We'll chat with you tomorrow and thanks for checking in. We have a couple days of traveling to figure things out and as of now, our ride is beautiful rollin' south. Smaller lakes with better ice thickness remain the best option for hard water anglers. We had a few jig strikes for a few Yellowfin here or there with one stop yeilding a wide-open bite on the Yellowfin that was hot and heavy but also short-lived. Cleats were a necessity for getting around. There are a few vehicles on Partridge, but that may change in coming days. Ice fishing up north and perch on Chicago lakefront, Wild Things 2023 Conference: Glorious gamut from poaching in forest preserves to queer ecology, Midwest Fishing Report: Coho, steelhead, perch, lakers, browns, receding ice, Chicago fishing, Outdoor notes: Pre-dawn doe, sandhill cranes, bison, Illinois deer harvest, bear dens, Chicago Park District hiring fishing instructors, A whacked-out winter: Early birds, flowers, coho, crawlers & ticks; a dearth of ice, Lightfoot is out, Vallas and Johnson are in the April runoff, Chicago police officer dies after exchanging gunfire at close range with suspect in Gage Park, Analysis: How Lightfoot went from political rock star to rock bottom, Patrick Kane leaves Chicago with clear legacy: Blackhawks greatest player of all time, Mayor Lori Lightfoot was in a fight she couldnt have won, Northwestern falls to Penn State in OT for third consecutive loss, Bulls nearly blow 21-point lead but survive against Pistons, Defensive whiz Richard Zoller, high-flying Angelo Ciaravino help Mount Carmel take down Hyde Park. Hadnt had any success bottom fishing for lakers yet. Harold Plein messaged the photos above and below, and this: Thought you might be interested in some of these pics from Iron County in the great UP. Kicked it off on some great quality tuna. Crappie: Poor-Good Best over deeper basins of 24-35. I figured it would do for the lead photo two days before the holiday renowned for its eating. Anglers safely checking ice reporting 1 - 2 . Temps in the upper teens to low 20s overnights should help. Camren Wynter hit a three-pointer with 0.7 seconds left to give Penn State a 68-65 victory against Northwestern. 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. Chicago powerline and lakefront fishing (powerlining) We have a great selection of affordably priced rods, reels and combos. We launched at Burnham harbor, which is a very short run to get to the lighthouse. Over 100 boats fishing perch Sunday. Nice mixture of rolling meadows and wooded privacy. Main lake areas are wide open. It seems as though this area is still recovering from the storm front that blasted through in the days prior and it's hard to stay on the fish when there aren't a lot of boats in the area if you can't locate the fish. A few catfish and walleye also reported. The north side of Navy Pier is open for anglers. Its new so things will be tentative for a while. Still had a handful of people on crystal lake yesterday. AKA Bait Boy at the Salmon Stop in Waukegan said still salmon being caught and browns are being seen in the harbor. (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 sell all types of live bait, terminal tackle, lures, have a great selection of rods, reels, bait buckets, and tackle boxes. Bite good on Crappie minnows as well. Largemouth Bass: Poor-Fair Tip-ups with smaller shiners meant for Pike best in 5-10 of weeds. Bass have been slow. But there are some other things, too, such as steelhead, brown trout and lake trout as well as burbot on the lakefront to keep things interesting. 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. 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. Shore and boat fishermen doing well. Hope all is well. Bigger ones are mixed in, however, so you can scratch out a good limit of keepers. There was also good fishing on fish 30-40 and 60-100 lbs. This morning I tried Belmont and picked up a small coho and an exceptional steelie. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: Check with Jason Johns of Boneyard Fishing. The Upriver Lakes closed on Saturday after a cap was hit. (WTTW News) Florin Deleanu shows off a coho salmon he caught by powerline fishing. . Lots of people out. Slez's: Perch caught most days at slips and farther up Cal; extra-large fatheads or Rosie Reds best. Best Fishing Times: 12:00AM to 12:00AM, and 12:00AM to 12:00AM. Thad. A report of morning was fairly simple; breakfast, seminars, rig tackle. The weather is hot and sunny today and we're looking for more of the same tomorrow, hopefully the weatherman is correct tomorrow because he's showing more nice weather. Tournament/Club Fishing. Stacey Greene at Park Bait at Montrose Harbor texted: NOW FOR THE FISHING REPORT,PERCH FOR THE MOST PART ARE STILL REALLY GOOD WITH A SLOW PATCH HERE AND THERE. 