The most important thing is fishing close to the bottom. I LOVE WHAT I DO AND IT IS BECAUSE OF ALL OF YOU. UNFORTUNATELY IT HAS COME TO THAT TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN WE MUST TURN OFF THE WATER AND SHUT DOWN FOR THE SEASON. Bob Johnson sent the photo at the top, a reminder that in this mellow winter river fishing is coming around quickly. ICE FISHING Ice fishing is so varied around Chicago, those reports are within individual reports below. South waters are open or opening; north is mainly in some stage of in-between (lot depends on what happens with the ice or rain tomorrow and wind). Rich Sleziak at Slezs Bait in Lake Station, Indiana, texted: Still lots of groups fishing perch more from shore but when weather allows lots of boat fishermen also. Hello anglers. We made it to our destination at a decent hour this morning and it didn't take us too long to figure things out and get serious on finishing up our Yellowtail limit. Some lakes the snow had melted and refroze to a sheet of skateable ice. Click for a list of Fishing Clubs. Summer hours are 5 a.m. - 8 p.m. Spring and fall hours are subject to change. Zach LaVine finished with a game-high 41 points, DeMar DeRozan added 21 and Patrick Beverley had a double-double with 10 rebounds and 10 assists. We looked at a lot of good water and stopped on numerous kelps to find only smaller grade Yellowtail, which we do not need anymore of so we released every one we hooked, but we did catch a few 25 lb. (Provided) Coho on southern Lake Michigan, as well as some steelhead, lake trout, brown trout and ongoing perch action, lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report. We'll be there first thing tomorrow morning with a cup of coffee and a pair of binoculars in our hands. Jim Shell and his son Casey experienced their first burbot on Saturday and sent the photo at the top. The youth waterfowl hunt is oct 23-24. Shiners. Lots of limits of Coho & Perch are being caught; spawn/squid/nightcrawlers & beemoths are doing well respectively. D) Jackson Harbor (Inner and Outer Harbors). Like other Chicagoans, we have ideas about what the next mayor should do. Dave Kranz of Daves Bait, Tackle and Taxidermy in Crystal Lake and with his You-Tube channel, Dave Kranz Living the wild outdoors, texted: We are still fishing Crystal Lake 6-8 inches of ice. Slez's: Perch caught most days at slips and farther up Cal; extra-large fatheads or Rosie Reds best. GUYS ARE CATCHING PERCH WHILE FISHING FOR OTHER SPECIES SO THATS A GOOD SIGN FOR JUNE 16th WHEN THE PERCH SEASON OPENS BACK UP. Shore fishing for walleyes in 2-3 feet of water on Beaver Dam Lake was excellent last week with walleyes up to 27-inches caught. Bruce Zolna emailed the photo above and this on Monday: Tom P and I and 3 KW friends did a late trip yesterday with Capt Dan Zier, fishinkeys.com, mate Zane and Dans 7-yr old son, Christopher, worked hard for these 8 tuna and nice snapper. Hi Dale! Anyhow, we gave it an honest check all day today and with the impending weather that is supposed to kick up all the way from California to where we currently sit and beyond the Baja coast, we've decided to start making a little bit of latitude up as we'll be in a different area tomorrow looking once again for tuna and Wahoo. Its new so things will be tentative for a while. Jigging Raps, Slab Raps, Hyper Rattles and Tikka Minnows has improved as anglers enjoying the warmer weather are moving around, working different edges and pockets. Big perch and lots of limits. All fish were caught on a dropshot using a #1 VMC Spinshot with a Strike King KVD. Field staff Shore and boat fishermen doing well. There were two of us looking around there and we had a combined score of 0. I caught my last open water smallie on Nov 15 and the lake iced over the next day. 4 feet deep. Former U.S. I personally found some areas with up to three layers of frozen slush (gray ice) and very soft ice underneath. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO HAVE HAD MILD WEATHER THIS MONTH AND STAY OPEN A WHILE LONGER. Limited to 20 passengers. Pier & beach anglers are catching them using primarily spawn & nightcrawlers. Main services. We'll be giving it a go tomorrow morning and hopefully we can add some tuna to our catch that is already chilled in the RSW wells. If fishing artificial lures, a tube jig cannot be beat this time of year. what was the louvre before it was a museum. Click here for the update from D&S Bait, Tackle & Fly Shop . Dave Kranz of Daves Bait, Tackle and Taxidermy in Crystal Lake and with his You-Tube channel, Dave Kranz Living the wild outdoors, texted: Ice is leaving us fast! Looking at the forecast, maybe some places by Christmas locally. Yellowtail, and Dick Langlois's 23.8 lb. Good evening, friends. 571 Fishing Area 2828 S. Eleanor Street Chicago, IL 60608 Show on Map Sherman Fishing Area 1301 W. 52nd St. Chicago, IL 60609 Show on Map Washington Fishing Area 5531 S. King Dr. Chicago, IL 60637 Show on Map Lagoons The IDNR has been active on the lakefront, especially in the typical winter perch areas. A report of morning was fairly simple; breakfast, seminars, rig tackle. Largemouth Bass: Good Rarely targeted but being caught by anglers both jigging for Gills and Crappies or using tip-ups for Walleye or Pike. So all in all, we had a very good morning and the rest of the day was spent traveling, eating, napping, watching movies, and getting our gear restored back to clean, working order to hopefully do battle with our next batch of species on the menu. Perch at 95th & 87th St. Slezs Bait will be open on Thanksgiving Day 5 a.m. till 2 p.m. Click here for the Wisconsin DNRs report, usually on Tuesday or Wednesday. Lori Ralph at the Salmon Stop in Waukegan texted: Not alot of reports, looks like steelers out of NP. