So worth the wait and a wonderful sport. 10 h ago. Fishing report. NOTE 2: The Stratton Lock and Dam has normal daily operating hours of 8 a.m. to midnight through Sept. 30. Poygan. Daily bag is five trout. Now im 40 and get to enjoy the fall salmon with him and my kids. BoRabb Williams with a crappie from the Calumet. Relax with friends, family and other fishers at Navy Pier and expand your community. Staff at Kurts Island Sport Shop in Minocqua emailed; As we exit June following a very windy month, with unusual highs (90s) and lows (40s). Michael Shannon keeps us guessing in A Little White Lie. With cold weather coming in, it gave a good fight against 8# test and I had to walk him back to the beach to land, calling every pier goer to please witness. Luckily there was a concert going on and I was forced to seek shoreline elsewhere! 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. 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. Small 1/32 oz jigs tipped with worms or beavertails. Thanks. Some on purpose some on accident while fishing for Perch. AutoNewspaperAdmin [Top Stories] - Rupert Murdoch acknowledged that Fox News hosts . They are suspended over deep water. All I could do was pick pockets: cast to openings in the vegetation. You will catch more fish in the morning. . Lake Geneva is a large body of water with great depth and submerged structure. Site summer hours6 a.m.-10 p.m.run through Oct. 31. Feb 16, 2023 (The Expresswire) -- "Oil And Gas Fishing Tools Market" Research Insights Report 2023 | TOP 3 KEY . This is the place to post your big fish, best fish, proud catches, etc. Join Community Grow Your Business. Picking up a few good-sized largemouth bass also. Good times. See the main column tomorrow. Whether you want to hunt heavy cover, timber, marshes, streams, ditches or manicured fields we have what hunter . It was slow going for several days last week, probably as the fish were adjusting to the dropping temps recently. ET Kyle Tepper and Art Frisell at Triangle Sports and Marine in Antioch said walleye are being caught shallow and in 8-10 feet; smaller crappie are moving into channels while bigger ones remain deeper on slip-bobber rigs; largemouth moving into fall patterns and on topwaters; white bass moving deeper (still lots being caught); bluegill are good, start looking in 8 feet on harder bottom areas with slip-bobber rigs with red worms or was worms; catfish are fair, roaches or crawlers best. [Sports] - Midwest Fishing Report: Coho, steelhead, perch, lakers, browns, receding ice, Chicago fishing | Chicago Sun-Times. Good sign for the health of the river. No reports or fishing questions please. She once called her husbands habit weird, so he tried to repress it, but now wants to raise the subject again. Fishing Reports. [Sports] - Midwest Fishing Report: Coho, steelhead, perch, lakers, browns, receding ice, Chicago fishing. 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. The Hawks barely avoided being shut out in a 4-1 defeat Tuesday. The great actor plays a man of uncertain identity in whimsical and sharply written comedy. Check daily updates on boating at (815) 640-8099. Crappie: Good-Fair Weeds of 10-14 best on lakes, while drowned wood on Flowages. 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. Summer Fishing Pattern. Illinois is leading the way. That last note on the arrival of the big coho is a good reminder. District fisheries biologist Seth Love would like to hear from anglers on hybrid catches at Braidwood. On Friday I had Art Sound Artist and his son Marcel out for some fishing in the back yard. 1/8 oz jigs tipped with big leeches producing also in 10-14 slides outside spawn areas. Northern Pike: Very Good-Good These fish seem to care little for Mayflies (though Im sure they wont pass up a chance to eat some!) Capt. MIDWEST FISHING REPORT 2023-03-01 - . Talked to another angler before heat front and he slammed the Crappie using jigs in monkey milk colors. Washington Park. White bass and crappie are showing up in the lower part of the river near Poygan. Best on top-water bucktails and small jerks with tails. Jeffrey Williams with a good Chicago River crappie. When youre marking them, they are biting.. The Waukegan area is loaded with bait fish and they should stay in the area. Wow! Saw maybe 7 jump. 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. 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. Reports of trollers using crawler harnesses tagging some Walleyes. 23.5K members. Smallmouth Bass: Good-Fair Still the largest Smallies working shallow hitting top-water (Whopper Ploppers, Jitterbugs). . Nearby sites include (Cook County): Axehead, Belleau, Busse Woods North, Green, Horsetail, Sag Quarry East, Wolf Lake at William Powers SRA; (DuPage): Silver, Pickerel, Grove; (Kankakee): Bird Park Quarry, Rock Creek at Kankakee River SP; (Kendall): Big Lake at Silver Springs SFWA; (Lake): Sand Lake at Illinois Beach SP; (McHenry): Spring Grove Hatchery Pond; (Will): Lake Strini, Van Horn Woods. . 