As Lake Michigan does not begin to freeze until January, this is a great activity through the fall. 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. Maybe even dangerous? Rivers Edge reported smaller sturgeon being caught, but no legals registered yet. Just a minute ago, he emailed that he just caught a coho the same way. With cooler weather coming in the next few days, the fall fishing should pick up. Bluegill fishing has also been fantastic. . Talk about fishing and share information on Chicago area waters not listed on our forums. Victor Blackful emailed this and the photo below: I love this time of the year when the leafs change color and the air becomes crisp. River fishing is best in the fall in my opinion, not as many bites but a chance for overall quality of fish. NOTE 2: The Stratton Lock and Dam has normal daily operating hours of 8 a.m. to midnight through Sept. 30. He caught tons of panfish while I worked on some carp rigs. I am locating smallmouth bass as shallow as eight feet and as deep at twenty feet, so I move around frequently to locate them. Largemouth bass have been a bit slow. Walleye Pike can be caught using two different methods. A little early still. BTW for those who are interested in this stuff, the system requires a horizontal photo (4x3) to lead the online postings. 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. 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. 166 yellowtail on yo-yo jigs and dropper loop sardines. A few nice trout are starting to arrive to feed on spawn. Fall trout season for catchable rainbow trout opens Oct. 15. the start of the summer patterns are just starting up. Please ensure to adhere to the fishing regulations for the state. Loomis lake in valpo giving up gills and crappie for boat fishermen using red wigglers, beemoth and crickets. The great actor plays a man of uncertain identity in whimsical and sharply written comedy. Welcome to Chitown! Good times. 12:13pm - Nov 23,21. Midwest Fishing Report: Coho, steelhead, perch, lakers, browns, receding ice, Chicago fishing. Capt. I also want to run his photo full length to give some perspective from the lakefront. Check regulations at http://www.wetlands-initiative.org/dixon-paddling-fishing. 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. The fish are in 15-18 ft of water. . If you need a fishing licence you can purchase one directly from Chicago San Fishing License 24/7. Some good walleye action up river and near Lk. Tampier Lake . moon phase Sun times . 17K subscribers in the AutoNewspaper community. Some on purpose some on accident while fishing for Perch. 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. Literally seemed to switch overnight on the 22nd. 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). After the sun had set, things got interesting. For more information on the renovation see the . Spoons and dodger and Flys for salmon. Click herefor the statewide announcement. Spawn saks, skein and inline spinners best bet. One fish casting a crank. Try casting an umbrella rig parallel to and along weed edges in fourteen feet of water. You can email him at seth.love@illinois.gov. Join Community Grow Your Business. Bob Johnson with a good fall smallmouth bass from the Kankakee River. Last updated 1/4/23. Some good catches of perch in 20 to 30 ft of water around the dune state park building also. Capt. The first reports of drum on the seaside will happen soon. Top top-water fish of the week, Guide Russ Smith led a client to a 48 top-water Ski on a Smity Flap Tail! Over the time it has been ranked as high as 4 195 199 in the world. We have been going together the last 10years every season and had some good ones over the years. (312) 747-6527. Site summer hours6 a.m.-10 p.m.run through Oct. 31. Once the green algae dies off, the best approach for the smallmouth is Carolina rigging on the break line. Surface water temperature on Big Green has cooled to 44 . The Lake Trout fishing into late-October can be hard to match . Hartford Courant. Laurance Reed with a steelhead from Diversey Harbor. Welcome and thanks for visiting Windycitysalmon.com, serving the Chicago, Wisconsin, and Indiana area with world class salmon and trout charter fishing. George Peters emailed the photo above and this: Hi Dale, heat back on in the kkk. The best presentation has been lindy rigging suckers or using Thill slip bobbers about way down the water column. The fall bite is on and will continue to get better. Within the body of the sprawling raw-file MFR, I can use whatever style of photos come in. Best set ups were leadcores with either Stubbie dodgers and Aqua, Blue Liz or bullfrog Jimmy Flies or Warrior Steelhead Candy, Blue Dolphin, Blueberry Muffin or Blue Dragon Slayer. What is Whacking Fatties? 