Fishing all last week good in 65 to 85ft of water straight out of burns ditch and to the west fish 30ft down to the bottom. Guide Mike Norris texted the photo above and emailed this: Big Green Lake - With surface water temperature dipping into the mid-sixties right now the fall bite for smallmouth bass is kicking into gear. Pike fattening up on young of year Perch roaming shallow weeds of 3-7. Fishing maniac Perch bite [ Go to page: 1, 2, 3] 44. wallin. 4oz.) Give Your Review. Click here for the southern Lake Michigan reports from the Wisconsin DNR. Rock Bass and Bluegills are still being caught all over the lake. 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. Pete Starshak offers this as the smallest smallmouth bass to be caught on a topwater, from the Des Plaines River. 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. Ken Husker OMalley with a local largemouth bass. Lots of stocker fish swimming in the harbor. Steve Palmisano at Henrys Sports and Bait texted: Not much to report. Talked to another angler before heat front and he slammed the Crappie using jigs in monkey milk colors. . Bait that is starting to be used are spawn sacs, medium or large shiner minnows and night crawlers. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: Check with Jason Johns of Boneyard Fishing. Wasnt finding many fish on the edges of shorelines, but hooked into this nice walleye on a crankbait along a concrete wall at just about last light. 909. Smallmouth Bass: Good - The last of the bedded fish seem to have left the spawning areas of the larger lakes. January 15, 2023. Learned a ton by putting time in on the water as much as possible, goes to show the Fox is a very good fishery if you can put in the time and try to learn a little bit every day. 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. Night fishing for Chinook at Montrose Harbor. Yes, they do and make the summers more interesting on the lakefront. 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. Area lakes- the bass bite has picked up after the weekend rain and cooler nights dropped water temps. Crappie: Good-Fair Once found providing decent action, though finding not always easy. Fishing Reports. Smallmouth still active at Diversey and other harbor areas. Ive caught some small smallmouth bass on topwaters, but I cant match that, not even close. CHICAGO (AP) Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson will meet in a runoff to be the next mayor of Chicago after voters on Tuesday denied incumbent Lori Lightfoot a second term, issuing a rebuke to a leader who made history as head of the nation's third-largest city. The boat ramp is located at Boice Cope County Park. 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. All I could do was pick pockets: cast to openings in the vegetation. Page . God puts us in places for a reason. Try spinners and crawler harnesses over emerging weed beds. Give Capt. Chicago Charter Fishing 800.726.7309 Private Lake Michigan Fishing Charters. 1411 Northport Dr, Madison, WI 53704 Found a few bass on hair jigs & crankbaits but nothing of size. Capt. 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. 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. Let me know if he qualifies for fish if he week or honorable mention. Now im 40 and get to enjoy the fall salmon with him and my kids. 2450. Area lakes-bass have been very good during afternoon hours. 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. Only those water bodies with a current report are included. That last note on the arrival of the big coho is a good reminder. It turned the fish off. Best baits have been a swim bait or a jig with a twin tail grub. Its hard being the bearer of bad news, but it is bad out there! Yellow Perch: Good-Fair - Bigger Perch (10-12) cruising shallows picking up medium fatheads or 1/2 crawlers on 1/16 oz weedless jigs. The fluctuating water temps energizing, then stalling the hatch as these nymphs work their way to the surface of our lakes to turn into flies, find mates, lay eggs then die in a short 24 hours once transformed. Havent heard of many northerns lately but Im sure there are still a few around. Crawlers on jigs still taking a few walleye. In the last week, my clients and I have caught smallmouth bass up to five and a half pounds. Capt. Crappie around the docks and near 249 bridge just down from portage public marina using crappie minnows. Medium fats under floats. My fishing partner Matt honey centanno doubled up on a nice bass and pike to end the day. The winds had blown in warm water and the bite was slow but a king was taken during the derby. Minnows have been my go to. . DERBY: Friends of Fishings Fall Classic Fishing Derby, Rogers Lakewood Park (Loomis Lake), Valparaiso, 7 a.m.-noon Saturday, Sept. 24. The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Roobert Buckmaster with a steelhead out of Portage, Indiana. Within the body of the sprawling raw-file MFR, I can use whatever style of photos come in. Caught a 1/2 dozen smallmouth mostly on hair jigs snapping retrieve back to boat. Michael Shannon keeps us guessing in A Little White Lie. Mostly small ones were C/R. Chicago Fishing Forum Since 2005. But a way to realistically get us there faster is to have a plan where everyone is on the same page. Pete Lamar emailed the photo above and this: Instead of the usual Fox/forest preserve/Shabbona milk run, I did something different this week: a cast-and-blast in east Wisconsin. River fishing is best in the fall in my opinion, not as many bites but a chance for overall quality of fish. Most were small, but there were a few respectable fish mixed in. The abrupt departures of Patrick Kane and others in recent days have not only stripped the roster of its best talent but have also emotionally and psychologically affected those who remain. Use small leeches (they are tough on the hook) for traditional bobber fishing bait. This should change with impending cold snap (did I say this last week??). Spawn sacs, larger minnows and crawlers. 