Some good walleye action up river and near Lk. Here is the nature pick of the week [below]. Your complete resource for Chicago fishing reports and information. 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. Some top-water reports in the late hours on frogs, spiders and chug bugs. One turkey was harvested when it was called back after a scatter. 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. Chicago Tribune. John Gillespie show, "Waters & Woods" showed him and a guide last week pounding 7-15 lb. Paddle and Pole hosts the Berrien Springs Fish Ladder Camera. 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. I also want to run his photo full length to give some perspective from the lakefront. The hunters didnt do their jobs nearly as well, with all shots at flying birds resulting in misses. HENNEPIN-HOPPER: It will be open on Monday, July 4. Minnows are working best,some on plastics. POWERTON: Summer hours are 6 a.m.-8 p.m. through Sept. 30. The best location has been the North Shore from the Yacht Club down to Willow Point. Tough on bright days, but dusk and windward shores providing action. Access permits and liability waivers are required. All rights reserved. Unfortunately the strong NE winds early last week took their toll on our fishing and it was a slow week. 1. 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. The youth waterfowl hunt is oct 23-24. POWERTON: Hours are 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Coho on southern Lake Michigan, as well as some steelhead, lake trout, brown trout and ongoing perch action, lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest 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. Try casting an umbrella rig parallel to and along weed edges in fourteen feet of water. We focus on primarily the chicagoland area, and enjoy people's fishing stories and most. Find pockets in beds and lower medium leeches or whole beavertails (small crawlers) under floats. G. Peters. Kurts Island Sport Shop - Like us on Facebook. Kyle a try at Sliver Beach Fishing. I have not found where they are consistently schooled. Daily bag is five trout. God they are fun to catch at that size. Bob Poteshman of Confusion Charters said out of Chicago there's decent fishing, but it is very deep, 12-15 miles out, because most of the lake's warm waters are on our end of the lake . Bluegill fishing also remains good. Click here for the update from D&S Bait, Tackle & Fly Shop . States must work together to end HIV epidemic. Kurts Island Sport Shop - Like us on Facebook. The few weedline fish Ive been catching have been over 5 lbs. Silver or white dodgers and spin n glows for trout. Medium fats under floats. On shallow lakes and on Flowages, Walleyes up tight to shores chasing small Perch. Night fishing for Chinook at Montrose Harbor. Swimbaits also effective on these big, shallow brutes! Ken Husker OMalley with a good smallmouth bass from Heidecke Lake. Northern Illinois Rivers Fishing Reports . I prefer the chrome and blue chug bug. Roobert Buckmaster with a steelhead out of Portage, Indiana. After the sun had set, things got interesting. The Big Game Fishing Reel market revenue was Million USD in 2016, grew to Million USD in 2021 to 2022, and will reach Million USD in 2026, with a CAGR in Percent during 2023-2026. 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. 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. Musky: Good-Fair Not as active as we had hoped. Arden Katz said crappie were good on Bluff in 10-12, rip-jigging minnows or Mini-Mites with spikes. Check regulations at http://www.wetlands-initiative.org/dixon-paddling-fishing. Michael Markese emailed the photo above and this earlier this month: Hey Dale hope you are well. The perch bite is good now. August is a great month to fish. By the end of this week, the fish should be positioned on the 27 ft. weed line. The best depth has been 8-15 ft. of water. 1.1K. Phil Schuman at Tackle Haven in Benton Harbor said perch are in about 70 feet, even some reports to 89 feet; some smaller salmon in 160-180; a few salmon in the river. 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. Not all fish are on the bottom, but they are in deep water. The water is still very cold and also can be quite rainy. Capt. She once called her husbands habit weird, so he tried to repress it, but now wants to raise the subject again. Next up a trip to Merrill for fall action this Saturday. Chris Hamilton with his best largemouth bass. Capt. Heres a pic of Corys friends fish from the other evening from Diversey on a Shad Rap. For more information or to report an invasive species, call the Illinois Sea-Grant Program in Zion, Illinois (847) 872-8677, the Illinois DNR in Topeka, Illinois (309) 968-7531, or the Indiana DNR, Division of Fish & Wildlife in Indianapolis, Indiana (317) 232-4093. . 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. Catfish going good in burns ditch on triple s stinkbait and cut bait fishing at night. He continues to be a better natural angler than me . Lucas Peterson of St. Charles holds a smallmouth bass caught on an guide trip with Mike Norris on Big Green Lake. Small jigs tipped with a minnow or plastic working best. Perch were on out of Burns Ditch Saturday morning. 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. Should be a fun next few weeks. By Friday it seemed to improve some. There were schools of shad within a short cast of the shoreline. 6) Palmisano Park. States must work together to end HIV epidemic. The first is trolling deep diving crank baits along the weedline in 18 ft of water. I was out Sunday trolling out of portage in Indiana managed only 1 waves were starting to pick up 10 lbs 4 oz trolling a stinger spoon on 6 colors of lead core. Ken Husker OMalley of Husker Outdoors emailed the photos above and below, and this: Here is a recap of this past weeks fishing. They are suspended over deep water. He also said there were whispers of perch already around the Ford Plant up the Calumet. As of January 2019, Capt. Many fish were moved to waterfowl units for restocking in late 2023/2024. Best bait has been a jerk minnow worked along the wind blown shorelines. Chuck Kennell emailed the photo above Saturday and this: I was Salmon fishing but hooked this Northern at about 7 PM. 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 . . Saw maybe 7 jump. They are in the medium weeds between 8 and 10 ft of water. Mark Kosevich with a northern pike from northern Wisconsin. I have been catching them in several spots and in several depth ranges. The bass have been located in the weed lines in 12-13 ft. of water. Capt. 