chicago.suntimes. 1301 W. 52nd St. (312) 747-6672. 4oz.) Hartford Courant. EMIQUON PRESERVE: Hours are sunrise to sunset. NOTE: Check updates on water conditions at foxwaterway.com or (847) 587-8540. Of course I am going to run a drum photo. Chicago. Chicago Fishing Forum Since 2005. 14 Anglers, 23 Yellowtail, 47 Bonito. Tube jigs worked around downed trees produced last week. We have entered typical summer fishing patterns for Lake Michigan out of Chicago. For more information or to report an invasive species, call the Illinois Sea-Grant Program in Zion, Illinois (847) 872-8677, the Illinois DNR in Topeka, Illinois (309) 968-7531, or the Indiana DNR, Division of Fish & Wildlife in Indianapolis, Indiana (317) 232-4093. . GALESVILLE RESERVOIR: rainbow trout, bass. Click here for the southern Lake Michigan reports from the Wisconsin DNR. Fishing Reports. For shallow lakes/Flowages, redtails on a 1/16 oz weedless jig on cloudy/windy days. Crappie: Good-Fair Once found providing decent action, though finding not always easy. There were a lot of minnows around and the smallmouth were feeding recklessly. Smallmouth are still scattered but that should improve in the next few weeks with fall frenzy. Water temp is 73 degrees. Perch and other summer fishing around Chicago leads this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report. Best baits have been a swim bait or a jig with a twin tail grub. Salmon fishing has been pretty good as well, anywhere from 60 to 160 feet, again a bit south. Paddle and Pole hosts the Berrien Springs Fish Ladder Camera. 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. Coho on southern Lake Michigan, as well as some steelhead, lake trout, brown trout and ongoing perch action, lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest 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. Most of the bass I caught last week were 15 inches and larger. You will catch more fish in the morning. d) Disposition of Snagged Salmon and Paddlefish. Lyback's Ice Fishing - February 25th 2023. I was getting nice smallmouth bass on unweighted Texas rigged general and wacky rig senkos in orange green pumpkin with red flake . The Cohos were piled up in a few areas. Deep bite best in 22-28. Look for this bite to improve this weekend as water temps drop! . Site is open daily 6 a.m.-sunset. A motion sickness pre trip, wasnt real bad but times of feeling a little queasy could be eliminated with some motion sickness medication. Check daily updates on boating at (815) 640-8099. I remember waking up in the fall to go to school and him and his buddies in front of house with there fall salmon. . 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. Bring light weight pants to fend off the biting flys that are present during July & summer months. Click here for the southern Lake Michigan reports from the Wisconsin DNR. The fish are in 15-18 ft of water. Try casting Senkos or Tubes for shallow bass and an Umbrella Rig for deeper bass. Paddle and Pole hosts the Berrien Springs Fish Ladder Camera. Stacey Greene at Park Bait at Montrose Harbor texted: I think the warmer weather may have slowed things down just a bit but from what I can tell and the reports Im getting there are still plenty of Salmon around, Kings & Coho. The Lake Trout fishing into late-October can be hard to match . Next gig is july 8t at Montrose beach dock. Our weekends are filling up fast. Jeffrey Williams messaged the photo above and this: We headed to Independence grove for the 1st time. Unfortunately the strong NE winds early last week took their toll on our fishing and it was a slow week. My Tuesday is made, for the second week in a row, a chance to slip in a mention of the late Frank Zappa. Anglers need to limit umbrella rigs to three hooks though. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment More posts from r/CHICAGOSUNauto subscribers . Fishing was excellent with many limit catches. Note: The smaller Perch mixed in are why predator fish are also shallow. Water at about 2 foot visibility. They are suspended over deep water. 514.2K posts. Many people last week caught limits of nice bass. Lindy rigs fished with chubs will produce all the action. We saw some big carp too. Bob Johnson emailed the photo above and this: Hi Dale - Saturday morning action on Kankakee River, smallmouth Bass and channel catfish. NAVY PIER: North side open for anglers. Open now. 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. BoRabb Williams texted the photo at the top on Monday and this: Good time to remind that we are in the final weeks of the cooling lakes being open. Access permits and liability waivers are required. Mark Kosevich with a northern pike from northern Wisconsin. Oddly, the tubes used were 2 , meant for Bass if thats any indication of the size of the Crappies (11+). Bait shop is open 6:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily; restaurant, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. weekdays, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. weekends. Click for a list of Fishing Clubs. 2210 W. Pershing Rd. The water is still very cold and also can be quite rainy. Bank access is very limited and most anglers fish from a boat. Boat reports for perch are coming in, 30 to 60 feet of water, a bit south. She once called her husbands habit weird, so he tried to repress it, but now wants to raise the subject again. Montrose Harbor Chicago; Perch; Rainbow Trout-Steel Head; Tackle; Archive. Caught six over the past week 18 inches plus, including this 21 incher that tied my personal best. We bring angling enthusiast's a complete range of information to improve their success on the water or just to find another partner. It would have been nice to get confirmation because the only glow in the dark flies Ive used up until now have been for salmonids; Id like to know what else will eat them. Thought we were good till the last boat came in with just over 21 lbs. Feb 20, 2023. Largemouth bass fishing has slowed with the warmer weather. Michael Shannon keeps us guessing in A Little White Lie. Lost of motoring around to locate fishand fish found did not always relate to fish bites. PASSES: Chicago Park District's parking passes ($20, two months) and $10 pier passes may be bought at Northerly Island Visitor Center, call (312) 745-2910 first. I prefer the chrome and blue chug bug. Rob Abouchar emailed the photo above and this: Hi Dale, It was a business and pleasure trip to Merrill wisconsin to cut the grass secure a gig and do some fishing. Bait that is starting to be used are spawn sacs, medium or large shiner minnows and night crawlers. By the end of this week, the fish should be positioned on the 27 ft. weed line. Site is open daily 6 a.m.