283.8K posts. Matt Biggerstaff and his son Isaac with some of the bounty from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 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. 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. Laurance Reed with a steelhead from Diversey Harbor. Fishing is great and so many more activities to do when you take a break from fishing. Best bait has been a jerk minnow worked along the wind blown shorelines. The fish are in 15-18 ft of water. Fox Lake The dam at the lower end of the lake is open again following the five inches of more of rain we had a week ago. Chicago Sun-Times. Good luck and I hope to see you on the water. Click here for the southern Lake Michigan reports from the Wisconsin DNR. Ken Husker OMalley of Husker Outdoors emailed the photos above and below, and this: Here is a recap of the past weeks fishing. 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. No reports or fishing questions please. . 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. You need an experienced guide to navigate these waters for the first time. From Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Isaac Biggerstaff messaged on Instagram the photo above and this: Matt Sproch with success at Racine, Wisconsin. BoRabb Williams with a crappie from the Calumet. Just go out there with the mindset of having A great time and youll catch the fish. Then about 10 minutes later he hooked in to this monster. It was slow going for several days last week, probably as the fish were adjusting to the dropping temps recently. No stars. Jumbo perch from Diversey Harbor, caught on Shad Raps. Any Near Shore Lake Trout Reports: 3. jwkuofm. Medium fats under floats. 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. Spinnerbaits have been tops with lipless cranks, chatterbaits and weedless spoons all producing good catches! The last 3 years our April and May customers have experienced a 95 percent limit catch ratio catching salmon and trout get your trips booked now both 247 and 247-2 have weekends and weekdays available. Salmon still hitting pretty good, kings and cohos. Walleye Pike can be caught using two different methods. 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. 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. Evidently July and August are not the best times for steelhead and coho but we had a great time. Ive been electric motor trolling almost exclusively. White bass and crappie are showing up in the lower part of the river near Poygan. Kiernan Aiston caught this big largemouth bass from Lake County waters. 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. In the harbor it looks like the carp are done spawning and that should mean the bass get active. Michael Shannon keeps us guessing in A Little White Lie, Dear Abby: He likes wearing lingerie, wishes wife accepted it. It nearly inhaled it definitely a fish feeding up in the fall but I was able to remove the hooks safely and she swam off in great shape. 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. Paddle and Pole hosts the Berrien Springs Fish Ladder Camera. Click here for the statewide announcement. TRIBUNE PUBLISHING. Check daily updates on boating at (815) 640-8099. The Root River Steelhead Facility Open House is 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. If you need a fishing licence you can purchase one directly from Chicago San Fishing License 24/7. Kurts Island Sport Shop - Like us on Facebook. Jason Special One Le with a freshwater drum from a Chicago harbor. FISHING REPORTS Chicagon Lake Iron County, Michigan (1) Read Reviews. The action was good despite the cold front that had air temperatures at 47 and the water temperature at 69-73 in areas. Its been awhile for me. We got a lot of rain here on Saturday, but it didnt affect clarity or levels on the Fox watershed much at all. Show more. 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. Fishing was excellent with many limit catches. Found a few bass on hair jigs & crankbaits but nothing of size. Final fishing day is Oct. 18, except Monster Lake is open all year. Its important to have a goal. . Phil Schuman at Tackle Haven in Benton Harbor, Michigan said a few salmon are into the St. Joseph River. Tim Haight, 5, of Kingston, Wisconsin, with nice bluegill from Green Lake. Alot of Sheephead being caught. Bob Johnson with a smallmouth bass from Heidecke Lake. At only 26 acres, this is the smallest park on the list, but what it lacks in sizes makes up for in topography. But a way to realistically get us there faster is to have a plan where everyone is on the same page. We are catching a couple northern pike and walleye in the same areas. Enjoy! Try around the Heidel Bar, Dartmouth Bay, Sandstone Point, and Blackbird Bay. You can email him at seth.love@illinois.gov. Not mounting to much . Use this forum for discussing and announcing tournaments. Click here for the southern Lake Michigan reports from the Wisconsin DNR. Caught on (now) silver kastmaster with chartreuse/red dressing. Click here for the statewide announcement. They are suspended over deep water. Small bass active but big fish still on recoup from spawn. Chuck Kennell emailed the photo above Saturday and this: I was Salmon fishing but hooked this Northern at about 7 PM. Capt. Hartford Courant. Illinois is leading the way. 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. The best areas are where weeds transition to gravel. The hunters didnt do their jobs nearly as well, with all shots at flying birds resulting in misses. I prefer a leader lench of at least 24 inches. She weighed in at 18lb and was shared with other Fisherman and Woman at Montrose. Solid full grown river bass!! Vallas, a former schools CEO backed by the police union, and Johnson, a Cook . Largemouth holding court along deep weeds as Musky remain shallow. Minnows have been my go to. Surface water temperature on Big Green has cooled to 44 . Unfortunately the strong NE winds early last week took their toll on our fishing and it was a slow week. Jimmy Fly Mo rigs on the Blue/green, Green/silver and Green/orange were best behind chrome or smoke Luhr-Jensen Dodgers. Spoons and dodger and Flys for salmon. Scott Wolfe schooloffishcharters.com 630-341-0550. Adam Honiotes at Boondocks said eater catfish being caught; crappie in the cribs; walleye in the main channel, a couple big largemouth and a few hybrids. . fishing is a favorite activity in Chicago. The one key has been making sure you are fishing the windy side of the lake. Check regulations at http://www.wetlands-initiative.org/dixon-paddling-fishing. Water temp 68. 