Area lakes-Last weekend the second first ice season was upon us. 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. As to Braidwood, he is not alone in getting antsy. Proprietor Greg Dickson at Triangle Sports and Marine in Antioch said on Tuesday, Believe it or not, we had two guys out ice fishing yesterday. Heres whats been happening: Fishing on the south end of Lake Michigan is really heating up well with this nice weather. Northern and panfish are doing well on the bayous and small bays. Good Yellowtail fishing for us once again and some decent Dorado fishing to go along with it. Hope to see everyone there. My column from Nov. 30, 2022, on parking the length of the Chicago lakefront is posted at https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/11/30/23485385/chicago-lakefront-parking-fishing. FISHING REPORT FRIDAY JUNE 7th, SHEEPHEAD (freshwater drum) BITING REALLY GOOD ON SOFT SHELL CRABS AND SOME HARD SHELLS AS WELL. Heres some of whats on our to-do list. Like other Chicagoans, we have ideas about what the next mayor should do. It has been pretty action packed today. Hope to see you there. Bass were caught on Rapala Rocco along with jigs. Samuel OConnell registered a 162.6 lbs., F4 female speared on Lake Poygan. Most anglers pulled their shacks off the lake and are just walking out from Sunset Park to areas with safe ice along the east end of the lake, parking near the beach area on Lawson Drive and walking out into Dartmouth Bay. 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. Happy Thanksgiving and have a great week! You will have to sort through the numerous smaller fish though. Inland Chicago (Cook County) ** Crappies reported biting at Wolf Lake. The bite was good for both. Big Green Lake remains wide open and provides a fantastic opportunity to boat anglers who want to pursue trophy smallmouth bass, walleye, and northern pike. Tournament/Club Fishing. Shiners. Brian Athern emailed the photo above and this from an outing on Sawyer Lake in Langlade County: Tied my PB crappie in WI this past weekend with the assist going to my buddy Jake in the other picture with 11 inch rock bass. We were staying pretty steady jiggin em up. My column from Nov. 30, 2022, on parking the length of the Chicago lakefront is posted at https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/11/30/23485385/chicago-lakefront-parking-fishing. Bob Johnson with a cold-water smallmouth bass from the Kankakee River. What a jungle in the water.Bruce. fishing. He was fishing in 5-6 feet of water and jigging down to near the green weeds with waxies or red spikes. Just 40 minutes from downtown Chicago . It seems like there is always something going on. 20.1K posts. Gulf of Mexico water temp. Its also a good time for a reminder that it is two years since the last Illinois-record burbot (11 pounds, 12.5 ounces) was caught by Saro Kevorkian on Dec. 7, 2020, at Diversey Harbor. He was a happy man. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: Check with Jason Johns of Boneyard Fishing. 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. When stable or slightly dropping can be found higher off bottom up to the weed tops (6-8) at times. Thad. We'll chat with you tomorrow and thanks for checking in. Here we go, let's do it. 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. Most of the rest had fish around the 175 lb. Last time we were forecasted 6-12 we only got 3-4, cross your fingers. Xl fatheads and Rosie red minnows being best for the perch. Chicago, IL 60629 Show on Map McKinley Fishing Area 2210 W. Pershing Rd. GREAT LAKES MARINE PORTAL Click on the image to get to the website It's part of coming out here on long-range trips down the coast. Jumbos are coming in slowly but surely. Get updated with the latest conditions, and bait the fish are hitting on. 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. If right, we are supposed to see 12-14+ snow. There was also good fishing on fish 30-40 and 60-100 lbs. High winds made it tough to cause freezing, but wind of single digit temps mixed lakes up enough that if we ever get the wind to lay down, lots more lakes will freeze up. That should change back again to more open water over the coming days. P.S. Hello anglers. 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. We have a couple days of traveling to figure things out and as of now, our ride is beautiful rollin' south. Best reported for the week was a 27 with lots of slot fish (20-24) caught & released as well! 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. Xl-fatheads, baby golden roaches and Rosie reds are most popular bait. You gotta hit the HONEY HOLE BROTHER!. Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) is bracing for a competitive reelection bid this Tuesday as she vies against eight other challengers for a spot . Hadnt had any success bottom fishing for lakers yet. of course there can be a slow time of the day or even a slow day but overall its been good. When the wind allows boats to get out to 55 to 60ft straight out of portage and west towards Gary light perch fishing has been very good. But with a high-pressure system moving in and a warming trend in the forecast, I will be back out fishing for smallmouth bass on Big Green by midweek. 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). Ryan with a largemouth bass from the Chicago River. (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. Fishing Chicago Harbors and Lakefront: Fishing from the shoreline of Lake Michigan not only provides you with a phenomenal view, but it gives you the opportunity to catch fish- such as: Coho salmon, Chinook salmon, Steelhead, Yellow perch, Smallmouth and other sunfish species. A solid grade of fish too with most being in the 18-22 lb. 