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). Job #13034752. Want to stay informed of what's happening on the Lake and at Park Bait, Click below. That should change back again to more open water over the coming days. Might be a week to pay attention to this. Hopefully, this bite will still be good when the ice firms up following the arrival of colder weather later this week. Anglers are seeing them with their electronics wherever they drill a hole, but they are hard to get to bite due to the full moon cycle this past weekend. Thursday morning. 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. EMIQUON PRESERVE:Fishing is sunrise to sunset. Steelhead skein 2ft down. Harold Plein with his last smallmouth bass before ice-up in the UP. We managed to tag a bunch and have a few for some sashimi fish as well, so we're pumped. Bob Johnson emailed that the river was icing up by Tuesday morning. Theres a first time for many things. Summer hours are 5 a.m. - 8 p.m. Spring and fall hours are subject to change. The discounted parking for anglers is $9 daily, if out by 10 a.m. Chicago Park Districts parking passes ($20 for two months) for the anglers parking lots at DuSable and Burnham harbors are on sale atthe Northerly Island Visitor Center (credit card only, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday), but call (312) 745-2910 first to make sure someone is there. Jason Special One Le with the results of a very special day for coho in Indiana. 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. Also, brought help. For the shorebound anglers on the big lake. Along drop-offs of sand to mud a few reports of Perch on wigglers/Hali combos and one report of nice Perch hitting #3 Rippin Raps. Only those water bodies with a current report are included. Operated by the park district, the Chicago Harbors can accommodate up to 6000 boats. Matt Mullady texted the photo above and this on Wednesday: Slid fish over 5 feet of shore ice to land, Theres been some early coho action (see top) and the ongoing perch action with the occasional lake trout or steelhead mixed in. Thanks for checking in.Tommy. It has been pretty action packed today. Daily Chicago Fishing Reports (March 2023) Home United States Chicago February 2023 Fresh Chicago Fishing Reports Top Chicago destinations Kenosha Tomorrow: 48 / 35 F St. Joseph Tomorrow: 51 / 42 F Waukegan Tomorrow: 51 / 42 F Winthrop Harbor Tomorrow: 51 / 42 F Chicago Tomorrow: 51 / 42 F Williams Bay 38 fishing charters Antioch We fell on a massive school of full grown perch and were able to limit out in a couple hours. Hours through April 30 are 8 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. They didnt say where. Sey Jay with his personal best steelhead. Thad. Depending on how much snow we actually get and how much wind to push the snow off, it could have a big effect on ice production the rest of the season! Coho and perch on southern Lake Michigan and variable ice conditions inland lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report. The youth waterfowl hunt is oct 23-24. Heidecke, LaSalle, Braidwood and Mazonia (except Monster Lake is open all years) are closed. In total, 127 fish were harvested throughout the system, with 100 from Lake Winnebago (7 juvenile females, 53 adult females, 40 males) and 27 from the Upriver lakes (1 juvenile female, 9 adult females, 17 males). Most of the rest had fish around the 175 lb. The north side of Navy Pier is open for anglers. Plenty of eaters in the 7-8+ range. We arrived this morning to the slip and unloaded Dan, Howard, and the gang along with their fine catch of offshore and coastal gamefish. Recommended Communities. Best Fishing Times near Chicagon Lake. We should be fishing by mid-day tomorrow. We need a nice spread of lots of boats to cover this large area of water that these tuna have been in the past couple of months and today, we just didn't have the help to look at all the water that needs to be covered in order to find the fish. Surface temperature should be in the low- to mid-40s and smallmouth bass will be utilizing both primary and secondary breaklines in 20 -35 feet of water as they group up and feed