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: Check with Jason Johns of Boneyard Fishing. Through Monday, the biggest fish taken so far, 162.6 pounds, was speared by Samuel OConnell (above). Ice fishing is so varied around Chicago, those reports are within individual reports below. A winter storm is predicted to arrive in my area mid-week followed by freezing weather which should build up ice in Beyers Cove and in Dartmouth Bay for early ice bluegills. P.S. So that's all. What began as a slow day on the Supreme, turned out to be quite a decent day by the time the sun set. Gills (like Crappies) held tighter to bottom. . Capt. The attitudes of the anglers is swinging to thoughts of spring. The north side of Navy Pier is open for anglers. Bob Johnson emailed the photo at the very top and this: Hi Dale - made it back out to Kankakee River Sunday with Tom Spence. Walleyes are active at night off Maple Point. Chicago, IL 60609 Show on Map Park No. They didnt say where. It can also be used for club announcements. Jeffrey Williams messaged the photos above and below, and this: Chicago river is doing good surprisingly, caught a handful of Bass and a couple of crappie slabs, Ryan takes credit for this 2 pound LMB, and T takes credit with the crappies. Today, the crew of the Polaris Supreme have sore hands because of good fishing - our fingers hurt. Our weather is a bit windy with a light swell but it's hot out, so the breeze is kind of welcomed at this point. We departed the docks early this morning and loaded up on some beautiful, mixed-size of Sardine and cleared the point with our bow pointed to an unknown destination at the moment. I will also be trying out our new mobile businessParked BaitI will be at the 87th st. entrance to Steelworkers Park this Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday hoping to get there by about 6:30 am. We are loving the variety and cannot wait for what tomorrow brings. Its new so things will be tentative for awhile. Spawn sacs, wax worms & Med. 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. The bite is still good for perch and bluegill. Still hit or miss.Minnows, wax worms, spikes, shrimp etc. Our traveling weather now is a pretty manageable with just a little bit of bounce from the wind swell. Beaver Dam Lake - Ice fishing shiners suspended beneath tip-ups for walleye and northern pike was excellent early last week. It sounds like it's good kelp paddy fishing for Yellowtail and Dorado with a little bit of Bluefin and Yellowfin tuna mixed in. Some action on jigging Raps, Hyper Glides. Tournament/Club Fishing. P.S. The National Weather Service office in Chicago is responsible for the Lake Michigan forecast and the Nearshore Marine forecast for the Illinois and Indiana shores. The reports are compiled by an outside contractor who receives the By Dale Bowman Jun 28, 2022, 5:20am PST Inside the break wall in the shallows. We'll report back to you tomorrow with our daily activities. We also issue warnings for short-term events like thunderstorms. 1201 S Prairie Ave #1113 is located in South Loop, Chicago. Our first stop of the morning was mostly dropper loops and yo-yo irons once again but our second stop was straight fly-lined baits and jigs, which made for a lot more fun as we were able to witness a surface show of Yellowtail the we've become accustomed to when fishing for these mighty Jacks. Crappie: Very Good-Good Work bays of 8-12 with tall green narrow leaf cabbage. Anglers finding some nice Crappies in 10-12 narrow leaf cabbage taking small rosies on tip-downs, but holding fairly tight to the bottom. Walleyes are fair at night on tip-ups baited with medium shiners. We also had a Walleye up to the surface but lost it at boat. Anything near Chicago Lakefront??? Access permits and liability waivers are required. On Monday, Quinn Wunar tweeted the photo above and this: I was feeling cocky and took my float and fly out vs my guy Ray Raymond this afternoon at burnham and he got the first Chicago coho. The forecast is for cold weather moving in and should change things. But I cant say for sure. information from bait shops, marinas and fishing guides. Schools moving in and out. We'll be fishing tomorrow in the same area that we'll be fishing on our 2-day trip departing Sunday afternoon and returning on Tuesday morning, so it will be a good check for us to get the area figured out and hopefully get some fish located. Perch fishing on the Chicago lakefront leads this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report, otherwise it is waiting on ice (except well to our north, where they are already ice fishing). Bad news, no trout, good news limit of Chicago coho. POWERTON: Boat and shore fishing is open. Those reports continue from readers north, west, south and in Indiana. Sey Jay emailed the photo above of his personal best and this: Ive been rather scarce due to lack of catching anything noteworthy. Over 100 boats fishing perch Sunday. Anyhow, we'll