Spawn sacs, wax worms & Med. Nate Torres, 13, sent the photo at the top and this on Sunday: Early coho in Chicago and ongoing perch on southern Lake Michigan lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report; ice is retreating inland. Mild temps, not too much ice and for the most part good reports of action. Jumbos are coming in slowly but surely. Small plastics in brown, motor oil, black or red best. Also my buddy Ricardo who gave up his spot after catching a couple smaller crappies. Good Yellowtail fishing for us once again and some decent Dorado fishing to go along with it. This month, the most catchable fish include coho salmon and smelt in Lake . A limit of coho on the Chicago lakefront. Chicago, IL 60629 Show on Map McKinley Fishing Area 2210 W. Pershing Rd. 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. When weather allows, perch fishing continues on. 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. Lake George is turning out considerable action also. Other Chicago harbors are also loaded with perch of various sizes. Bank fishing will be allowed along the south Lake road after 1:00pm during waterfowl season. We're going to stick with the plan and go look for White Sea Bass tomorrow in some White Sea Bassy water. 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. Beautiful 2 acre lakefront property with 233 ft. of frontage on Del Stangl Lake near Rhinelander, WI. (WTTW News) Florin Deleanu shows off a coho salmon he caught by powerline fishing. Jerk bait bite wasnt going along with any technique of motion, so blade baits, crainkbaits and swim baits were all slow. 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. Fox Lake The Fish Tales Fishery was held just over a week ago and every category was filled with big fish. We're making way up the line and will be arriving to the docks at 0700 hours tomorrow morning. The youth waterfowl hunt is oct 23-24. The biggest we landed was a 197 pounder and we had a couple in the 140-150 pound range. Over 100 boats fishing perch Sunday. Yesterday the fish were more scatted and it was tougher fishing. He was using Mini-Mites with spikes on a drop-shot rig. Try tip-ups baited with medium and large shiners for both the pike and walleye. Chicago mayoral candidate Jess "Chuy" Garca has fun with a group of kids while campaigning at La Antigua sports bar and grill in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood on Feb. 25, 2023 . Ken Husker OMalley of Husker Outdoors emailed the photos above and below, and this: Here is a recap of this past weeks fishing. 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. Cowboy came in first with a 288 pounder and Roger had a tight second with a 255 pounder. Early oho, one of the best eating fish around Chicago fishing, properly prepared. It was highly promoted by the Chicago Park District as a unique seasonal outdoor activity and, as a result, fishermen from all over the Midwest came to Chicago to spend an evening or two on the lakefront capturing the much . So with our fill of Yellowtail fishing, the afternoon found us trying to catch other coastal species and without very much success. information from bait shops, marinas and fishing guides. A report of morning was fairly simple; breakfast, seminars, rig tackle. 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". Perch: Good Lots of sorting, but nice catches in 6-12 weeds. 5.1M views. "Capt. Other lakes will reopen after duck season, so reopening on the Dec. 28th. Yellowfin tuna trolling around. SEE MORE sunset today 3:40PM sunrise tomorrow 4:32AM moon phase Waxing Gibbous Sun times displayed in Central Standard Time. 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. The north side of Navy Pier is open for anglers. Guide Mike Norris texted the photo above and emailed this: Fishing on the Big Green Lake came to a halt late last week as a major cold front ushered in sub-freezing temperatures and high winds. Hello friends and happy "hump day". We'll begin the hunt for tunas and 'hoos first thing tomorrow morning. Click here for the Wisconsin DNR weekly report. Ken Husker OMalley of Husker Outdoors emailed: Area lakes-we are back to open water this week. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: Check with Jason Johns of Boneyard Fishing. I figured it would do for the lead photo two days before the holiday renowned for its eating. The coho hit a piece of cooked shrimp and the steelie took a dime sized spawn sac suspended 5 feet down. Capt Dan Zier, fishinkeys.com, mate Zane and Dans 7-year-old son, Christopher, with eight tuna and nice snapper on a trip. Mostly on tip-ups and medium shiners, though jig anglers looking for Gills reported catching lots of surprises to 20! Cost includes food and permits. Pat Hasburgh at D&S Bait, Tackle & Fly Shop said ice deteriorated, but weather forecast makes next week look promising for ice fishing. 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). 8-12 on average, though some anglers reporting fish to 18. Bob Johnson with a cold-water smallmouth bass from the Kankakee River. what was the louvre before it was a museum. Its waiting on ice fishing. 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. 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. Tip-ups in as deep as 10 to as little as 3 produced using large shiners. With warm weather this past weekend there were reports of ATVs going through the ice at or near the access areas. Closed, except Monster Lake is open all year. Thanks. Big T with a carp from the North Shore Channel. Capt. It has been pretty action packed today. Plenty of eaters in the 7-8+ range. 