heavily on minnow baits. Early oho, one of the best eating fish around Chicago fishing, properly prepared. Mike Pritchard called in with this report for the Tribute. I drove around this morning and found small lakes that are wind protected locked up from last nights low of 11 degrees. The ribs are smelling good so I gotta go. Hello anglers. At the helm and on the fishing deck of the Independence, Captain Rick Bentley is on the water nearly every day during the fishing season, monitoring movements of the fish and what they are eating. I LOVE WHAT I DO AND IT IS BECAUSE OF ALL OF YOU. DNR: Fish & Wildlife: Indiana Fishing Reports Indiana Fishing Reports Fish & Wildlife Fishing Indiana Fishing Reports Division of Fish & Wildlife staff collect reports as time permits. Wish us luck. Walleyes are active at night off Maple Point. The north side of Navy Pier is open for anglers. 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. LAKEFRONT PARKING. While love is in the air, heres what is going on locally in the fishing world: Fishing is starting to heat up on Lake Michigan; Coho are being caught from Gary Lighthouse east to Saint Joseph, trolling in 8-25 FOW using Thinfish. Lake Michigan offers anglers a variety of experiences from shore fishing in the bustling harbors and lagoons of Chicago to launching a day's adventure from one of many marinas. B) Waukegan Harbor (in North Harbor basin only). Wind on Saturday (2/10) made hole hopping tough. Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America.It is the second-largest of the Great Lakes by volume (1,180 cu mi (4,900 km 3)) and the third-largest by surface area (22,404 sq mi (58,030 km 2)), after Lake Superior and Lake Huron.To the east, its basin is conjoined with that of Lake Huron through the 3 + 1 2 miles (5.6 kilometres) wide, 295 feet (90 metres; 49 fathoms) deep . Lakes will reopen after various hunting seasons. Pier & beach anglers are catching them using primarily spawn & nightcrawlers. Its new so things will be tentative for awhile. Showing 1 to 5 of 5 entries Success with coho leads to well-prepared coho as in below: Early oho, one of the best eating fish around Chicago fishing, properly prepared. He was using Mini-Mites with spikes on a drop-shot rig. Get updated with the latest conditions, and bait the fish are hitting on. Fish were caught in 22 feet of water suspended at 14 foot. Cowboy came in first with a 288 pounder and Roger had a tight second with a 255 pounder. The colder water and lack of sun made the bite tough Saturday. There are times where schools of white bass are passing through and they are running 16 18 inches which is larger than normal. Ahntastic Adventures in Silicon Valley A.J. Caught 10 in an hour and forty five minutes today! Stacey Greene at Park Bait at Montrose Harbor said they are still waiting on the word when they will reopen. 5.1M views. Good Yellowtail fishing for us once again and some decent Dorado fishing to go along with it. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) is projected to lose her bid for reelection, a stunning blow to an incumbent who made headlines as an underdog reformer . He was fishing in 5-6 feet of water and jigging down to near the green weeds with waxies or red spikes. We are back out again tonight for a 1.5 Day. We'll report back to you tomorrow hopefully with a tale of bonanza-style fishing and good weather. Bluegill action is heating up in the Jug. 4 feet deep. Certain species did react better than others, it just took patience to get a bite going. SALMON SNAGGING: Here are the details from the IDNR: 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. Active biters can be found along the main basin of lakes. Weed Crappies tougher. Bob Johnson emailed the photo at the very top and this: Hi Dale - made it back out to Kankakee River Sunday with Tom Spence. Click here for the update from D&S Bait, Tackle & Fly Shop . 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. That is a perch of a lifetime. Caught 10 in an hour and forty five minutes today! But by Saturday (2/18) mild temps back into the mid- 30s. Redfish like this and sea trout taking a variety of lures. Staff at Tackle Haven in Benton Harbor said steelhead are good from the mid-river up to Berrien Springs. Access permits and liability waivers 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. Capt. Bluegill and northern have been the targets on Partridge. Hi friends. Steelhead action for some in salt creek and lil cal using voodoo jigs tipped with waxworms. