Posted by Stacey Greene. Perch were on out of Burns Ditch Saturday morning. Fall trout season for catchable rainbow trout opens Oct. 15. 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 herefor the statewide announcement. In a perch Flicker Shad. Good sign for the health of the river. The Hawks barely avoided being shut out in a 4-1 defeat Tuesday. . Thad. From Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Isaac Biggerstaff messaged on Instagram the photo above and this: Matt Sproch with success at Racine, Wisconsin. 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. With cooler weather coming in the next few days, the fall fishing should pick up. Sunday, wading in deeper pools produced 27 smallmouth which put me over my 500 goal for the year. The vast majority will have been foul-hooked; its impossible to avoid due to the numbers of fish in a confined area. Nearshore salmon and trout around Chicago fishing continue to lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report; and theres also some observations on what the heat wave has done to what should truly be the beginning of fall fishing. Do it very early in the morning, we started at 6:00 am. Click here for the update from D&S Bait, Tackle & Fly Shop . chicago.suntimes. Fox Lake Try trolling crankbaits in the main basin of the lake for walleye. hooked up or foul hooked something big (felt like a carp or muskie) but popped off under the dam. Deep holes near shallower hills and reefs need to be targeted. Crappie Time and salmon. were done with the cats. Page . Blackhawks, shaken by trades, fall flat against Coyotes. 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. 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. Evidently July and August are not the best times for steelhead and coho but we had a great time. On shallow lakes and on Flowages, Walleyes up tight to shores chasing small Perch. Click here for the statewide announcement. NAVY PIER: North side open for anglers. Originally a limestone quarry, the Palmisano Nature Park was converted into a public space in 2009. The Waukegan area is loaded with bait fish and they should stay in the area. Nearshore salmon and trout on southern Lake Michigan continue to lead the sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report, but, as . By the end of this week, the fish should be positioned on the 27 ft. weed line. See the main column tomorrow. Bob Johnson with a smallmouth bass from Heidecke Lake. Check daily updates on boating at (815) 640-8099. . Fishing guide Johnnie Candle gives his latest Buzz Bite Report on the Carrabelle Florida fishing on February 17th,. Bodes well for anglers targeting most species, Walleye anglers need to wait for Mayfly feast to end. Tim Spike Davis texted the photo above and this from Montrose Harbor: Stacey Greene at Park Bait at Montrose Harbor texted: Salmon still hitting pretty good, kings and cohos. Capt. Robert Buckmaster emailed the photo above and this: Good morning dale. The fishing regulatory body for Illinois is Illinois Department of Natural Resources. I am catching them in both emerging weed beds and over the rocks. Ken Husker OMalley with a good fall largemouth bass from local waters. Mike Ochonicki emailed the photo above and a story I just enjoy about Chris Hamilton and his father Rob: Hi dale! Tube jigs worked around downed trees produced last week. In that year there are pictures of people walking across the river below the Wilmington dam without getting their feet wet. FISHING REPORT. One turkey was harvested when it was called back after a scatter. 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. Mike Norris. Current fly fishing conditions are terrible. 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. As Lake Michigan does not begin to freeze until January, this is a great activity through the fall. No stars. His 23 foot Key West walk around boat with a brand new Suzuki 250 is perfect for smaller groups. The water is still very cold and also can be quite rainy. Small to medium fatheads, as well as small feathered or plastic tailed jigs working well. Site summer hours6 a.m.-10 p.m.run through Oct. 31. Ray Hinton sent the photo above and this: Good evening Dale , I hope all is well. Lori Ralph at the Salmon Stop in Waukegan texted: Mainly gov.pier using shrimp, minnows, and some worms. Oddly, the tubes used were 2 , meant for Bass if thats any indication of the size of the Crappies (11+). Thread deleted/moved on recent water temps and salmon fishing around chicago: 5. tampanian. Whether you want to hunt heavy cover, timber, marshes, streams, ditches or manicured fields we have what hunter . John Gillespie show, "Waters & Woods" showed him and a guide last week pounding 7-15 lb. As usual, anglers 16 and older need an inland trout stamp and a fishing license. Once the green algae dies off, the best approach for the smallmouth is Carolina rigging on the break line. You can email him at seth.love@illinois.gov. Of course I am going to run a drum photo. Ive been electric motor trolling almost exclusively. You can email him at seth.love@illinois.gov. We are catching a couple northern pike and walleye in the same areas. Final fishing days are Heidecke (Tuesday, Oct. 11), LaSalle (Oct. 15) and Braidwood and Mazonia (Oct. 18). Fishermen will have a tough time finding areas away from snaggers to fish, a big problem after October 1 each year. This should change with impending cold snap (did I say this last week??). District fisheries biologist Seth Love would like to hear from anglers on hybrid catches at Braidwood. The great actor plays a man of uncertain identity in whimsical and sharply written comedy. If you do not find the body of water