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Fairly stabilized forecast with temps slowly warming for the 4th of July holiday weekend coming up. FISHING REPORTS Chicagon Lake Iron County, Michigan (1) Read Reviews. Thanks. The first reports of drum on the seaside will happen soon. We have been going together the last 10years every season and had some good ones over the years. Click for a list of Fishing Clubs. Even though we have fish for a long time together hes very modest and I asked him could I share the story with you, have a great weekend thank you. GALESVILLE RESERVOIR: rainbow trout, bass. Yellow Perch: Good Still relating to weeds in 6-12. Access permits and liability waivers are required. The catch was nearly all coho with an occasional lake trout, chinook or steelhead. Talked to another angler before heat front and he slammed the Crappie using jigs in monkey milk colors. Capt. 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. I have the utmost confidence our customers over the past 5 years will enjoy every second on the water with Capt Anton. We couldn't control the weather, lol..but the experience was excellent. Not all fish are on the bottom, but they are in deep water. It was great running into Chauncy on the docks listening to his stories of his high school education and of perch glory days on lake Michigan . From the deep blue waters of Lake Michigan to the many great rivers and crystal-clear lakes and ponds, Illinois bank fishing opportunities abound. Forums Page Latest Posts; Shore Fishing the Big Pond. Prices and optons are listed including non resident fishing licenses. States must work together to end HIV epidemic. Lake trout fishing in the gap by the Chicago Light was on fire last week . February 4, 2023 chicago perch Fishing Report. He continues to be a better natural angler than me . Capt. River fishing is best in the fall in my opinion, not as many bites but a chance for overall quality of fish. Smallmouth Bass: Good-Fair Still the largest Smallies working shallow hitting top-water (Whopper Ploppers, Jitterbugs). The fall bite is on and will continue to get better. Largemouth Bass: Good Weed bite on Wacky Worms hard to top. On the music front the first rehearsal is in the books for zappafest. The water clarity continues to improve and the largemouth are hitting a little better on 4 inch senkos in green pumpkin. FISHING REPORT. 2023 FishingBooker.com. Nate Torres, 13, sent the . Such a great and fun town for a family trip. Group is to exchange information about perch fishing in Chicagoland. HENNEPIN-HOPPER: It will be open on Monday, July 4. Site is open daily 6 a.m.-sunset. 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. 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. Spring fishing brings very nice coolers of brown trout ,coho salmon dont miss out on this chance to boat some of the best tasting fish of the season we start fishing at the beginning of April and both of our boats have availability for weekends and weekdays. I also lost something with some weight to it before I could get a look at it. As Lake Michigan does not begin to freeze until January, this is a great activity through the fall. I would estimate about 90% of those were Fox River fish caught on artificials. But fishing line left behind, in . Work the baits on mid-lake humps holding baitfish. Fish were active anywhere from 20 feet to the bottom. . Thanks. BTW for those who are interested in this stuff, the system requires a horizontal photo (4x3) to lead the online postings. 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. They caught and released over 20 Lakers in 2 hours of fishing from 9-11am , with multiple doubles ! Spawn and skein worked better than casting. 12:30pm - Sep 2,21. fidusfish 8 . The stuff of dreams. Capt. Fly Fishing Forecast for Chicagon Lake, Michigan. Use small leeches (they are tough on the hook) for traditional bobber fishing bait. The great actor plays a man of uncertain identity in whimsical and sharply written comedy. Feb 16, 2023 (The Expresswire) -- "Oil And Gas Fishing Tools Market" Research Insights Report 2023 | TOP 3 KEY . Kurts Island Sport Shop - Like us on Facebook. BoRabb Williams texted the photo above while he and Frank Catdaddy Smith were catching blues at Braidwood. Thank you Dale for providing Chicago with over 30 years of quality journalism and fishing reports. Scattered perch reports. Vallas, a former schools CEO backed by the police union, and Johnson, a Cook . The few weedline fish Ive been catching have been over 5 lbs. The video game fishing continues. Phil Schuman at Tackle Haven in Benton Harbor, Michigan said a few salmon are into the St. Joseph River. Evidently July and August are not the best times for