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday morning before forecasted rain for Tuesday (2/14) as temps will reach upper 40s will make things a bit messy again. Click here for the update from D&S Bait, Tackle & Fly Shop . AREA LAKES 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). Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. update the fishing reports each week through the fishing season, reporting on fishing success, Perch: Good Lots of sorting, but nice catches in 6-12 weeds. Stacey Greene at Park Bait at Montrose Harbor texted: Perch at 95th & 87th st. Field staff fishing with canned anchovies; pros and cons of living in mackay; is alaska: the last frontier coming back in 2021; hillsborough county public schools employee handbook; index of series cheers; jack steward is he married. . Ray Raymond with his first coho of the year. Capt. Lakers are not picky, most any type of lure will work. Heres the lead to Mondays update from the Wisconsin DNR: With the warm temperatures, today was again a slow day for spearing on the Winnebago system. 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. For up-to-date information, look up the fishing report for the water of your choice. Hi friends. 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. 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 stoping point in the narrows will be marked with buoy markers. Hi Dale! By Thursday, highs in upper teens and snow will change travel dependent on how much rain/snow we get. THIS WEEKS HOURS MAY BE SPORADIC PLEASE CALL FIRST. The coho hit a piece of cooked shrimp and the steelie took a dime sized spawn sac suspended 5 feet down. MOST USING MINNOWS OF ALL VARIETIES ESPECIALLY ROSEY REDS, ALSO SHRIMP,WAX WORMS, SPIKES, NIGHT CRAWLERS,ETC IF SOMETHING ISNT WORKING FOR YOU CHANGE IT UP. Heidecke, LaSalle and Braidwood are closed. We put in the effort to scratch up 15 of them. The discounted parking for anglers is $9 daily, if out by 10 a.m. Chicago Park Districts parking passes for the fishermans parking lots ($20 for two months) at DuSable and Burnham harbors are on sale atPark Baitat Montrose Harbor (cash only) through early December and at the Northerly Island Visitor Center (10 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Friday). Tracks and snowmobiles that much easier. Everyone always asks what to use. Brian Athern with the crappie that tied his personal best. We found kelp, after kelp, after kelp in good water conditions but we only have a couple handfuls of Dorado to show for our efforts. FISHING REPORT FRIDAY JUNE 7th, SHEEPHEAD (freshwater drum) BITING REALLY GOOD ON SOFT SHELL CRABS AND SOME HARD SHELLS AS WELL. Angelo Ciaravino and Richard Zoller both have a way of getting their Mount Carmel teammates and the crowd fired up. Chicago Fishing Forum 11K . Xl-fatheads, baby golden roaches and Rosie reds are most popular bait. Feb 25th Northwoods Chapter of Muskies Inc. Kids Ice Fishing Day, Feb 25th Newbold Fire Department 2nd Annual, But it is February wind is gonna blow hard south couple days and north couple days and keep boats off the perch for a bit. Fishing Chicagon Lake, MI on 2/6/2023 will be best from 12:00AM through 12:00AM, and from 12:00AM to 12:00AM. That guy better be right. All released. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 2 to 4 ft. .SATURDAY.Southwest winds to 30 kt. Ken Husker OMalley of Husker Outdoors emailed: Here is a recap of this past weeks fishing. You can bank on some excellent bank fishing opportunities from the shores of the 1.5 million acres of water in Illinois. "Capt. IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF A PIER PASS OR FISHERMANS PARKING PASS THEY ARE AVAILABLE AT THE NORTHERLY ISLAND VISITORS CENTER MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 10am TO 4pm. Try fishing for the crappies with a jig and minnow in 12-feet of water near Maple Point. Bob Johnson emailed the photo above and this from Indiana; Hi Dale - I made out on the big lake Saturday with friend Tom Spence to go for yellow perch and a little coho action. Christina Petrites at Stans Bait & Tackle Center in Hammond emailed: Hi, Dale! Casting a jig with a white twister tail or a slip bobber with a hook and minnow hung below the bobber were the best bait presentations. Only area lake with vehicle traffic is Partridge. The most important thing is fishing close to the bottom. Smallmouth bass (Shutterstock image) May 19, 2017 By Jerry Pabst. 