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. Tournament/Club Fishing. Largemouth bass fishing has slowed with the warmer weather. Wow! Use this forum for discussing and announcing tournaments. Check daily updates on boating at (815) 640-8099. The best locations are on the east side of Williams Bay and in the narrows. Ian Guen-Murray with a Chinook with a story, caught near 31st Street. 15 fish equaled 5lbs of filets. Northern pike fishing has been slow. No reports or fishing questions please. As always the best bait is smoke colored tube baits or slip bobber fished minnows. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment More posts from r/CHICAGOSUNauto subscribers . Fall trout season for catchable rainbow trout opens Oct. 15. She once called her husbands habit weird, so he tried to repress it, but now wants to raise the subject again. We are located an hour and fifteen minutes south of Chicago. Minnows are working best,some on plastics. Just ounces over 15lbs it hit the lure on its final approach alone the pier base and according to my other buddy lakefront Mike he looked like he Got electrocuted when this baby hit L O L. I asked Leon how did it feel and what did he do, he said he said no Hook hard as you know what and held on. Staff at Tackle Haven in Benton Harbor, Michigan, said perch were beginning to show before the blow in 40 feet out of St. Joseph; coho, steelhead, lakers and a few kings are in 140-160; smallmouth are decent and walleye hit and miss (drifting crawlers) in the river. Nightcrawlers fished on the split shot rig produce most of the action. Capt. Daily bag is five trout. Former U.S. Found some decent sized bass targeting deeper pools and stronger current. Lori Ralph at the Salmon Stop in Waukegan texted: Mainly gov.pier using shrimp, minnows, and some worms. Greg Katello with muskie success on a quick stop at Lake Shelbyville. White bass are moving in, with good catches on sand near deep water. Lol. Illinois bullfrog (only) season is June 15 to Oct. 15. Scott Wolfe of School of Fish Charters emailed: In the harbor the fishing was slow. 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. 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. . Musky: Good-Fair Not as active as we had hoped. Smallmouth Bass: Very Good-Good Rock/Gravel humps using drop shot rigs for #s of Bass. 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). (Provided) Ian Guen-Murray emailed the photo above and this: Hi Dale, Hooked this steelhead (26in., 7lb. Capt. Check daily updates on boating at (815) 640-8099. Casting a dry fly behind a clear plastic float for you spin anglers. 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. The fish are concentrating on the pods of small bait fish. Havent heard of many northerns lately but Im sure there are still a few around. Big thanks to my Cousin Leslie and Gerry Taylor for hosting . I fished a heavily timbered tributary of the Fox, mostly to get out of the wind. Nefishingexpo.com is tracked by us since October, 2019. The stuff of dreams. Chubs, suckers on jigs for live bait. Bank access is very limited and most anglers fish from a boat. Kayak angler Isaac Biggerstaff messaged the photo above (as well as the one included in the Shoreline Salmon and Trout Report) and this on Instagram, then added: Kurt Justice at Kurts Island Sport Shop in Minocqua emailed: A little taste of things to come earlier in this past week as surface temps on some bodies of water fell as low as 64 degrees. When youre marking them, they are biting.. 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. When I wrote the above article 29 years ago in The Chicago File, fishing for smelt along Chicago's lakefront during the month of April was an extremely popular activity. 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). 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. From Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Isaac Biggerstaff messaged on Instagram the photo above and this: Matt Sproch with success at Racine, Wisconsin. Fairly stabilized forecast with temps slowly warming for the 4th of July holiday weekend coming up. Best bite has been during the evening hours. Chicago Sun-Times. In a perch Flicker Shad. Warm evenings produced nice top-water action on tailbaits and creepers. Very aggressive. The action was good despite the cold front that had air temperatures at 47 and the water temperature at 69-73 in areas. Open 6 a.m. (6:30 bank fishing) to sunset. Mike Markese keeps catching fall Chinook with a tried lure. Access permits and liability waivers are required. Readers suggest SpotHero app downtown. Then it was off to see Dan Taylors to visit Bees nest pub for possible gig. Book your spring trip soon trophy fish await you and your crew. ET 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. Tight lines. 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. 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