steelhead and coho but we had a great time. February 5, 2023 chicago perch Fishing Report. . plenty of bass blue gill ..crappie and perch.. salmon Steelhead brown trout too.. near the Ford plant and grain elevators. December . Crappie: Good-Fair Weeds of 10-14 best on lakes, while drowned wood on Flowages. NOTE: Check updates on water conditions at foxwaterway.com or (847) 587-8540. Navy . I fished the Red Banks Crappie tournament Saturday, 25 fish, 18 lbs-14.5 oz. They are available Tuesday to Saturday at Dickson Mounts Museum, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: Check with Jason Johns of Boneyard Fishing. Drop shot rigs with a Berkley Flat Worm and Ned Rigs are my choice for lures. Lost a few jumping hook shakers too. Kurts Island Sport Shop - Like us on Facebook. Dr. Atul Mallik emailed the photo above and this on Thursday: My son, Indra, was up for fishing Chicago River downtown today. This pattern starting to slow as weed beds fill in. Lots of stocker fish swimming in the harbor. Lol. 12418. 1/8 oz jigs tipped with big leeches producing also in 10-14 slides outside spawn areas. I have not found where they are consistently schooled. . One turkey was harvested when it was called back after a scatter. Use this forum for discussing and announcing tournaments. Nearshore salmon and trout on southern Lake Michigan continue to lead the sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report, but, as . January 15, 2023. A fishing license is required. I am catching them in both emerging weed beds and over the rocks. The great actor plays a man of uncertain identity in whimsical and sharply written comedy. 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. Welcome to Chitown! The food bite stops about 9 am and the rest of the days is a struggle as the lakers are in spawn pattern where they feed early the worry about other things the rest of the day. I fished a heavily timbered tributary of the Fox, mostly to get out of the wind. A motion sickness pre trip, wasnt real bad but times of feeling a little queasy could be eliminated with some motion sickness medication. Boat reports for perch are coming in, 30 to 60 feet of water, a bit south. Average fish is about 4lbs. CHICAGO (AP) Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson will meet in a runoff to be the next mayor of Chicago after voters on Tuesday denied incumbent Lori Lightfoot a second term, issuing a rebuke to a leader who made history as head of the nation's third-largest city. Fishing reports and forecasts for ~10,000 streams and lakes and rivers across North America and the United Kingdom. That is a September to remember. Daily bag is five trout. Walleye: Good-Fair Better when water cools. Discounted angler parking; $9 daily, if out by 10 a.m. Click here for the Wisconsin DNRs report, usually on Tuesday or Wednesday. 166 yellowtail on yo-yo jigs and dropper loop sardines. Click here for the harvest areas. Chicago. Ken Husker OMalley of Husker Outdoors emailed the photo above and this: Here is a recap of this past weeks fishing. We are starting our season this year at the end of March early April book your trips today we have both boats available for weekdays and weekends. ILLINOIS EARLY CATCH-AND-RELEASE FALL TROUT. A small catch and release fishing pond sits in the back of my favorite park in Chicago. Staff at Tackle Haven in Benton Harbor said a 28.3-pound king was weighed Thursday, but otherwise slow action. Rob Abouchar emailed the report below on Salmon Unlimiteds 12th annual Kids Shore Fishing Derby at Waukegan on Saturday: I had the Leyden bass fishing club outing to Waukegan harbor with salmon unlimited Saturday morning. Warm evenings produced nice top-water action on tailbaits and creepers. Blackhawks, shaken by trades, fall flat against Coyotes. on President's Day. [email protected] . It can also be used for club announcements. They are suspended over deep water. . Beaverdam Reservoir: The next Big Bash Open Bass Tournament will be held April 16. 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. A forum community dedicated to Chicagoland's fishing and outdoor enthusiasts. The hunters didnt do their jobs nearly as well, with all shots at flying birds resulting in misses. Playing Joes garage is bringing back great memories of back in the day. Tim Spike Davis texted the photo above and this tale from Montrose: The other night when I caught that salmon, I turned and handed it to a guy who had not caught any fish. Fishing report. If you are targeting largemouth bass you need to be in and around the docks in 6-8 ft of water. Fall season - Mid-August to October - offers outstanding fishing opportunities for large Lake Trout on Waukegan's offshore and nearshore reefs as well as possible Brown Trout in shallow water. Paddle and Pole hosts the Berrien Springs Fish Ladder Camera. For more information on the renovation see the . 