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. Good evening everyone. Capt Dan Zier, fishinkeys.com, mate Zane and Dans 7-year-old son, Christopher, with eight tuna and nice snapper on a trip. The Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk opened Tuesday afternoon after a four-day closure because of the report of a release of a foamy discharge into Burns Waterway from the nearby U.S. Steel Midwest . Those reports continue from readers north, west, south and in Indiana. Bluegill: Good-Fair More of the action/sorting reports than anyone talking good overall catches. Camren Wynter hit a three-pointer with 0.7 seconds left to give Penn State a 68-65 victory against Northwestern. Even though fishing is really starting to sizzle for an early season, all you guys remember: its Valentines Day. Biggest concern is coming snow forecasted for this Wed/Thur great for bubble heads not for bucket butts! After the completion of the seminar, chartermaster's Dan Anderson and Howard Lund handed out some shirts, sweaters, spectra, jigs, and some fish processing gift cards. There's a lot of water to cover and this is the only time you'll hear us say the words "the more boats, the better". Click here for the update from D&S Bait, Tackle & Fly Shop . We hope to see y'all next year. Lake trout are being caught accidently by boaters targetng them and by perch anglers accidently, such as Les Wooten did to earn Fish of the Week. We caught 8 feisty Smallmouth bass on a couple different baits. I was able to catch 5 smallmouth using finesse baits off the bottom in 6 - 8 holes. Over 100 boats fishing perch Sunday. Stay tuned and wish us luck. Heres some of whats on our to-do list. Caught a couple of 14 jumbos at the Navy Pier slip on Saturday, 12/10. With that, we said farewell to our Yellowtail fishery and are currently bouncing up and down on our way to hopefully finish off our trip with a tuna score closer to home. 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. Perch are still going steadily, both in the slips along the Illinois/Indiana Lake Michigan border & in the Burns Ditch area as well. Last weeks rain froze up to create good, if not slippery, travel on most all lakes. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO HAVE HAD MILD WEATHER THIS MONTH AND STAY OPEN A WHILE LONGER. Sturgeon spearing season, previous permits required, opened Saturday. Well, he said other things, too, including getting your bait and an in-person report and recommendations from him. The north side of Navy Pier is open for anglers. Walleye: Good Best bite surprisingly in morning for some (New Moon!?). Christina Petrites at Stans Bait & Tackle Center in Hammond emailed: Hi, Dale! Fishing reports for chicago lakefront are updated each week, usually by Kurt Justice at Kurts Island Sport Shop in Minocqua emailed: The past few days were a great weekend to enjoy ice fishing! Our winter hours are coming to an end, back to work soon. If your hands aren't throbbing with pain by the end of the day, you're either not working hard enough or you've had a really good day of fishing. Jerk bait bite wasnt going along with any technique of motion, so blade baits, crainkbaits and swim baits were all slow. Same goes to you, Julayna. Mr. Pfleger did get a white sea bass so we were stoked. He made my morning. 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. Nate Torres, 13, despatched the picture on the high and this on Sunday: Boat fishing will still be allowed from the Sky Ranch ramp up to the narrows throughout waterfowl season. Northern Pike: Good Had some mixed reports, but overall good action on tip-ups with large shiners. Open water fishing in February is always a good thing. (Provided by Mike Chioros) A smattering of ice fishing around Chicago and the rebuilding of perch fishing on southern Lake Michigan lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report; plus the first mention of coho in 2023. Like other Chicagoans, we have ideas about what the next mayor should do. The snow on top was easily traversed by ATV users with wheels. Coho on southern Lake Michigan, in addition to some steelhead, lake trout, brown trout and ongoing perch motion, lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report. It sounds like it's good kelp paddy fishing for Yellowtail and Dorado with a little bit of Bluefin and Yellowfin tuna mixed in. Inside the break wall in the shallows. A few reports of early ice Pike from shallow bays. Schools moving in and out. Good evening, friends. Nature