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. Jumbo perch from Diversey Harbor, caught on Shad Raps. on President's Day. Fairly stabilized forecast with temps slowly warming for the 4th of July holiday weekend coming up. 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. 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. His brother encountered a big northern pike that followed but would not finish. data-event-category="Navigation header guest". Kyle a try at Sliver Beach Fishing. A sample of the big fish being caught at Milwaukee. The surrounding waters off Waukegan Harbor offer excellent Salmon and Trout fishing on Lake Michigan for you to enjoy an unsurpassed charter fishing experience, right in Chicago's own back yard. 5.2M. 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. Of course I am going to run a drum photo. FRIDAY JUNE 7th, SHEEPHEAD (freshwater drum) BITING REALLY GOOD ON SOFT SHELL CRABS AND SOME HARD SHELLS AS WELL. The best areas are where weeds transition to gravel. Spoons and dodger and Flys for salmon. Bait Shop is open 6 a.m.-7 p.m. daily; restaurant, 11-8 daily. You will catch more fish in the morning. Still a few bass for a couple of the guys that are fishing them over at Diversey. A small catch and release fishing pond sits in the back of my favorite park in Chicago. Many fish were moved to waterfowl units for restocking in late 2023/2024. Capt. She once called her husbands habit weird, so he tried to repress it, but now wants to raise the subject again. . The colder weather forecasted later this week will get this lake in fall mode again. One cast produced a hard strike and I was surprised to land a good-sized shad, in the 2-3 pound range. 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. Greg Katello with muskie success on a quick stop at Lake Shelbyville. Members First Cast. Then it was off to see Dan Taylors to visit Bees nest pub for possible gig. Michael Shannon keeps us guessing in A Little White Lie. The last cast of the night produced a long but skinny walleye. 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. 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). We focus on primarily the chicagoland area, and enjoy people's fishing stories and most. As a perched lake, boating is closed when winds top or will top 14 mph. Last updated 1/4/23. It was slow going for several days last week, probably as the fish were adjusting to the dropping temps recently. Staff at Tackle Haven in Benton Harbor, Michigan, said perch were beginning to show before the blow in 40 feet out of St. Joseph. #e_RadioUS Midwest Fishing Report: Coho, steelhead, perch, lakers, browns, receding ice, Chicago fishing https://e-radio.us/midwest-fishing-report-coho-steelhead . 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Northern Pike: Very Good-Good The four mornings of frost slowed early mornings, but by mid-mornings the feed has been on! Capt. To book me for a guide trip reach out to me via my Facebook page at mike.norris.7773 or email me through my website at www.comecatchsmallmouth.com. 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. Click the person above . Check regulations at http://www.wetlands-initiative.org/dixon-paddling-fishing. After the sun had set, things got interesting. Thread deleted/moved on recent water temps and salmon fishing around chicago: 5. tampanian. Northern Illinois Rivers Fishing Reports . Whether you want to hunt heavy cover, timber, marshes, streams, ditches or manicured fields we have what hunter . Musky: Good-Fair Not as active as we had hoped. Definitely book a trip with Captain Bobby who is Extremely knowledgeable of the entire lake. Ian Guen-Murray with a Chinook with a story, caught near 31st Street. Indiana Fishing Reports. 284K. HENNEPIN-HOPPER: It will be open on Monday, July 4. Musky: Very Good-Fair Fall off as water warmed, but as cooling, top-water bite got hot on Dr. Evils, Whopper Ploppers and Pacemakers. 11/30 Last report: 2. retired trucker. Fortunately, this smaller steelie just didnt have enough shake to throw the lure in two leaps, and so I was able to get the net under it, making for a Chicago shore fishing September to remember! 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. Frank Catdaddy Smith living up to his name at Braidwood Lake. Phil Schuman at Tackle Haven in Benton Harbor, Michigan said a few salmon are into the St. Joseph River. Jimmy Fly Mo rigs on the Blue/green, Green/silver and Green/orange were best behind chrome or smoke Luhr-Jensen Dodgers. Evidently July and August are not the best times for steelhead and coho but we had a great time. 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. Victor Blackful emailed the photo above and this: I love this time of the year when the leafs change color and the air becomes crisp. 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. White bass and crappie are showing up in the lower part of the river near Poygan. When youre marking them, they are biting.. If you get the chance to target Steelhead and you are strong enough to fight a fish for 3-6 minutes go for them because they'll give you a fantastic experience. Braidwood, Heidecke, LaSalle and Mazonia are open daily 6 a.m.-sunset. His 23 foot Key West walk around boat with a brand new Suzuki 250 is perfect for smaller groups. Chicago Tribune. Join Community Grow Your Business. Working for bass around both Brushwood and Elmwood Islands should pick up now. Top top-water fish of the week, Guide Russ Smith led a client to a 48 top-water Ski on a Smity Flap Tail! Madison's Fishing Headquarters! Check daily updates on boating at (815) 640-8099. Ive landed a handful that actually ate a fly. A forum community dedicated to Chicagoland's fishing and outdoor enthusiasts. He said some monster cohos are around; but that is not something you can specifically target, you more need to luck into them. Click here for the Wisconsin DNR weekly report. Stacey Greene at Park Bait at Montrose Harbor texted the photo below and this: Hi Dale, Perch fishing has been really good. Final day for boat fishing is Oct. 23; final day for shore fishing is Oct. 28. Silver or white dodgers and spin n glows for trout. 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