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. Illinois is leading the way. Book your spring trip soon trophy fish await you and your crew. For guide parties, please call Dave Duwe at 608-883-2050. Hard to wade without tripping over a rock, which I did! Hope you can use this thanks Robert Buckmaster. Click here for the details. The best location has been the North Shore from the Yacht Club down to Willow Point. Check daily updates on boating at (815) 640-8099. All snagged salmon and paddlefish must be removed from the area from which they are taken and disposed of properly, in accordance with Article 5, Section 5-5 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Mostly coho in 70 to 100 feet of water. Ive been on the deep weedline. By random chance, I had gone with an exact match of the minnows-a small white deer hair streamer-and the smallmouth seemed to like it. Braidwood, LaSalle and Heidecke are open daily 6 a.m.-sunset. 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. Alot of Sheephead being caught. Chicago Charter Fishing 800.726.7309 Private Lake Michigan Fishing Charters. Bob Johnson with a smallmouth bass from Heidecke Lake. data-event-category="Navigation header guest". The Hawks barely avoided being shut out in a 4-1 defeat Tuesday. The Cohos were piled up in a few areas. Click here for the southern Lake Michigan reports from the Wisconsin DNR. Other Waters. When I wrote the above article 29 years ago in The Chicago File, fishing for smelt along Chicago's lakefront during the month of April was an extremely popular activity. Blackhawks, shaken by trades, fall flat against Coyotes. Ill never be disappointed at catching a 16-17 inch smallmouth but notice the two-handed rod in the attached image: I was definitely targeting salmon, not smallmouths. By Friday it seemed to improve some. Nate Toranzo with a muskie from Heidecke Lake. Walleye Pike can be caught using two different methods. Capt. . Ray Hinton sent the photo above and this: Good evening Dale , I hope all is well. The largest concentration of fish is between 18 and 22 ft of water. Wow! Readers suggest SpotHero app downtown. A little early still. (312) 747-6527. 1.1K. chicago.suntimes. Early mornings and late afternoons when the lake calms down, top water baits have been very effective. Casting or trolling with spinners, bait and bobber, and fly-fishing are all popular fishing methods for chasing trout in Floras Lake. Minnows are working best,some on plastics. Deep bite best in 22-28. Storm Warning Chitown Hotspots Maps New Home . I have been catching them in several spots and in several depth ranges. Thought we were good till the last boat came in with just over 21 lbs. But a way to realistically get us there faster is to have a plan where everyone is on the same page. She once called her husbands habit weird, so he tried to repress it, but now wants to raise the subject again. Water temp is 73 degrees. His brother encountered a big northern pike that followed but would not finish. Sport Fly Fishing Tackle Market 2023 Size Industry, Current Trends, Demand and Size Share Estimation by 2028 with Top Players Published: Feb. 13, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. All Summer there has been a lot of aquatic vegetation around the edges. Click here for the Wisconsin DNR weekly report. Deeper water just off the Waukegan reefs produced laker limits in the mornings. I didnt do well on the local ponds and lakes this week. 17K subscribers in the AutoNewspaper community. Trolling on Poygan is producing walleye and white bass. It had a nice stain and the fish were less skittish than usual. Pike were hitting spinner baits and bladed jigs in black and orange. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment More posts from r/CHICAGOSUNauto subscribers . Bring light weight pants to fend off the biting flys that are present during July & summer months. 40.3K. Click here for the southern Lake Michigan reports from the Wisconsin DNR. Welcome and thanks for visiting Windycitysalmon.com, serving the Chicago, Wisconsin, and Indiana area with world class salmon and trout charter fishing. Brian Caunter at Henrys Sports and Bait said salmon action slowed some, though fish were being sighted at South Side Harbors and slips. In the next week or so, the bass will be schooled up and be very easy to catch. Click here for the Wisconsin DNR weekly report. Bring your coat! 07:50pm - Sep 1,19. gaff SU Kids Derby Sept 14th - tips and tricks for kids? Bait shop is open 6 a.m.