chat with you tomorrow and wish us luck. Camren Wynter hit a three-pointer with 0.7 seconds left to give Penn State a 68-65 victory against Northwestern. Hours through April 30 are 8 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. Jerk bait bite wasnt going along with any technique of motion, so blade baits, crainkbaits and swim baits were all slow. Shore Fishing. You also can get helpful information from the Fishing Forecast. Lake trout are scattered along the long breakwalls, both inside the Chicago harbor and the outside. Been fishing my usual Chicago Lakefront spots and picking up some steelies and cohos from Diversey and Belmont Harbors float fishing with skein, spawn sacs and cooked shrimp. Might be a week to pay attention to this. Ahntastic Adventures in Silicon Valley Tommy Cwiok with a big walleye from the Grand River in Michigan. While trucks are working their way across more and more lakes. Smaller lakes with better ice thickness remain the best option for hard water anglers. Fishing for us was slow today on the Supreme. By last weekend though the ice was thinning and nearly impossible to navigate. He was using Mini-Mites with spikes on a drop-shot rig. The photo at the top of Casey Shell came from his father Jim Shell, who also sent a good explanation about fishing lake trout in a winter like this (see the LAKEFRONT) report below. Today is a recant of yesterday.. Theyre moving up! So all in all, we had a good afternoon of fishing down here and we'll be trying for some Pargo this evening before we get back at it tomorrow morning for Wahoo, Yellowtail, and tuna. Best reported for the week was a 27 with lots of slot fish (20-24) caught & released as well! Easy access to ATV and snowmobile trails. We put in the effort to scratch up 15 of them. Arden Katz was at Southside Slips on Sunday and reported bites every three casts. He weeded through them for keepers. Although tuna and wahoo fishing was tough, the gang still had a great time and enjoyed themselves all they way to the end. Be ready when they come in! For the shorebound anglers on the big lake. Shore and boat fishermen doing well. May 11, 2017. by PeterB. Kicked it off on some great quality tuna. Very early morning (pre-dawn) and again at dusk. Walleye: Poor-Fair High pressure really seemed to have taken its toll on the Walleyes appetites. Now settling back into a night time pick on the Yellowfin Tuna. Operated by the park district, the Chicago Harbors can accommodate up to 6000 boats. Most of the rest had fish around the 175 lb. Park Bait is a seasonal business. Heres a video of our day. From the deep blue waters of Lake Michigan to the many great rivers and crystal-clear lakes and ponds, Illinois bank fishing opportunities abound. A solid grade of fish too with most being in the 18-22 lb. Closed, except Monster Lake is open all year. Nate. He thought ice fishing should last another two weeks. We still have a few spots left, so give Susan a call in the office at 619-390-7890 and book a spot. 12, 2021, at Montrose Harbor. Jeffrey Williams messaged the photo above and this: Caught this 8 pounder out of Belmont, he was fresh but the him being on ice gave him those spots, over all we are still catching Cohos with Fresh Meat, using spoons tipped with a night crawler, lately they been taking it when the spoon is free falling. LAKEFRONT PERCH Arden Katz was at Southside Slips on Sunday and reported "bites every three casts." He weeded through them for keepers. At 70 degrees and will go up from here. We had steady catching in the morning and we also had some very steady releasing of these beautiful specimens with probably a 50/50 percentage of fish kept and fish released. By Thursday, highs in upper teens and snow will change travel dependent on how much rain/snow we get. Last week, he found coho limits with a friend in Indiana and tweeted: Believe it or not, I found a berm out of the wind. Fishing reports are great; videos let us . Just 40 minutes from downtown Chicago . Staff at Tackle Haven in Benton Harbor said coho off the pier, perch in the turning basin (no whitefish reports); still steelhead going in the river. The season could last until Feb. 26, but will close earlier if certain quotas are hit. Arden Katz said good bluegill continue on Monona Bay. Fish tacos in a couple days. We caught them using all methods today; Fly-lined Sardines, sliding-sinker rigs, dropper loops, yo-yo jigs, and our personal favorite - the surface iron. Certain species did react better than others, it just took patience to get a bite going. We have the bait you need. ATV travel only. Fishing Chicagon Lake, MI on 2/6/2023 will be best from 12:00AM through 12:00AM, and from 12:00AM to 12:00AM. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: Check with Jason Johns of Boneyard Fishing. Forecast has the area getting 5-12 of snow Wed (12/14) thru Fri (12/16) followed by an increasingly colder weekend anchored by a sub-zero Monday (12/19) with highs in the single digits. Angelo Ciaravino and Richard Zoller both have a way of getting their Mount Carmel teammates and the crowd fired up. Tip-ups in as deep as 10 to as little as 3 produced using large shiners. Snow had melted and refroze to a sheet of skateable ice weather moving in should. Ralph at the top narrow leaf cabbage in Waukegan texted: not of. 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