhead; spawn, skein and big baits that will piss them off (big rattling baits) are best. February 5, 2023 chicago perch Fishing Report. 13 Dec. The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Open 6 a.m. (6:30 bank fishing) to sunset. Kurts Island Sport Shop - Like us on Facebook. Literally seemed to switch overnight on the 22nd. You can email him at seth.love@illinois.gov. Vince Oppedisano with a Fox River smallmouth bass. She once called her husbands habit weird, so he tried to repress it, but now wants to raise the subject again. GALESVILLE RESERVOIR: rainbow trout, bass. Posted by Stacey Greene. By muskyhunter43 on 10/23/2014 Views (1130) Went down to the fox river at about 5am threw a 1/4 ounce white jig w/a white 3" grub. Page . 40.3K. NOTE 2: The Stratton Lock and Dam has normal daily operating hours of 8 a.m. to midnight through Sept. 30. 17K subscribers in the AutoNewspaper community. Ive caught some small smallmouth bass on topwaters, but I cant match that, not even close. Ray Hinton sent the photo above and this: Good evening Dale , I hope all is well. A few nice trout are starting to arrive to feed on spawn. Your complete resource for Chicago fishing reports and information. 5.2M. Learned a ton by putting time in on the water as much as possible, goes to show the Fox is a very good fishery if you can put in the time and try to learn a little bit every day. August is a great month to fish. The opening of Illinois' trout season leads this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report; plus there's coho, brown trout and steelhead on southern Lake Michigan with largemouth bass and . Lake Geneva is a large body of water with great depth and submerged structure. Join Community Grow Your Business. What is Whacking Fatties? Well it cooled me off ! Saturday morning October 1, only one fish over several hours but it was a beasta hefty 21 inch smallie (pictured) on a crankbait. 514.2K posts. Mostly coho in 70 to 100 feet of water. Division of Fish & Wildlife staff collect reports as time permits. Lol. There is now a ring of algae around the outside edges of the vegetation, leading to much less accessible water from the shore. Our weekends are filling up fast. Just enjoy what mother nature and the crew has to offer. Posted by Stacey Greene. Want to know which fish to fish for at a particular time of year? Here is his fishing report for Feb. 4, 2022. Spoons and dodger and Flys for salmon. Click here for the southern Lake Michigan reports from the Wisconsin DNR. Braidwood, Heidecke and LaSalle are open daily 6 a.m.-sunset. Phil Schuman at Tackle Haven in Benton Harbor, Michigan said a few salmon are into the St. Joseph River. Some good walleye action up river and near Lk. Scott Wolfe of School of Fish Charters emailed about Waukegan: In the harbor the fishing improved slightly from last week, but the water is still warm and dirty and it was slow. Some good catches of perch in 20 to 30ft of water around the dune state park building also. Its important to have a goal. Kurts Island Sport Shop - Like us on Facebook. Mike Norris. I fished the Red Banks Crappie tournament Saturday, 25 fish, 18 lbs-14.5 oz. This cold snap should actually help anglers as Walleye and Musky should react positive to the falling water temps for the weekend. Then about 10 minutes later he hooked in to this monster. Jumbo perch from Diversey Harbor, caught on Shad Raps. She weighed in at 18lb and was shared with other Fisherman and Woman at Montrose. Larry Jennings messaged the photo above and this: SHELBYVILLE: Check with Ken Wilson of Lithia Guide Service. Such a great and fun town for a family trip. He caught the crappie with berkley soft minnow on a 1/32 jig. If temps on the lakes drop below 53-55 degrees watch for signs of turn-over (roiled water, floating dead vegetation/leaves) and be prepared to head elsewhere. Ive landed a handful that actually ate a fly. See the Fish of the Week for a good muskie caught this month. Lake George in Hobart starting to give up crappie at a better pace fishing crappie minnows around the bridges, Loomis lake in valpo still giving up decent catches of panfish using crickets and jumbo red wigglers. There are still some nice sheephead being caught out on the horseshoe on crayfish. 5.3K members. Stacey Greene at Park Bait at Montrose Harbor texted the photo below and this: Hi Dale, Perch fishing has been really good. Talk about fishing and share information on Chicago area waters not listed on our forums. Phil Schuman at Tackle Haven in Benton Harbor said perch are in about 70 feet, even some reports to 89 feet; some smaller salmon in 160-180; a few salmon in the river. Musky: Very Good-Fair Fall off as water warmed, but as cooling, top-water bite got hot on Dr. Evils, Whopper Ploppers and Pacemakers. 