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. And I quote Brian! Theres also brown trout and steelhead around (column coming on Wednesday about Danny Taks Borgert and steelhead). Nate Torres, 13, caught 29-inch trout on a Marabou jig tipped with shrimp while coho fishing at Montrose. We fell on a massive school of full grown perch and were able to limit out in a couple hours. Yellowtail, George Todd for his 24.0 lb. Inland Chicago (Cook County) ** Crappies reported biting at Wolf Lake. 4 feet deep. George Peters emailed the photo above and this: Hi Dale, fishing is good in S. Florida. My column is on the basics. Other than that, it was just a mild day of relaxing, napping, eating, and listening to the football games. The weather today was fantastic and the forecast shows good weather for the rest of the week too so that's always good news. 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. For The Latest Update Click Here Events Want to stay informed of what's happening on the Lake and at Park Bait, Click below. Our weather is a tad bouncy and wet but it's nothing we can't handle or haven't seen before. Mike Chioros provided the lead on the photo at the top and John Berg emailed this: Hi Dale: That is me holding the laker. Camren Wynter hit a three-pointer with 0.7 seconds left to give Penn State a 68-65 victory against Northwestern. range. Crappie: Very Good-Good Work bays of 8-12 with tall green narrow leaf cabbage. Click To Get The Latest Weather Condition. lake levels, water temperatures, and other important information. Hello anglers. The season could last until Feb. 26, but will close earlier if certain quotas are hit. Sturgeon season is still going on , with most hunters traveling on ATVs. 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. We have the bait you need. Walleye: Poor-Fair High pressure really seemed to have taken its toll on the Walleyes appetites. Take care and wish us luck. Hello friends. It can also be used for club announcements. Reopens next Wednesday, March 1. Lunch we dined on chicken fettuccine and dinner was veal chop with bacon wrapped asparagus and lobster potatoes. 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. So that is all. 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. Showing 1 to 5 of 5 entries The real excitement starts in a couple weeks on Braidwood!! We saw one good school on the sonar but never got around on it so that was encouraging and we also did see a lot of Yellowtail on the kelps that we did stop on. Same goes to you, Julayna. Camren Wynter hit a three-pointer with 0.7 seconds left to give Penn State a 68-65 victory against Northwestern. Navy Pier has been giving up some good Lake Michigan perch with artificials like Johnson (Pure . Getting all the ice fishing gear on display this week stop in. 1201 S Prairie Ave #1113 was listed for rent for $1,969/month on Mar 1, 2023. For up-to-date information, look up the fishing report for the water of your choice. For more information or to view this property, please con Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, MD, MBA, is serving as Zillow's health advisor. You can bank on some excellent bank fishing opportunities from the shores of the 1.5 million acres of water in Illinois. Only those water bodies with a current report are included. We have multiple weather programs that can give us all the information needed so that our experience and knowledge of the situation will ultimately give us the upper hand on planning a voyage to the safest point possible. 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. class. Vince Oppedisano emailed the photo above and this: Hey Dale! Until then, we'll be looking for some trophy gamefish and we'll take things as they come. When fishing the Chicago harbor system, you can target what I like to call "resident" fish or "roamers." . With the city's skyline as the background, Chicago-area fishing includes hundreds of species of fish all calling Lake Michigan home. Get out there and get em. Most be willing to cover water to be rewarded. We'd also like to say thanks to Dan and Howard. Ideal for building lakefront getaway or weekend camping retreat. Chicago Park District's parking passes for the fisherman's parking lots at DuSable and Burnham harbors are on sale at Henry's Sports and Bait in Bridgeport, Park Bait at Montrose Harbor, and the Northerly Island Visitor Center. 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. Smallmouth bass (Shutterstock image) May 19, 2017 By Jerry Pabst. Lures for the lakefront. Lakers are not picky, most any type of lure will work. Summer hours are 5 a.m. - 8 p.m. Spring and fall hours are subject to change. We'll chat with you tomorrow and thanks for checking in. It seems like there is always something going on. Fishing reports for chicago lakefront are updated each week, usually by Thursday morning. 12, 2021, at Montrose Harbor. Heres some of whats on our to-do list. Those reports continue from readers north, west, south and in Indiana. Weed Crappies tougher. The stoping point in the narrows will be marked with buoy markers. Readers suggest SpotHero app downtown. Tommy Cwiok with a big walleye from the Grand River in Michigan. We still have a few spots left, so give Susan a call in the office at 619-390-7890 and book a spot. 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). 