1/8 oz jigs tipped with big leeches producing also in 10-14 slides outside spawn areas. 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. The water clarity continues to improve and the largemouth are hitting a little better on 4 inch senkos in green pumpkin. Drop shot rigs with a Berkley Flat Worm and Ned Rigs are my choice for lures. 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. Here is his fishing report for Feb. 4, 2022. . See the main column tomorrow. 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. Ian Guen-Murray with a Chinook with a story, caught near 31st Street. Lots of stocker fish swimming in the harbor. Caught a 1/2 dozen smallmouth mostly on hair jigs snapping retrieve back to boat. God puts us in places for a reason. Casting or trolling with spinners, bait and bobber, and fly-fishing are all popular fishing methods for chasing trout in Floras Lake. Chicago fishing, Midwest Fishing Report: Perch, perch, perch, crappie, where's the ice. he had some shoulders on him , did a bass trick and broke water once before I netted and released him. Work senko style baits weedless and baby 1-minus crankbaits along the outside weedlines. Easily a 5lb largie. And the rest is history. 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. Advertisement. Leaf color is not at max yet, but changing daily. 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. The largest concentration of fish is between 18 and 22 ft of water. . Chuck Kennell with a northern pike from near Belmont Harbor. Frank Catdaddy Smith living up to his name at Braidwood Lake. I am enjoying my trip, maybe a should have included a Colorado update on trout fishing. Swimbaits also effective on these big, shallow brutes! Chicago Tribune. 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. [Sports] - Midwest Fishing Report: Coho, steelhead, perch, lakers, browns, receding ice, Chicago fishing. All of the dogs did their typical magnificent jobs and found and scattered flocks of turkeys. Look for the fish just west of the Yacht Club or by Willow Point. Its hard being the bearer of bad news, but it is bad out there! Chris Hamilton with his best largemouth bass. Victor Blackful with a white bass from Heidecke Lake. Before heat I was getting solid Smallmouth (19 3.6 lb) and a couple walleye in jigs with a crayfish trailer along with dark finesse baits and Rapala crainkbaits after heat I found some action using soft jerk baits and weightless on a 4/0 ewg hook. Thread deleted/moved on recent water temps and salmon fishing around chicago: 5. tampanian. Jeffrey Williams with a good Chicago River crappie. Anglers need to limit umbrella rigs to three hooks though. Kurts Island Sport Shop - Like us on Facebook. There were schools of shad within a short cast of the shoreline. Northern Pike: Very Good-Good Action also slowed with warmth, spinnerbaits, swimbaits and Husky Jerks for artificial. Definitely book a trip with Captain Bobby who is Extremely knowledgeable of the entire lake. Check daily updates on boating at (815) 640-8099. 2210 W. Pershing Rd. Fishing Market Size 2023 [ NEWEST INDUSTRY DATA of 119 Pages ] till 2029 Published: Feb. 27, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. INLAND. Click here for the Wisconsin DNRs report, usually on Tuesday or Wednesday. Dress for the weather. Within the body of the sprawling raw-file MFR, I can use whatever style of photos come in. Northern Pike: Very Good-Good The four mornings of frost slowed early mornings, but by mid-mornings the feed has been on! Hope to get me some this season. Poygan. Ken Husker OMalley with a local largemouth bass. 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. 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. Have a safe and enjoyable 4th of July weekend. I also want to run his photo full length to give some perspective from the lakefront. The highlight was this 13 crappie. Capt. Smallmouth Bass: Very Good-Good Rock/Gravel humps using drop shot rigs for #s of Bass. Fish were active anywhere from 20 feet to the bottom. 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. Northern pike fishing has been fantastic. We are located an hour and fifteen minutes south of Chicago. Hope next time he is caught he weighs 25 lbs. 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. . Lyback's Ice Fishing - February 25th 2023. Click here for the Wisconsin DNR weekly report. The bass are post spawn and hungry. There were a lot of minnows around and the smallmouth were feeding recklessly. few hours later got a 37 inch muskie. Fishing maniac Perch bite [ Go to page: 1, 2, 3] 44. wallin. Warm water shut down the salmon and trout and the pike, bass and drum were more active. Leon Malone with a Chinook from the Chicago lakefront. The key I have found is keeping your bait moving. The water temp had changed over night and got colder so the fish were not very attractive and the bit was slow .we plan to try again in September hoping for better luck. Havent heard of many northerns lately but Im sure there are still a few around. Anton will be the new owner and operator of Why Knot Chicago Fishing Charters. 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). With the warm weather, I have been positioning myself on the deep weedlines in 20-25 ft of water. I am catching them in both emerging weed beds and over the rocks. When this isnt working and fish are being seen, drop jigging lures such as Shiver Minnows and Jigging Raps to entice gits. Stay Safe. You've inspired me and countless others to spend more time outside. 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