1.5M. Casting a dry fly behind a clear plastic float for you spin anglers. Greg Katello with muskie success on a quick stop at Lake Shelbyville. Spawn and skein worked better than casting. Its important to have a goal. ILLINOIS EARLY CATCH-AND-RELEASE FALL TROUT. Lyback's Ice Fishing - February 25th 2023. See the Fish of the Week for a good muskie caught this month. Category Archives: Fishing Conditions | Montrose Harbor Chicago. Jumbo perch from Diversey Harbor, caught on Shad Raps. I have been catching them in several spots and in several depth ranges. Water temp 68. Hopefully great memories will be made at the shows in December. Any Near Shore Lake Trout Reports: 3. jwkuofm. Laurance Reed with a steelhead from Diversey Harbor. 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. Heidecke lake still has some nice white bass roaming around and most are about 10 to 20 yards out from shore. We have been going together the last 10years every season and had some good ones over the years. Scott Wolfe of School of Fish Charters emailed: Another week of very deep water fishing for boaters. 2023 FishingBooker.com. We have entered typical summer fishing patterns for Lake Michigan out of Chicago. Catching smallmouth bass while targeting salmon in streams in southeast Wisconsin. You will not regret it. Lake trout fishing in the gap by the Chicago Light was on fire last week . Click the person above . Nate Torres, 13, sent the . 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. She weighed in at 18lb and was shared with other Fisherman and Woman at Montrose. Phil Schuman at Tackle Haven in Benton Harbor, Michigan said a few salmon are into the St. Joseph River. I am enjoying my trip, maybe a should have included a Colorado update on trout fishing. The video game fishing continues. Warm evenings produced nice top-water action on tailbaits and creepers. Site is open daily 6 a.m.-sunset. Click here for the southern Lake Michigan reports from the Wisconsin DNR. . Northern pike fishing has been slow. 15 fish equaled 5 lbs of filets. Smallmouth are still really active. Art Sound Artist with a white bass from Island Lake. Water temp is in the mid 60s. 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. 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. Forums Page Latest Posts; Salmon/Trout. 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. You can search for a lake or body of water using the search box below. Fly Fishing Forecast for Chicagon Lake, Michigan. Artificial lures are still working, but you need to work lures that will attract their attention. OTC. Jimmy Fly Mo rigs on the Blue/green, Green/silver and Green/orange were best behind chrome or smoke Luhr-Jensen Dodgers. Ian Gen-Murray with a trout caught while coho fishing on the Chicago lakefront. January 15, 2023. Pete Starshak. 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. With cooler weather coming in the next few days, the fall fishing should pick up. 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. state natural resource reports. BoRabb Williams with a good blue catfish from Braidwood Lake. Smallmouth Bass: Very Good-Good Rock/Gravel humps using drop shot rigs for #s of Bass. Leaf color is not at max yet, but changing daily. Techniques and locations are welcome to be shared. Lori Ralph at the Salmon Stop in Waukegan texted: Mainly gov.pier using shrimp, minnows, and some worms. On the music front the conscious rockers ep is available on the music platforms. Most were small, but there were a few respectable fish mixed in. The big smallmouth was fun and weighed 3.39 lbs / 18.5 . At only 26 acres, this is the smallest park on the list, but what it lacks in sizes makes up for in topography. Your complete resource for Chicago fishing reports and information. Smallmouth bass can still be caught. Tubes and drop shots are also still in play. Here is the nature pick of the week [below]. Braidwood, Heidecke and LaSalle are open daily 6 a.m.-sunset. Well it cooled me off ! 2210 W. Pershing Rd. I prefer a leader lench of at least 24 inches. BoRabb Williams texted the photo above while he and Frank Catdaddy Smith were catching blues at Braidwood. One fish casting a crank. It was highly promoted by the Chicago Park District as a unique seasonal outdoor activity and, as a result, fishermen from all over the Midwest came to Chicago to spend an evening or two on the lakefront capturing the much . I fished the Red Banks Crappie tournament Saturday, 25 fish, 18 lbs-14.5 oz. SEE MORE. Kurts Island Sport Shop - Like us on Facebook. #e_RadioUS Midwest Fishing Report: Coho, steelhead, perch, lakers, browns, receding ice, Chicago fishing https://e-radio.us/midwest-fishing-report-coho-steelhead . Continue reading. Green and white and Aqua spoons like Warrior Froggy and Hey Babe run over 90 feet down and Jimmy fly Mo rigs in white and yellow/orange on the bottom in 150 to 170 feet down produced. FISHING REPORT. Medium fats under floats. For shallow lakes/Flowages, redtails on a 1/16 oz weedless jig on cloudy/windy days. One turkey was harvested when it was called back after a scatter. Click herefor the statewide announcement. Daily bag is five trout. Salmon fishing has been pretty good as well, anywhere from 60 to 160 feet, again a bit south. Spinnerbaits have been tops with lipless cranks, chatterbaits and weedless spoons all producing good catches! Final day for boat fishing is Oct. 23; final day for shore fishing is Oct. 28. Fairly stabilized forecast with temps slowly warming for the 4th of July holiday weekend coming up. It turned the fish off. Its hard being the bearer of bad news, but it is bad out there! 