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. 3685. All Summer there has been a lot of aquatic vegetation around the edges. SPRING LAKE: Site superintendent Thad Cook emailed: Hey Dale, Oct 21st is the last day for boats to be on Spring Lake. Surface water temperature on Big Green has cooled to 44 . Capt. Unexpected catches out of Chicago over the weekend. 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. Smallmouth Bass: Very Good-Good Rock/Gravel humps using drop shot rigs for #s of Bass. Click the person above . 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; shallow boaters should use the classics; otherwise, big boats are going to the reefs, which are loaded with big lake trout, South Reef is good (but be aware the IDNR will be netting out there soon). Rob Abouchar emailed the photo below and this: With rehearsal on Sunday for the Zappa fest I stayed home for the weekend. NOTE 2: The Stratton Lock and Dam has normal daily operating hours of 8 a.m. to midnight through Sept. 30. Found some decent sized bass targeting deeper pools and stronger current. February 9, 2020. The Root River Steelhead Facility Open House is 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. Final fishing day is Oct. 18, except Monster Lake is open all year. 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. NOTE 2: The Stratton Lock and Dam has normal daily operating hours of 8 a.m. to midnight through Sept. 30. EMIQUON PRESERVE: Hours are sunrise to sunset. 1411 Northport Dr, Madison, WI 53704 Ron Reynolds reported perch in at Burnham Harbor Monday morning. 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. Fishing Reports and Forecasts. fishing is a favorite activity in Chicago. As Lake Michigan does not begin to freeze until January, this is a great activity through the fall. 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. 1/8 oz jigs tipped with big leeches producing also in 10-14 slides outside spawn areas. 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. In the harbor it looks like the carp are done spawning and that should mean the bass get active. Page . 5.3K members. The largest concentration of fish is between 18 and 22 ft of water. Click here for the southern Lake Michigan reports from the Wisconsin DNR. 3347. 284K. Jesse Gonzalez teaching carp fishing on the Chicago River. Small to medium fatheads, as well as small feathered or plastic tailed jigs working well. Advertisement. Crappie fishing has been sporadic. By Seamus on 2/26/2023 6:24:31 PM Views (3) This afternoon as fishermen left there were mixed reports for Walleye. No reports or fishing questions please. I am enjoying my trip, maybe a should have included a Colorado update on trout fishing. January 15, 2023. Casting or trolling with spinners, bait and bobber, and fly-fishing are all popular fishing methods for chasing trout in Floras Lake. PERCH HAVE BEEN PRETTY GOOD UP AND DOWN THE LAKEFRONT. Click here for the southern Lake Michigan reports from the Wisconsin DNR. 5531 S. King Dr. (773) 256-1248. Chicago Charter Fishing 800.726.7309 Private Lake Michigan Fishing Charters. Considering the . Get a charter with Ray and Joe at Xtasea IV Charter for a great weekend fun day with your friends! chicago.suntimes. Best baits have been a swim bait or a jig with a twin tail grub. 06:38am - Dec 1,21. Such a great and fun town for a family trip. data-event-category="Navigation header guest". 3.8K. Tampier Lake . A fishing license is required. Tim Haight, 5, of Kingston, Wisconsin, with nice bluegill from Green Lake. 4) Snagging for chinook and coho salmon only is permitted from the following Lake Michigan shoreline areas from October 1 through December 31; however, no snagging is allowed at any time within 200 feet of a moored watercraft or as posted: A) Lincoln Park Lagoon from the Fullerton Avenue Bridge to the southern end of the Lagoon. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: Check with Jason Johns of Boneyard Fishing. There is now a ring of algae around the outside edges of the vegetation, leading to much less accessible water from the shore. Tight lines. Staff at Tackle Haven in Benton Harbor said a 28.3-pound king was weighed Thursday, but otherwise slow action. Arkie crawling grubs or Kalins grubs are the most productive. Largemouth holding court along deep weeds as Musky remain shallow. 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. I didnt do well on the local ponds and lakes this week. . Fishing was excellent with many limit catches. 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. Click here for the statewide announcement. Bluegill: Fair Few reports as anglers turning to Musky, Walleye and Crappie. Largemouth bass have been a bit slow. District fisheries biologist Seth Love would like to hear from anglers on hybrid catches at Braidwood. Braidwood, LaSalle and Heidecke are open daily 6 a.m.-sunset. Ive caught some small smallmouth bass on topwaters, but I cant match that, not even close. info@spendthriftcharters.com . As far as the casting, I fished a Lake Michigan tributary. Show more. 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!) [Sports] - Midwest Fishing Report: Coho, steelhead, perch, lakers, browns, receding ice, Chicago fishing | Chicago Sun-Times. Crappies are being caught in 15 ft. of water in the moored sailboats by Conference Point. See the main column tomorrow. Work senko style baits weedless and baby 1-minus crankbaits along the outside weedlines. Kiernan Aiston caught this big largemouth bass from Lake County waters. 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. Area lakes-bass have been very good during afternoon hours. Tubes and drop shots are also still in play. Chicago fishing, Midwest Fishing Report: Perch, perch, perch, crappie, where's the ice. Drop-shot and wacky worms prevailing! Former U.S. Forums Page Latest Posts; Shore Fishing the Big Pond. B) Waukegan Harbor (in North Harbor basin only). The best locations are on the east side of Williams Bay and in the narrows. Heidecke lake still has some nice white bass roaming around and most are about 10 to 20 yards out from shore. 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. Ian Guen-Murray with a Chinook with a story, caught near 31st Street. On lakes, 10-14 weed edges using small jig or minnows. 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. Shallower lakes cool the fastest (but also warm up quicker) so surface readings ran from lows of 54 to average highs of 59-62 degrees. 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