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. Its waiting on ice fishing. Also, brought help. By Dale Bowman Jun 28, 2022, 5:20am PST The north side of Navy Pier is open for anglers. Slow dropping plastics in white, pink, silver or blue. An idea is afoot to turn Chicago's lakefront into a national park. I personally found some areas with up to three layers of frozen slush (gray ice) and very soft ice underneath. After that, we began the hunt for Wahoo and tuna but after not locating any, we plopped the anchor over to do some Yellowtail and ground-fishing. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: Check with Jason Johns of Boneyard Fishing. Bank fishing will be allowed along the south Lake road after 1:00pm during waterfowl season. 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. Beautiful 2 acre lakefront property with 233 ft. of frontage on Del Stangl Lake near Rhinelander, WI. "Capt. The yellowtail grounds were very poor. With weather permitting, drill a series of holes and keep bouncing from one to the next, picking the few larger eaters from the herd of little ones. 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. Paddle and Pole hosts the Berrien Springs Fish Ladder Camera. POWERTON: Boating fishing reopens Wednesday, Feb. 15. Heidecke, LaSalle and Braidwood are closed. Around mid-morning, we snagged a few Dorado on the troll and had a stop where we caught a box-full of some nice flats with quite a few going around 18 lbs. Heidecke, LaSalle and Braidwood are closed, but Braidwood reopens next Wednesday, March 1. Lots of people out. Both fish were released. Rich Sleziak at Slezs Bait in Lake Station texted: Great perch action last few days in 55 to 60ft of water straight out of burns ditch and west towards Gary light. For the shorebound anglers on the big lake. NOTE: Check updates on water conditions at foxwaterway.com or (847) 587-8540. class. Show more. LET ME START BY THANKING YOU ALL FOR A WONDERFUL YEAR. Over 100 boats fishing perch Sunday. CHICAGO - Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot today joined Governor Pritzker, the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT), the Chicago Park District, and other state and local officials at the ribbon cutting for the Navy Pier Flyover Project.The transformative pedestrian and bike bridge links the two halves of Chicago's signature Lakefront Trail and creates an uninterrupted, 18-mile ribbon from 71 . Minnows or light spoons (Vinglas, Pimples) tipped with waxies. The coho hit a piece of cooked shrimp and the steelie took a dime sized spawn sac suspended 5 feet down. Rattle lures in glow, white, gold tipped with waxies and tip-downs baited with rosies. Hope all is well. . Sturgeon spearing season could run through Sunday, Feb. 26, on Lake Winnebago. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: Check with Jason Johns of Boneyard Fishing. Rod and Reels. POWERTON: Closed until after duck season. P.S. Small jigs/plastics and very little movement needed to entice bites. Northern pike are also good in the Government area and in the Jug. For up-to-date information, look up the fishing report for the water of your choice. A fair amount putting in boats to fish walleye at the McHenry dam. Hello again, friends. Angelo Ciaravino and Richard Zoller both have a way of getting their Mount Carmel teammates and the crowd fired up. Shore Fishing. Rich Sleziak at Slezs Bait in Lake Station texted: Crappie action fishing Lake George in Hobart under the Wisconsin street bridge. Vince Oppedisano with a cold-weather crappie from the Fox River. Take care and wish us luck. Some east wind slowed things a little, but anglers reported a good bounce back and the fishing improved once more. Biggest concern is coming snow forecasted for this Wed/Thur great for bubble heads not for bucket butts! 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. Nate Torres, 13, sent the photo at the top and this on Sunday: We put in the effort to scratch up 15 of them. Its that time of year for burbot to show up near shore. Still hit or miss.Minnows, wax worms, spikes, shrimp etc. Onesie twosie for a few hours. 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. We'll report back to you tomorrow hopefully with a tale of bonanza-style fishing and good weather. Your Wednesday fishing report for Portage on the Coho is spot on. Jeffrey Williams sent the photo at the top, the final result of catching some fall salmon. 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). The reports are compiled by an outside contractor who receives the information from bait shops, marinas and fishing guides. We also sell ice, soda, coffee and rolls. That's what it is in this case. If there was one out here or not, who knows, but we checked dozens and dozens of kelps that were void of life with the exception of only a couple that actually were holding gamefish of size. The 9-11 range are there for the taking as usual. Bluegill: Good-Fair More of the action/sorting reports than anyone talking good overall catches. Grain replied Feb 22, 2023 Z General Fishing Questions and Information 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. Spawn sacks under a float. The snow on top was easily traversed by ATV users with wheels. As a reminder, Musky open water season up north here runs through the end of December. Kurt Justice at Kurts Island Sport Shop in Minocqua emailed: Good travel conditions for anglers on the ice this past week. THIS WEEKS HOURS MAY BE SPORADIC PLEASE CALL FIRST. Also my buddy Ricardo who gave up his spot after catching a couple smaller crappies. Rich Sleziak at Slezs Bait in Lake Station, Indiana, texted: Lots of groups fishing cal park area and up in the slips and river for perch. George Peters with a redfish from southern Florida. We're just jogging up the line at the moment and the weatherman says throughout tomorrow, the wind is supposed to subside. MIdwest Fishing Report: Perch on the Chicago lakefront and waiting on ice fishing December 13, 2022 0 67 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). Come see me at booth #603 and catch my seminar on local waters Saturday at 6pm. Caught 10 in an hour and forty five minutes today! 