photo of backyard rabbit snacking. Starting with biting Yellowfin Tuna in the dark then, changing to picking at Grouper and Wahoo during the day. Chicago Lakefront Fishing, Smallmouth Bass And Crappie - YouTube This video shows multiple days of fishing. Both casting and trolling, whichever is your preference. Minutes from the Moen chain of lakes for boating and fishing as well. Day to day it will only get better. . Grain replied Feb 22, 2023 Z General Fishing Questions and Information Sturgeon spearing on Wisconsins Lake Winnebago may run the entire season through Sunday, Feb. 26. unless one of the caps is hit in the next couple days. Heres some of whats on our to-do list. The larger lakes have skim ice along the shorelines and wind protected bays. Once again, better safe than sorry and if the weather-man is wrong, which I'm sure all of you know most certainly is a strong possibility, than we'll deal with it if that scenario plays out, when the time comes. Getting all the ice fishing gear on display this week stop in. kettle creek Fishing Report lake granger Fishing Report swan falls Fishing Report lake minocqua Fishing Report We'd also like to say thanks to Dan and Howard. Yellowtail, George Todd for his 24.0 lb. Arden Katz said bluegill are good and caught them up to 8 34 inches (they take sorting) on Monona Bay, where there is 8-10 inches of ice. It's part of coming out here on long-range trips down the coast. Michael Egger celebrating his 154-pound, 79.5-inch F2 female at the Southwest Winnebago registration station. Tips & Tricks Fish along the North Dock of Navy Pier and arrive early to enjoy sunrise views as you fish for Chicago's perch, salmon, bass and trout. High pressure came with some wonderful sunshine, but seemed to hold back on the fishes appetites a bit. Click here for the update from D&S Bait, Tackle & Fly Shop . The reports are compiled by an outside contractor who receives the information from bait shops, marinas and fishing guides. But like I said, our weather was beautiful for most of the day until the late afternoon time when we were hit with some wind and a little bit of rain, so at least the weather was decent. Last time we were forecasted 6-12 we only got 3-4, cross your fingers. Its that time of year for burbot to show up near shore. class. Boat anglers are catching a few walleyes trolling with crankbaits from sunset through the early evening hours over 1015 feet of water with planer boards. Bob Londo with his personal-best smallmouth bass, caught in Michigans Upper Peninsula. Thats my buddy Bob Londo holding his pb smallmouth. Minnows or light spoons (Vinglas, Pimples) tipped with waxies. Open water opportunities should present itself by the weekend. Bob Johnson sent the photo at the top, a reminder that in this mellow winter river fishing is coming around quickly. If right, we are supposed to see 12-14+ snow. George Peters with a redfish from southern Florida. As to Braidwood, he is not alone in getting antsy. fishing. We're going to stick with the plan and go look for White Sea Bass tomorrow in some White Sea Bassy water. Alternate Fishing Times: 12:00AM to 12:00AM. But there are some other things, too, such as steelhead, brown trout and lake trout as well as burbot on the lakefront to keep things interesting. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: Check with Jason Johns of Boneyard Fishing. Capt. So we decided to wind in the jigs and v line it down to the yellowtail grounds with the hopes of a sea bass mixed in. lake levels, water temperatures, and other important information. You also can get helpful information from the Fishing Forecast. Readers suggest SpotHero app downtown. 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. Largemouth Bass: Very Good Rarely targeted, and not typically as active in winter, but with the stars lining up just right lots of Bass action. But there are some other things, too, such as steelhead, brown trout and lake trout as well as burbot on the lakefront to keep things interesting. That's when you know you've had a good bite, only a handful of anglers at the rail and with the cocktail party cheering them on; hootin' and hollerin' at 'em. Big fish honors go to Troy Smith for his 33.8 lb. Perch at 95th & 87th St. It gets a little tricky releasing such large Yellowtail but we do a superb job of releasing them with as little as stress to the fish as possible and that is a very rewarding feeling. 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