176K. Drop shot rigs with a Berkley Flat Worm and Ned Rigs are my choice for lures. Forums Page Latest Posts; Perch. Largemouth Bass: Very Good Lots of shallow water action using a variety of baits and styles from slow (Wacky Worms), stop/start (Husky Jerks), fast (chatterbaits) and top-water (Whopper Ploppers and Jitterbugs)>. His 23 foot Key West walk around boat with a brand new Suzuki 250 is perfect for smaller groups. Arkie crawling grubs or Kalins grubs are the most productive. Illinois is leading the way. Join Community Grow Your Business. Chicago fishing, Midwest Fishing Report: Perch, perch, perch, crappie, where's the ice. Still hitting spoons and cranks starting to make the switch over to bait. Within the body of the sprawling raw-file MFR, I can use whatever style of photos come in. 12:13pm - Nov 23,21. Bullfrogs may be taken by hook and line, gig, pitchfork, spear, bow and arrow, hand, or landing net. Daily bag limits eight, possession limit 16. Top top-water fish of the week, Guide Russ Smith led a client to a 48 top-water Ski on a Smity Flap Tail! Im the King for a Night on the Southside!! Readers suggest SpotHero app downtown. Fish along the North Dock of Navy Pier and arrive early to enjoy sunrise views as you fish for Chicago's perch, salmon, bass and trout. But fishing line left behind, in . Boat reports for perch are coming in, 30 to 60 feet of water, a bit south. Washington Park. FRIDAY JUNE 7th, SHEEPHEAD (freshwater drum) BITING REALLY GOOD ON SOFT SHELL CRABS AND SOME HARD SHELLS AS WELL. Guide Bill Stoeger in Fremont texted on Sunday: The conditions on the river are perfect for fall fishing.Water temp in the mid 50s, water level is down with low current. The catch was nearly all coho with an occasional lake trout, chinook or steelhead. On the music front the first rehearsal is in the books for zappafest. The bass are post spawn and hungry. Kurts Island Sport Shop - Like us on Facebook. If you get the chance to target Steelhead and you are strong enough to fight a fish for 3-6 minutes go for them because they'll give you a fantastic experience. 1/8 oz jigs tipped with big leeches producing also in 10-14 slides outside spawn areas. The Hawks barely avoided being shut out in a 4-1 defeat Tuesday. Salmon still hitting pretty good, kings and cohos. You've inspired me and countless others to spend more time outside. SPRING LAKE: Site superintendent Thad Cook emailed: Hey Dale, Oct 21st is the last day for boats to be on Spring Lake. A forum community dedicated to fishers, anglers and enthusiasts in the Chicago area. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: Check with Jason Johns of Boneyard Fishing. Page 1 of 85 [ 4216 topics ] Go to . Techniques and locations are welcome to be shared. Found a few bass on hair jigs & crankbaits but nothing of size. he had some shoulders on him , did a bass trick and broke water once before I netted and released him. Its the long weekend of July 4, take your kids and yourself fishing at some point or many points. Fox Lake Try trolling crankbaits in the main basin of the lake for walleye. Jason Special One Le texted the photo below and this: Do sheepshead caught in Chicago harbor counts? Yellow Perch: Good-Fair - Bigger Perch (10-12) cruising shallows picking up medium fatheads or 1/2 crawlers on 1/16 oz weedless jigs. Capt. Members First Cast. Yes, they do and make the summers more interesting on the lakefront. December . Capt. Sean Whippo messaged the photo above and this on Wednesday: Dale, it seems the switch to fall pattern is complete already on Des Plaines River. Click here for the Wisconsin DNR weekly report. For shallow lakes/Flowages, redtails on a 1/16 oz weedless jig on cloudy/windy days. Note: The smaller Perch mixed in are why predator fish are also shallow. TROUT: DEEP's fall trout stockings . Fishermen will have a tough time finding areas away from snaggers to fish, a big problem after October 1 each year. The great actor plays a man of uncertain identity in whimsical and sharply written comedy. Early catch and release season opens Oct. 1. My Tuesday is made, for the second week in a row, a chance to slip in a mention of the late Frank Zappa. Nate Toranzo with a muskie from Heidecke Lake. The best depth has been 8-15 ft. of water. Victor Blackful emailed the photo above and this: I love this time of the year when the leafs change color and the air becomes crisp. POWERTON: Hours are 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Musky: Good-Fair Not as active as we had hoped. Try casting an umbrella rig parallel to and along weed edges in fourteen feet of water. The Hexagenia hatches (large, tan Mayflies) have just begun to show. Dress for the weather. Reports of trollers using crawler harnesses tagging some Walleyes. Rich Sleziak at Slezs Bait in Lake Station texted: Salmon in all nwi tributaries use skein, spawn saks and spinners. I did take a look at the Fox and briefly fished a tributary yesterday. Minnows are working best,some on plastics. Crappie action is better then weve seen in 5 years. Capt. There were a lot of minnows around and the smallmouth were feeding recklessly. 