5.1M views. initiative combines industry-leading health and safety standards with virtual technologies designed to keep real estate moving forward, and give our employees, customers and partners confidence and support to stay safe. The one fish in my right hand measured at 15.5 with a girth of 11.5 my pb and pretty sure that will never get toppled so what was already a great day got even sweeter with that one, we also caught a couple Coho later in the day. Conditions vary wildly with lakes open or opening south while northern areas still have some fishable ice. Some channels on the river have open areas and guys are catching crappies and bluegills. They didnt say where. Steelhead action for some in salt creek and lil cal using voodoo jigs tipped with waxworms. 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. 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. Mike Pritchard called in with this report for the Tribute. Starting with biting Yellowfin Tuna in the dark then, changing to picking at Grouper and Wahoo during the day. When thinking of the city of Chicago, many images come to mind. We also do not take credit or debit at this time sorry for any inconvenience. You also can get helpful information from the Fishing Forecast. Steelhead skein 2ft down. Only area lake with vehicle traffic is Partridge. 8-12 pound yellowfin tuna and that's just not what we were looking for. Site winter hours through Jan. 31 are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Click here for the southern Lake Michigan reports from the Wisconsin DNR. The troops are downstairs enjoying cocktails and Seafood Alfredo, so they're happy. Tops for the week, a 40 brute! Mostly on tip-ups and medium shiners, though jig anglers looking for Gills reported catching lots of surprises to 20! Thad. 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. I drove around this morning and found small lakes that are wind protected locked up from last nights low of 11 degrees. C) Winnetka Power Plant discharge area. Unfortunately the forecast looks like the next 30 days in not great for ice or open water. Again, one day at a time. Measuring 36 and weighing 16#s, its my personal best. Spawn sacs, wax worms & Med. Bigger ones are mixed in, however, so you can scratch out a good limit of keepers. The $10 pier passes, which allow legal access to select piers at Jackson Park, Burnham, DuSable, Diversey, Belmont and Montrose harbors, may be bought at Park Bait at Montrose Harbor (cash only) through early December and at Northerly Island Visitor Center (credit card only, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday to Friday). For more information or to view this property, please con Shorelines are giving way. Chicago, IL 60609 Show on Map Park No. If those times won't work for you, 12:00AM to 12:00AM looks promising. Inland lakes anglers are starting to catch some Crappies; red worms doing well. Will Report again tomorrow, We have some spots open in May for some 1.5 Day trips, Call Wednesday in her office at 619-706-3634 or go straight to our website and check out the schedule. NICE TROUT IN THE MIX, LAKE, STEELHEAD AND BROWN TROUT. Hi friends. 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. Caught 10 in an hour and forty five minutes today! Boat fishing will still be allowed from the Sky Ranch ramp up to the narrows throughout waterfowl season. 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. Fewer but bigger perch on plastics. Lunch we dined on chicken fettuccine and dinner was veal chop with bacon wrapped asparagus and lobster potatoes. Caught fish (took sorting) on everything. Jason Special One Le texted the photo above and this from a very good outing Sunday in Indiana: That would be wonderful. This property is pet friendly. Proprietor Greg Dickson at Triangle Sports and Marine in Antioch said ice is in between. EMIQUON PRESERVE:Fishing is sunrise to sunset. It takes sorting, but there are bluegills to 9 inches. Previous permits required. Chicago's mayoral runoff campaign has officially begun, with finalist Brandon Johnson the first to go on the offensive against Paul Vallas as the rivals shared starkly differing visions for the . When all was said and done with our morning activites, we began our trolling rotations. The north side of Navy Pier is open for anglers. We also issue warnings for short-term events like thunderstorms. I am just concerned that with the warmth of the winter, the coho may fly north faster than normal. My big one on the far left didnt make it to the gaff thanks to a big Cuda or shark that got the back half. November thru late March if the weather cooperates, you can catch many lake trout just off the Chicago skyline. Our traveling weather now is a pretty manageable with just a little bit of bounce from the wind swell. Jim Shell emailed the photo above, and the breakdown and YouTube video below: There have been many reports of the great lake trout fishing off of Chicago and Indiana shores. Fishing reports are great; videos let us . 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. 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. He was using Mini-Mites with spikes on a drop-shot rig. Mostly a travel today as stated in our last report, we decided to make a run higher up on the chart to be in position to elude the weather as best as possible if needed, but we did do some fishing today as well motoring up the line. 3K. 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