-7 p.m. daily; restaurant, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. weekdays, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. weekends. From the North Side of Chicago, Laurance Reed emailed the photo and this: Reed is the guy who sent the photo of the pink salmon in the hump mode, which he caught last month. Or do what Greg Katello, owner of the Fishing Connections in Tinley Park, did on his way back on a trip to Lake Sara and stopped by for a time below the spillway at Lake Shelbyville and hooked into muskies, such as the one below. Make sure you take something for sea sickness, the waves can be a bit much. Capt. Lost of motoring around to locate fishand fish found did not always relate to fish bites. Fishing was excellent with many limit catches. There were a lot of other things going on after sunset: coyotes calling back and forth to each other from the woods on the east shore to another group in the ag fields to the south; a low flying heron surprising both of us when it flew a few feet over my head; a beaver swimming along the face of the dam and continuing on his way after taking a look at me. The boat ramp is located at Boice Cope County Park. As of January 2019, Capt. Drought could be on the way. Jason Special One Le with a freshwater drum from a Chicago harbor. Chris Hamilton with his best largemouth bass. SPRING LAKE: Site superintendent Thad Cook emailed: Hey Dale, Oct 21st is the last day for boats to be on Spring Lake. Try spinners and crawler harnesses over emerging weed beds. Bob Johnson emailed the photo above and this: Hi Dale - Kankakee River Sunday morning with Water temp at 61 and clear. . Some anglers did very well with "keepers" and that . Bluegill bite on Partridge lake has picked up. Just post, brag, or be proud. . General Outdoors Discussion. They are available Tuesday to Saturday at Dickson Mounts Museum, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. SHELBYVILLE: Check with Ken Wilson of Lithia Guide Service. Try casting Senkos or Tubes for shallow bass and an Umbrella Rig for deeper bass. I am locating smallmouth bass as shallow as eight feet and as deep at twenty feet, so I move around frequently to locate them. Staff at Tackle Haven in Benton Harbor, Michigan, said perch were beginning to show before the blow in 40 feet out of St. Joseph; coho, steelhead, lakers and a few kings are in 140-160; smallmouth are decent and walleye hit and miss (drifting crawlers) in the river. I was getting nice smallmouth bass on unweighted Texas rigged general and wacky rig senkos in orange green pumpkin with red flake . Stay Safe. DERBY: Friends of Fishings Fall Classic Fishing Derby, Rogers Lakewood Park (Loomis Lake), Valparaiso, 7 a.m.-noon Saturday, Sept. 24. Capt. Your complete resource for Chicago fishing reports and information. Its the long weekend of July 4, take your kids and yourself fishing at some point or many points. Best bite has been during the evening hours. Caught a 1/2 dozen smallmouth mostly on hair jigs snapping retrieve back to boat. Caught just south of Belmont Harbor on a flicker shad. Area lakes-bass have been very good during afternoon hours. Area lakes-the summer patterns continue but that will change with more normal early fall temps later in the week. Heidecke lake-smallmouth are on fire right now with water temps at 60-61. Paddle and Pole hosts the Berrien Springs Fish Ladder Camera. You can bank on some excellent bank fishing opportunities from the shores of the 1.5 million acres of water in Illinois. 5.2M. Chicago fishing can be amazing and Chitown Angler is excited to offer sportsmen daily reports and some of the most engaging fishing and hunting forums in our area. NOTE: Check updates on water conditions at foxwaterway.com or (847) 587-8540. Unfortunately the strong NE winds early last week took their toll on our fishing and it was a slow week. Easily a 5lb largie. This should change with impending cold snap (did I say this last week??). Leaf color is not at max yet, but changing daily. Lindy rigs fished with chubs will produce all the action. 3.8K. Capt. February 9, 2020. Laurance Reed emailed the photo above and this from Wednesday: Well, the same-same strategy wasnt working, so I had to switch things up a bit. Bob Poteshman of Confusion Charters said that out of Chicago, lakers with a couple coho in 80-130; out of North Point, its mainly coho in 60-100, slightly better south; best on Dodgers and flies over spoons. 