you are looking for you can start a new Fishing Report Thread. Still a few bass for a couple of the guys that are fishing them over at Diversey. Warm evenings produced nice top-water action on tailbaits and creepers. As far as I know they are still predominantly hitting on lures and crankbaits, mostly glo in the dark but shiny colors as well during the day. Our weekends are filling up fast. Click here for the statewide announcement. BoRabb Williams messaged the photo above and this on Facebook: Dale. its crappie Time in the Calumet River system!!!! Lost a few jumping hook shakers too. Some sucker action, but hard to keep suckers in shallow where fish are without getting weeded up. Next up a trip to Merrill for fall action this Saturday. The big smallmouth was fun and weighed 3.39 lbs / 18.5 . She once called her husbands habit weird, so he tried to repress it, but now wants to raise the subject again. Catfishing on the kankakee has been good on cut shad between I 55 and the railroad bridge. I have the utmost confidence our customers over the past 5 years will enjoy every second on the water with Capt Anton. BoRabb Williams with the big Chinook at the annual Nightmares event at Jackson Park on the night of Sept. 30. Caught 4 walleye no bigger then 12 inches. Nearby early catch-and-release sites are (Kankakee County): Rock Creek at Kankakee River SP; (Ogle): Pine Creek, White Pines Forest SP; (Jo Daviess): Apple River, Apple River Canyon SP. Playing Joes garage is bringing back great memories of back in the day. My best location has been by Colemans Point drifting to Knollwood. In the harbor it looks like the carp are done spawning and that should mean the bass get active. The Lake Trout fishing into late-October can be hard to match . In the next week or so, the bass will be schooled up and be very easy to catch. Minnows have been my go to. Johnny Finn 11-30 cal river: 0. . 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. Capt. Paddle and Pole hosts the Berrien Springs Fish Ladder Camera. 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. Mimi Boysens grandson with a smile and a bluegill from the Chain OLakes. CONNECT. All the smallmouths I caught came out of riffles or the seams right next to them. I switched to a glow in the dark fly and landed a few bluegills, including a wide-backed slab (maybe hes survived so long in a heavily fished lake by going completely nocturnal-it works for deer). Meeting of the minds, Jason Special One Le (left) and Tim Spike Davis, while perch fishing at Montrose Harbor last week. The clock is ticking-theyre going to be dead in a couple of weeks-so they cant afford to wait for perfect conditions, which may never come. But fishing line left behind, in . He caught the crappie with berkley soft minnow on a 1/32 jig. Crappie: Good-Fair Once found providing decent action, though finding not always easy. Rock and gravel humps and down along slopes holding more, but less sizeable Smallies. 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. Forums Page Latest Posts; Perch. Ken Husker OMalley with a local largemouth bass. Ken Husker OMalley of Husker Outdoors emailed the photo above and this: Here is a recap of this past weeks fishing. HENNEPIN-HOPPER: It will be open on Monday, July 4. Roobert Buckmaster with a steelhead out of Portage, Indiana. Final fishing day is Oct. 18, except Monster Lake is open all year. 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. District fisheries biologist Seth Love would like to hear from anglers on hybrid catches at Braidwood. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: Check with Jason Johns of Boneyard Fishing. Click here for the Wisconsin DNR weekly report. 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 . I have not found where they are consistently schooled. The Cohos were piled up in a few areas. A small catch and release fishing pond sits in the back of my favorite park in Chicago. Members First Cast. 1. Illinois fishing reports are displayed with the body of water with the most recent fishing report or content at the top of the report list. Give Your Review. Fishing was excellent with many limit catches. Final fishing days are Heidecke (Oct. 11), LaSalle (Oct. 15) and Braidwood (Oct. 18). Smallmouth Bass: Good - The last of the bedded fish seem to have left the spawning areas of the larger lakes. Some good walleye action up river and near Lk. Found some decent sized bass targeting deeper pools and stronger current. 5.3K members. It looks like the West winds should predominant most of this week too so I expect that the fishing will stay very good. Blackhawks, shaken by trades, fall flat against Coyotes. Michael Shannon keeps us guessing in A Little White Lie. NOTE 2: The Stratton Lock and Dam has normal daily operating hours of 8 a.m. to midnight through Sept. 30. 3347. Solid full grown river bass!! Site is open daily 6 a.m.-sunset. Oct 16, 2008 at 3:00 am. River fishing is best in the fall in my opinion, not as many bites but a chance for overall quality of fish. Freshwater and saltwater fishing reports for Connecticut. Scott Wolfe schooloffishcharters.com 312-933-0552. We have 2150 acres and 25 fields for our guests to choose from when you join us for your hunt. Click here for the Wisconsin DNR weekly report. In the last week, my clients and I have caught smallmouth bass up to five and a half pounds. No reports or fishing questions please. 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. Ken Husker OMalley with a good smallmouth bass from Heidecke Lake. On lakes, 10-14 weed edges using small jig or minnows. 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. 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