-sunset. There are still some nice sheephead being caught out on the horseshoe on crayfish. Poygan. Smallmouth Bass: Very Good-Good Rock/Gravel humps using drop shot rigs for #s of Bass. The renovation of J.C. Murphey is in full swing with the lake dewatered. 17K subscribers in the AutoNewspaper community. Area lakes-bass have been very good during afternoon hours. Ken Husker OMalley with a local largemouth bass. My best location has been by Colemans Point drifting to Knollwood. Advertisement. Show more. Bob Johnson with a good catfish from the Kankakee River. Smallmouth bass can still be caught. Scott Wolfe of School of Fish Charters emailed: In the harbor the fishing was slow. Storm Warning Chitown Hotspots Maps New Home . Larry Jennings with a crappie from Lake Bloomington. Dissolved oxygen isnt the only reason for fish to be in riffles: as the water drops, the broken water of the riffles affords some protection against ospreys, herons and kingfishers. Hartford Courant. Small to medium fatheads, as well as small feathered or plastic tailed jigs working well. Our Top Forums View All. I did take a look at the Fox and briefly fished a tributary yesterday. Bluegill: Fair Few reports as anglers turning to Musky, Walleye and Crappie. We start fishing early April this year as the last 3 years our salmon and trout fishing has been excellent and with the way this winter has gone we believe this spring the action is going to been fantastic for April and May book your trips now and both 247 and 247-2 have weekends and weekdays available. One cast produced a hard strike and I was surprised to land a good-sized shad, in the 2-3 pound range. He said some monster cohos are around; but that is not something you can specifically target, you more need to luck into them. Chuck Kennell emailed the photo above Saturday and this: I was Salmon fishing but hooked this Northern at about 7 PM. After the sun had set, things got interesting. 5531 S. King Dr. (773) 256-1248. Click here for the harvest areas. Still hitting spoons and cranks starting to make the switch over to bait. Caught a 1/2 dozen smallmouth mostly on hair jigs snapping retrieve back to boat. Yellow Perch: Good Still relating to weeds in 6-12. Something about that pairing just makes me smile. We have been going together the last 10years every season and had some good ones over the years. All I could do was pick pockets: cast to openings in the vegetation. Just go out there with the mindset of having A great time and youll catch the fish. Early catch and release season opens Oct. 1. 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). Guide Mike Norris texted the photo above and emailed this: Big Green Lake Weather has improved in the last week and the surface water temperature on Big Green is back into the mid 70s. Most of the fish are averaging 12-13 inches. Scott Wolfe schooloffishcharters.com 312-933-0552. Continue reading. TROUT: DEEP's fall trout stockings . My Dad, Mike Markese landed this beauty out of Montrose harbor during the week on his Gray Ghost Rat L Trap, she took off on him about 100yards to the mouth of harbor he was able to get her back to the wall and his buddy Chris from work net it for him. Over the time it has been ranked as high as 4 195 199 in the world. Yes, they do and make the summers more interesting on the lakefront. 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. God they are fun to catch at that size. Group is to exchange information about perch fishing in Chicagoland. I also lost something with some weight to it before I could get a look at it. If anyone has more information, please contact me. D) Jackson Harbor (Inner and Outer Harbors). Book your spring trip soon trophy fish await you and your crew. I also want to run his photo full length to give some perspective from the lakefront. Drop-shot and wacky worms prevailing! Kiernan Aiston emailed the photo above and this: Got this 6lber on a power worm out of a small pond in Lake County open lands. Thanks. Then about 10 minutes later he hooked in to this monster. Click here for the southern Lake Michigan reports from the Wisconsin DNR. Click here for the statewide announcement. Scott Wolfe schooloffishcharters.com 630-341-0550. Lori Ralph at the Salmon Stop in Waukegan texted: Mainly gov.pier using shrimp, minnows, and some worms. Vince Oppedisano with a Fox River smallmouth bass. Please ensure to adhere to the fishing regulations for the state. . Others found relating to boathouses where shade providing cover. Tim Haight, 5, of Kingston, Wisconsin, with nice bluegill from Green Lake. The winds had blown in warm water and the bite was slow but a king was taken during the derby. I would estimate about 90% of those were Fox River fish caught on artificials. Crappie fishing has been sporadic. Anyone who has thrown spoons or spinners around warm water discharges on Lake Michigan for salmon and trout during the Winter has probably caught more shad than they can count. Fishermen will have a tough time finding areas away from snaggers to fish, a big problem after October 1 each year. Scott Wolfe of School of Fish Charters emailed: The West winds that prevailed last week did their usual magic. The best depth seems to be 12-15 ft. of water. The action was good despite the cold front that had air temperatures at 47 and the water temperature at 69-73 in areas. Former U.S. Literally seemed to switch overnight on the 22nd. Join Community Grow Your Business. data-event-category="Navigation header guest". Work adjacent breaks using Ned jigs with TRD worms or craws for best action. You can email him at seth.love@illinois.gov. You can bank on some excellent bank fishing opportunities from the shores of the 1.5 million acres of water in Illinois. 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