14 Anglers, 23 Yellowtail, 47 Bonito. The first is trolling deep diving crank baits along the weedline in 18 ft of water. Small jigs tipped with a minnow or plastic working best. INLAND. Last updated 1/4/23. Regular hours thru the holiday. CONNECT. Kurts Island Sport Shop - Like us on Facebook. Art Frisell at Triangle Sports and Marine in Antioch said white bass are great in around 8-12 feet on spikes, red worms or small minnows, Marie best; crappie are good, try in 8-11; for bluegill, try in 5-11 as they move in and out, on spikes or waxies; walleye are fair, some larger ones on main lake points, on slip-bobber rigs; muskie are fair, but some quality fish. Join Community Grow Your Business. I know how you feel about drum so added that pic. Continue reading. Bank access is very limited and most anglers fish from a boat. Fishing Report 11/23/2020. FISHING REPORT. For shallow lakes/Flowages, redtails on a 1/16 oz weedless jig on cloudy/windy days. Luckily there was a concert going on and I was forced to seek shoreline elsewhere! Caught 4 walleye no bigger then 12 inches. Final day for boat fishing is Oct. 23; final day for shore fishing is Oct. 28. 1. Just enjoy what mother nature and the crew has to offer. And the rest is history. God they are fun to catch at that size. Had to wade in through the cattails to grab her. 2210 W. Pershing Rd. Due to the cold spring, the largemouth bass are a couple of weeks behind schedule, the bass are not very thick on the weedline yet. Click here for the Wisconsin DNRs report, usually on Tuesday or Wednesday. MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. - Every Friday morning, Captain Dylan Hubbard of Hubbard's Marina joins Good Day to fill viewers in on his fishing forecast as we head into the weekend. Tampier Lake . They are becoming more nomadic. Bob Poteshman of Confusion Charters said out of Chicago theres decent fishing, but it is very deep, 12-15 miles out, because most of the lakes warm waters are on our end of the lake, its important to start out before dawn; out of North Point, it is 160-180 feet for some action or going south to around the deep side of the reefs. Northern Pike: Very Good-Good The four mornings of frost slowed early mornings, but by mid-mornings the feed has been on! Small bass active but big fish still on recoup from spawn. The trib I fished usually runs very clear and is low this time of year. We are getting most of our fish in 95-135 feet of water due east of Chicago. The colder weather forecasted later this week will get this lake in fall mode again. Chicago Park Districts parking passes for the fishermans parking lots at DuSable and Burnham harbors are on sale at Henrys Sports and Bait in Bridgeport, Park Bait at Montrose Harbor, and the Northerly Island Visitor Center. The fish are in 15-18 ft of water. TRIBUNE PUBLISHING. 1 . Fished for 6 hours. Chuck Kennell with a northern pike from near Belmont Harbor. Chicago fishing, Midwest Fishing Report: Perch, perch, perch, crappie, where's the ice. Open now. At only 26 acres, this is the smallest park on the list, but what it lacks in sizes makes up for in topography. AutoNewspaperAdmin [Top Stories] - Rupert Murdoch acknowledged that Fox News hosts . Our weekends are filling up fast. Still chasing big lures and big baits, but most fish found in 3-5 fow this week. Following this end of week cold snap (possible snow Friday AM) we will probably see a shift in fish movement as bait fish push out of the shallows and gamefish follow. Midwest Fishing Report: Coho, steelhead, perch, lakers, browns, receding ice, Chicago fishing. ET 284K. Freshwater and saltwater fishing reports for Connecticut. Coho on southern Lake Michigan, as well as some steelhead, lake trout, brown trout and ongoing perch action, lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Nature photo of the week: Catching a Ride.. Musky: Very Good-Fair Fall off as water warmed, but as cooling, top-water bite got hot on Dr. Evils, Whopper Ploppers and Pacemakers. At 457 acres, Busse Reservoir is one of the largest fishing and boating waters in Cook County. Crappies are being caught in 15 ft. of water in the moored sailboats by Conference Point. Use the fishing reports and forecasts below to help you plan for fishing success! Blackhawks, shaken by trades, fall flat against Coyotes. Once the green algae dies off, the best approach for the smallmouth is Carolina rigging on the break line. . Warm water shut down the salmon and trout and the pike, bass and drum were more active. Coho Salmon are everywhere! Bank fishing will be allowed along the south Lake road after 1:00pm during waterfowl season. Spoons and dodger and Flys for salmon. Nate Toranzo emailed the photo above and this: Been watching your work since the 1990s.just a quick report on heidecke.very slow today,saw a few boats out,one anchored on a spot catching a few white bass.very little action did I see from bank anglers.but I did manage to get this small muskie on the east end of the bridge rip rap using a 1/4 jig and a 3 inch chartreuse twister tail grub.thanks for your time! 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