2023 FishingBooker.com. MIDWEST FISHING REPORT 2023-03-01 - . Kayak angler Isaac Biggerstaff messaged the photo above (as well as the one included in the Shoreline Salmon and Trout Report) and this on Instagram, then added: Kurt Justice at Kurts Island Sport Shop in Minocqua emailed: A little taste of things to come earlier in this past week as surface temps on some bodies of water fell as low as 64 degrees. April May salmon and trout. 284K. He must have had something important to do because the more typical response is to swim back and forth in front of me, beating their tails on the water until I leave. Jul 24, 2015 at 9:27 pm . Starting Thursday (10/6) thru Saturday (10/8) lows in upper 20s to lowest of 30s with highs in 40s to low 50s will bring sharper drops. I have the utmost confidence our customers over the past 5 years will enjoy every second on the water with Capt Anton. Thought we were good till the last boat came in with just over 21 lbs. Capt. info@spendthriftcharters.com . This should be a good week for the shore guys. Heres a pic of Corys friends fish from the other evening from Diversey on a Shad Rap. Fox Lake The dam at the lower end of the lake is open again following the five inches of more of rain we had a week ago. The action was good despite the cold front that had air temperatures at 47 and the water temperature at 69-73 in areas. Of course I am going to run a drum photo. Just a minute ago, he emailed that he just caught a coho the same way. Look for the fish by the Village Supper Club or by Browns Channel. I still relish the chance to sneak the late Frank Zappa into the Midwest Fishing Report. Catfishing on the kankakee has been good on cut shad between I 55 and the railroad bridge. Smallmouth are still really active. It was a great day and fun was had by all. Fishing Reports. Share this page: Today's Fishing Forecast Fishing looks to be not very active with peak fishing times around 3-5 AM and 7-8 AM. The abrupt departures of Patrick Kane and others in recent days have not only stripped the roster of its best talent but have also emotionally and psychologically affected those who remain. 1.1K. . There were a plethora of good photos and notes (see immediately below), but the one I chose for the lead photo came from Ian Guen-Murray, who emailed that photo and this: Caught this chinook south of Northerly Island. I have been catching them in several spots and in several depth ranges. I havent seen Perch this size in years. Yeah, that kinda captures the important things. We are getting most of our fish in 95-135 feet of water due east of Chicago. The great actor plays a man of uncertain identity in whimsical and sharply written comedy. Early mornings and late afternoons when the lake calms down, top water baits have been very effective. . Click here for the Wisconsin DNR weekly report. Ron Reynolds reported perch in at Burnham Harbor Monday morning. The fish are concentrating on the pods of small bait fish. Please ensure to adhere to the fishing regulations for the state. Thanks. Ticking the tops of the weeds will trigger a reaction strike. He swears he catches at least 1 every season on his Ghost. Tucker Siminak at Triangle Sports and Marine in Antioch said the top bites are bluegill (pulling off the beds) and catfish (cutbait); crappie and walleye are in the main lakes by wood or structure. Capt. Sean Whippo with a northern pike from the Des Plaines River. Otherwise, here are some basics: Foster (free street parking or pay lot); Montrose (now a mix of metered and free street parking); Belmont (pay lots on north and south sides); Diversey (pay lot or street parking); DuSable Harbor (pay lot or fishermans lot); Northerly Island/Burnham Harbor (meters, pay lot or fishermans lot); 31st/Burnham (meter parking between McCormick Place and 31st Street Harbor); Oakwood/39th (meters); 63rd Street/Casino Pier (pay lot); Steelworkers Park (free street parking at east end of 87th); Cal Park (free parking). The recent rains finally made a difference: levels were up and there was some color to the water. Check regulations at http://www.wetlands-initiative.org/dixon-paddling-fishing. Lindy rigs fished with chubs will produce all the action. Lori Ralph at the Salmon Stop in Waukegan texted: Mainly gov.pier using shrimp, minnows, and some worms. Try spinners and crawler harnesses over emerging weed beds. Had to wade in through the cattails to grab her. Spawn sacs, larger minnows and crawlers. 5531 S. King Dr. (773) 256-1248. Jeffrey Williams messaged the photo below and this: Crappie bites are getting hot, this guy was a few oz off my PB, 1 lb 8 oz from the chicago river, he choked a gulp minnow on a white jig head. Small 1/32 oz jigs tipped with worms or beavertails. Bank fishing mornings & evenings with small artificials in Kane Countybigger bass were much more active along the shorelines than they had been in several weeks. We saw some big carp too. Leaf color is not at max yet, but changing daily.
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