The Waukegan area is loaded with bait fish and they should stay in the area. Still suspending outside weed edges. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment More posts from r/CHICAGOSUNauto subscribers . Site is open daily 6 a.m.-sunset. 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. You've inspired me and countless others to spend more time outside. Best bite has been during the evening hours. A sample of the big fish being caught at Milwaukee. Laurance Reed with a salmon from the North Side of Chicago. It had a nice stain and the fish were less skittish than usual. Beaverdam Reservoir: The next Big Bash Open Bass Tournament will be held April 16. Give Your Review. 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. . From the deep blue waters of Lake Michigan to the many great rivers and crystal-clear lakes and ponds, Illinois bank fishing opportunities abound. A few top water bass can be taken at last light on a pop r. The bluegill action is excellent on money bugs by IJO Plastics. One fish casting a crank. Hartford Courant. Others found relating to boathouses where shade providing cover. 6) Palmisano Park. With a multitude of locations around Chicago to get your line wet, there really is no excuse not to go out (if fishing is your thing). Lake Michigan (Chicago lakefront) . Ray Hinton sent the photo above and this: Good evening Dale , I hope all is well. Staff at Tackle Haven in Benton Harbor, Michigan, said perch were beginning to show before the blow in 40 feet out of St. Joseph. Have a good one! Wow! Work adjacent breaks using Ned jigs with TRD worms or craws for best action. Scott Wolfe schooloffishcharters.com 630-341-0550. ILLINOIS EARLY CATCH-AND-RELEASE FALL TROUT. She once called her husbands habit weird, so he tried to repress it, but now wants to raise the subject again. A forum community dedicated to fishers, anglers and enthusiasts in the Chicago area. God they are fun to catch at that size. Michael Markese emailed the photo above and this earlier this month: Hey Dale hope you are well. POWERTON: Summer hours are 6 a.m.-8 p.m. through Sept. 30. Tim Spike Davis enjoys the catching of a Chinook at Montrose Harbor. AutoNewsAdmin [Local] - Illinois Supreme Court to hear case against elimination of cash bail . Work the bait under a slip float along the outside weed lines. Give Capt. Crawlers on jigs still taking a few walleye. Hope you can use this thanks Robert Buckmaster. One turkey was harvested when it was called back after a scatter. Lori Ralph at the Salmon Stop in Waukegan texted: Mainly gov.pier using shrimp, minnows, and some worms. We bring angling enthusiast's a complete range of information to improve their success on the water or just to find another partner. Ken Husker OMalley with a good smallmouth bass from Heidecke Lake. The Lake Trout fishing into late-October can be hard to match . Fishing Report - 6/26/2022 Mike Norris Big Green Lake - Surface water temperature has risen to 72 degrees and fishing for smallmouth bass is excellent right now. TROUT: DEEP's fall trout stockings . 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. Walleye: Poor Could be just this reporter, but Walleye action very slow as clouds of Mayflies seen suspended about half way to the surface on a few of my favorite Walleye Waters. NAVY PIER: North side open for anglers. Work senko style baits weedless and baby 1-minus crankbaits along the outside weedlines. Other Waters. Spawn and skein worked better than casting. 166 yellowtail on yo-yo jigs and dropper loop sardines. Page 1 of 85 [ 4216 topics ] Go to . Yellow Perch: Good Still relating to weeds in 6-12. Fishing Reports. Brian Caunter at Henrys Sports and Bait said an angler called and reported a walleye of 13 pounds caught and apparently released from the Cal-Sag. Mike Ochonicki emailed the photo above and a story I just enjoy about Chris Hamilton and his father Rob: Hi dale! White bass and crappie are showing up in the lower part of the river near Poygan. Check daily updates on boating at (815) 640-8099. This hatch really messes with the Walleye anglers as fish gorge on the easy to capture nymphs on their nearly two-day swim to the surface. All of the dogs did their typical magnificent jobs and found and scattered flocks of turkeys. Catfish going good in burns ditch on triple s stinkbait and cut bait fishing at night. 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. Enjoy yourself. FISHING REPORTS Chicagon Lake Iron County, Michigan (1) Read Reviews. He said some monster cohos are around; but that is not something you can specifically target, you more need to luck into them. The water clarity continues to improve and the largemouth are hitting a little better on 4 inch senkos in green pumpkin. 12:13pm - Nov 23,21. BoRabb Williams messaged the photo above and this on Facebook: Dale. its crappie Time in the Calumet River system!!!! Next gig is july 8t at Montrose beach dock. A small catch and release fishing pond sits in the back of my favorite park in Chicago. . TRIBUNE PUBLISHING. Jeffrey Williams messaged the photo above and this: We headed to Independence grove for the 1st time. Navy . 