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. But as of early this week, temps back up to 70 degrees on most lakes. Drought could be on the way. Ive landed a handful that actually ate a fly. Largemouth bass have been a bit slow. Regular hours thru the holiday. 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Click here for the Wisconsin DNRs report, usually on Tuesday or Wednesday. FISHING REPORT. But fishing line left behind, in . He said some monster cohos are around; but that is not something you can specifically target, you more need to luck into them. Matt Biggerstaff and his son Isaac with some of the bounty from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dress for the weather. 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Chicago fishing, Midwest Fishing Report: Perch, perch, perch, crappie, where's the ice. Feb 27, 2023 (The Expresswire) -- Pre and Post-Covid Report Is Covered | Final Report Will Add the Analysis of the Impact of Russia-Ukraine War and COVID-19. Be patient and if you dont catch fish the first time try again. Rob Abouchar emailed the photo below and this: With rehearsal on Sunday for the Zappa fest I stayed home for the weekend. District fisheries biologist Seth Love would like to hear from anglers on hybrid catches at Braidwood. The hunters didnt do their jobs nearly as well, with all shots at flying birds resulting in misses. Such a great and fun town for a family trip. Water at about 2 foot visibility. Smallmouth are still scattered but that should improve in the next few weeks with fall frenzy. This should be a good week for the shore guys. 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. Bluegills are active off the docks. Crawlers on jigs still taking a few walleye. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment More posts from r/AutoNewspaper subscribers . Fall trout season for catchable rainbow trout opens Oct. 15. The music front is getting going with now two frank zappa tribute shows and a wild hare date pending. 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. The great actor plays a man of uncertain identity in whimsical and sharply written comedy. Largemouth bass fishing has slowed with the warmer weather. Largemouth Bass: Fair Fewer reports though this past weekend lots of boaters (and some skiers) out for a last hurrah. Just a minute ago, he emailed that he just caught a coho the same way. Pete Starshak offers this as the smallest smallmouth bass to be caught on a topwater, from the Des Plaines River. FRIDAY NOVEMBER 25th, PERCH ARE THE MAIN EVENT! NOTE 2: Through October, Stratton Lock and Dam has normal daily operating hours of 8 a.m.-8 p.m.. Forecast for Thursday AM (9/22) calls for lows of 31-33 degrees. Take water and snacks and have fun. Hope next time he is caught he weighs 25 lbs. Welcome to Chitown! Chicago. Enjoy yourself. I didnt do well on the local ponds and lakes this week. Chubs, suckers on jigs for live bait. Lol. Midwest Fishing Report: Coho, steelhead, perch, lakers, browns, receding ice, Chicago fishing. Bob Johnson emailed the photo above and this: Hi Dale - Kankakee River Sunday morning with Water temp at 61 and clear. INLAND. Big T with a largemouth bass from Independence Grove. hooked up or foul hooked something big (felt like a carp or muskie) but popped off under the dam. DERBY: Friends of Fishings Fall Classic Fishing Derby, Rogers Lakewood Park (Loomis Lake), Valparaiso, 7 a.m.-noon Saturday, Sept. 24. Bluegill fishing also remains good. 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. Keep up the good work, always enjoy your column. Jig and minnow, shallow crankbaits in Perch patterns and 1/8 1/4 oz spinnerbaits working best. Then he added the photo below Sunday evening and this: my brother actually spent 2 hours to try to get a kid on a carp today, and he did it, he literally tought the basics of carp fishing. The stoping point in the narrows will be marked with buoy markers. Area lakes- the bass bite has picked up after the weekend rain and cooler nights dropped water temps. Yeah, that kinda captures the important things. The good news was that each day was improving and Sunday catches were good again. Book your spring trip soon trophy fish await you and your crew. Arkie crawling grubs or Kalins grubs are the most productive. Ian Guen-Murray with a Chinook with a story, caught near 31st Street. Mimi Boysen emailed the photo above and this earlier this month: My 5 year old grandson Jack caught these two fish last Sunday within 15 minutes on Lake Marie. 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. G. Peters. Use this forum for discussing and announcing tournaments. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, MD, MBA, is serving as Zillow's health advisor. Ohio offers many fantastic locations for the public to fish, including 124,000 acres of inland water, 7,000 miles of streams, 2.25 million acres of Lake Erie water, and 481 miles of the Ohio River. Our Top Forums View All. It looks like the West winds should predominant most of this week too so I expect that the fishing will stay very good. This was the first time its happened somewhere other than a power plant outflow. The fish can be readily taken by either drop-shotting with small plastics, green pumpkins and small shiner color are the best or by nightcrawlers drifted with a small split shot. Have a good one! Still hitting spoons and cranks starting to make the switch over to bait. The best location has been by Trinkes or in Williams Bay. Early mornings and late afternoons when the lake calms down, top water baits have been very effective. Final fishing day is Oct. 18, except Monster Lake is open all year. 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. Great time to e a Walleyenot so great to be a Mayfly or a Walleye angler. This is a long time hardcore fishing friend Leon Malone with a stream lined powerhouse chinook that crushed a 3/4oz K.O wobbler a few days ago. Click here for the Wisconsin DNR weekly report. 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. 11/30 Last report: 2. retired trucker. At 457 acres, Busse Reservoir is one of the largest fishing and boating waters in Cook County. 176K. Mark Kosevich emailed the photo above and this: Caught this 36 Northern on a deep diving crank bait yesterday on beautiful Lac Court Orielles yesterday on a sun drenched day up here .Did not weight him but Im guessing 15 lbs. C) Winnetka Power Plant discharge area. 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. The Hawks barely avoided being shut out in a 4-1 defeat Tuesday. 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. Final fishing day is Oct. 18, except Monster Lake is open all year. You can email him at seth.love@illinois.gov. Easily a 5lb largie. Access permits and liability waivers are required. For guide parties, please call Dave Duwe at 262-728-8063. It was a great day and fun was had by all. A few nice trout are starting to arrive to feed on spawn. On the music front the first rehearsal is in the books for zappafest. . Freshwater and saltwater fishing reports for Connecticut. The best areas are where weeds transition to gravel. Caught on (now) silver kastmaster with chartreuse/red dressing. No stars. Larger lakes will take longer to turn, but with four days of under 60 degrees for highs and lows of 2732 degrees change will come quick. Ive been on the deep weedline. Try spinners and crawler harnesses over emerging weed beds. 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! The same lures also worked on divers 45 to 80 out and downriggers from 30 to the bottom, but the leadcores were the best rods last week by far for us. Look for the fish by Browns Channel or by Willow Point. The fishing regulatory body for Illinois is Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Capt. 150 to 180 feet off the reefs were best. But a way to realistically get us there faster is to have a plan where everyone is on the same page. George Peters with a smallmouth bass from the Kankakee River. Fished for 6 hours. The best location has been the North Shore from the Yacht Club down to Willow Point. Paddle and Pole hosts the Berrien Springs Fish Ladder Camera. Capt. Click here for the southern Lake Michigan reports from the Wisconsin DNR. Our weekends are filling up fast. Still suspending outside weed edges. Unexpected catches out of Chicago over the weekend. Capt. Bluegill fishing has also been fantastic. Nearshore salmon and trout on southern Lake Michigan continue to lead the sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report, but, as the many photos and reports show, the nearly perfect fall weather has led to a variety of interesting fall fishing. Our Top Forums View All. Best baits have been a swim bait or a jig with a twin tail grub. Bank access is very limited and most anglers fish from a boat. Bring light weight pants to fend off the biting flys that are present during July & summer months. 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. 3685. Spawn saks, skein and inline spinners best bet. Just ounces over 15lbs it hit the lure on its final approach alone the pier base and according to my other buddy lakefront Mike he looked like he Got electrocuted when this baby hit L O L. I asked Leon how did it feel and what did he do, he said he said no Hook hard as you know what and held on. Bass fishing is good, with fish heavier than 6 pounds . Everyday 6am-5 pm. The youth waterfowl hunt is oct 23-24. Jesse Gonzalez teaching carp fishing on the Chicago River. Over the time it has been ranked as high as 4 195 199 in the world. Join Community Grow Your Business. All on the trout worms. Capt. Rich Sleziak at Slezs Bait in Lake Station texted the photo above and this: Weekend was good for perch for most this pic was Saturday morning. Ken Husker OMalley with a local largemouth bass. She once called her husbands habit weird, so he tried to repress it, but now wants to raise the subject again. 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. 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. 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. Bullfrogs may be taken by hook and line, gig, pitchfork, spear, bow and arrow, hand, or landing net. 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