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 . Still an unusual amount of Northerns caught by anglers casting for salmon, had one in the shop well over 40 inches. Nefishingexpo.com is tracked by us since October, 2019. Group is to exchange information about perch fishing in Chicagoland. C) Winnetka Power Plant discharge area. The youth waterfowl hunt is oct 23-24. 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. Deep bite best in 22-28. 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. Spawn sacs, larger minnows and crawlers. MIDWEST FISHING REPORT 2023-03-01 - . Within the body of the sprawling raw-file MFR, I can use whatever style of photos come in. I was getting nice smallmouth bass on unweighted Texas rigged general and wacky rig senkos in orange green pumpkin with red flake . Johnny Finn 11-30 cal river: 0. . Big Green Lake - Angling pressure is down with the Wisconsin gun deer season in progress but for the few anglers still out fishing the rewards are there. Water was warm down to over 120 feet deep. Still chasing big lures and big baits, but most fish found in 3-5 fow this week. lakers . Then it was off to see Dan Taylors to visit Bees nest pub for possible gig. Opening the dam allows the water to filter through the lake faster and as the visibility within the lake improves, so does the largemouth bass fishing. 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. The best location has been the North Shore from the Yacht Club down to Willow Point. 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. Most of the bass I caught last week were 15 inches and larger. The Hawks barely avoided being shut out in a 4-1 defeat Tuesday. Crappie fishing remains good in the basin of the lake with jig and minnow, or off Kuno Point. The hunters didnt do their jobs nearly as well, with all shots at flying birds resulting in misses. Show more. I am catching them in both emerging weed beds and over the rocks. Site summer hours6 a.m.-10 p.m.run through Oct. 31. Crappie: Good Best over deep wood especially along channels in Flowages. d) Disposition of Snagged Salmon and Paddlefish. Smallmouth still active at Diversey and other harbor areas. 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. 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. . We are getting most of our fish in 95-135 feet of water due east of Chicago. . 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Welcome and thanks for visiting Windycitysalmon.com, serving the Chicago, Wisconsin, and Indiana area with world class salmon and trout charter fishing. NOTE: Check updates on water conditions at foxwaterway.com or (847) 587-8540. . Catching smallmouth bass while targeting salmon in streams in southeast Wisconsin. Let me know if he qualifies for fish if he week or honorable mention. 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. I am thrilled to announce I have accepted an offer with Molson Coors Beverage Company as a Category Management Intern in their Chicago office this summer. The key I have found is keeping your bait moving. Access permits and liability waivers are required. Lucas Peterson of St. Charles holds a smallmouth bass caught on an guide trip with Mike Norris on Big Green Lake. Pike were hitting spinner baits and bladed jigs in black and orange. Nefishingexpo has the lowest Google pagerank and bad results in terms of Yandex topical citation index. All I could do was pick pockets: cast to openings in the vegetation. Best set ups were leadcores with either Stubbie dodgers and Aqua, Blue Liz or bullfrog Jimmy Flies or Warrior Steelhead Candy, Blue Dolphin, Blueberry Muffin or Blue Dragon Slayer. Oct 03, 2014 at 7:44 pm. Small jigs tipped with a minnow or plastic working best. The Hawks barely avoided being shut out in a 4-1 defeat Tuesday. We have entered typical summer fishing patterns for Lake Michigan out of Chicago. [Sports] - Midwest Fishing Report: Coho, steelhead, perch, lakers, browns, receding ice, Chicago fishing | Chicago Sun-Times. Washington Park. God puts us in places for a reason. This should be a good week for the shore guys. I was hoping he would pick up a brown trout, too, or maybe even a lake trout to go with his pink salmon, Chinook, coho and now steelhead. Bass have been up shallow during evening hours chasing bluegill. he had some shoulders on him , did a bass trick and broke water once before I netted and released him. Brian Caunter at Henrys Sports and Bait said salmon action slowed, though plenty of fish are being sighted around the South Side harbors and slips. on President's Day. Greg Katello with muskie success on a quick stop at Lake Shelbyville. The Hawks barely avoided being shut out in a 4-1 defeat Tuesday. Members First Cast. Open 6 a.m. (6:30 bank fishing) to sunset. Drought could be on the way. Madison's Fishing Headquarters! It looks like the West winds should predominant most of this week too so I expect that the fishing will stay very good. General Outdoors Discussion. In a perch Flicker Shad. Luckily there was a concert going on and I was forced to seek shoreline elsewhere!