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. Steelhead & nice-sized Walleye are still being caught in the rivers. We'll be fishing for Yellowfin, Bluefin, Wahoo, Yellowtail, Dorado, Pargo, and Grouper so wish us luck and we'll chat with you tomorrow. Captain Aliyar called in with us today from the Polaris Supreme: We just got tied up this morning from a 3 Day trip. The larger lakes have skim ice along the shorelines and wind protected bays. Mostly sunny. Perch anglers spaced along the North Slip (85th Street) late Saturday morning. Both fish were released. Ice still about 14 or so inches. tuesday dec. 6th, of course perch are at the top of the list. The map includes 11 stocked park lagoons, Lake Michigan lakefront locations and select spots along the Chicago River. We sell all types of live bait, terminal tackle, lures, have a great selection of rods, reels, bait buckets, and tackle boxes. Sturgeon spearing season, previous permits required, opened Saturday on the Winnebago system in Wisconsin. Northern action is good, remember the season closes Sunday, March 5th. Bad news, no trout, good news limit of Chicago coho. We took a little bit of a pounding last night traveling up but it wasn't anything serious. and staying till about 8a.m. Bigger ones are mixed in, however, so you can scratch out a good limit of keepers. Wish us luck and we'll chat with you tomorrow. Capt. Heres a video of our day. You will have to sort through the numerous smaller fish though. George Peters with a redfish from southern Florida. By last weekend though the ice was thinning and nearly impossible to navigate. Good going fellas. Good evening, friends. 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Its that time of year for burbot to show up near shore. Dana Kolzow with her dog Hanna and their 25-inch walleye. 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. Hopefully, this bite will still be good when the ice firms up following the arrival of colder weather later this week. Bob Johnson sent the photo at the top, a reminder that in this mellow winter river fishing is coming around quickly. Caught a couple of 14 jumbos at the Navy Pier slip on Saturday, 12/10. What began as a slow day on the Supreme, turned out to be quite a decent day by the time the sun set. B) Waukegan Harbor (in North Harbor basin only). By Thursday, highs in upper teens and snow will change travel dependent on how much rain/snow we get. Ray Raymond with his first coho of the year. POWERTON: Closed until after duck season. Anyhow, we'll chat with you tomorrow and wish us luck. 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. (Provided by Mike Norris) Building ice going into the holidays leads this sprawling, raw-file Midwest Fishing Report, but there's also ongoing perch fishing on the Chicago lakefront. Michael Egger celebrating his 154-pound, 79.5-inch F2 female at the Southwest Winnebago registration station. Steelhead action for some in salt creek and lil cal using voodoo jigs tipped with waxworms. Slez's: Perch caught most days at slips and farther up Cal; extra-large fatheads or Rosie Reds best. Largemouth Bass: Poor-Fair Tip-ups with smaller shiners meant for Pike best in 5-10 of weeds. 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. Thought you would like the pictures, the City makes a great backdrop! The north side of Navy Pier is open for anglers. Capt. Crappie: Poor-Good Best over deeper basins of 24-35. Cleats were a necessity for getting around. 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). Arden Katz said good bluegill continue on Monona Bay. 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 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. Rich Sleziak at Slezs Bait in Lake Station texted the photo above and this: Coho action has been very good for most since Sunday fishing Portage Riverwalk and Michigan city peir. The yellowtail grounds were very poor. Walleye: Very Good With ice thickness not building (avg 5-9), Walleyes staying fairly shallow for the early morning and evening bites. Forecast into the low 40s over the weekend sounds bad, but shouldnt last long enough each day to hurt. 3.8K. Chicago fishing, Midwest Fishing Report: Perch, catfish smallmouth, largemouth, bluegill, lakers Perch and other summer fishing around Chicago leads this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report; updated Wisconsin River and Northern Wisconsin reports. Northern pike are also good in the Government area and in the Jug. Wish us luck. Lori Ralph at the Salmon Stop in Waukegan texted: Good morning ,Spotty reports here and there on some trout off the pier.Alit of folks think the pier is not fishable cuz the harbor has no signage as how to get to the pier. 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. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: Check with Jason Johns of Boneyard Fishing. Even late Saturday morning, anglers were spaced along the North Slip (85th Street) when I was there. LET ME START BY THANKING YOU ALL FOR A WONDERFUL YEAR. 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 . 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. Tournament/Club Fishing. Fishing for us was slow today on the Supreme. Click for a list of Fishing Clubs. The most important thing is fishing close to the bottom. Sturgeon spearing season, previous permits required, opened Saturday. We weren't seeing any volume though. Enjoy the pics and happy holidays. I caught my last open water smallie on Nov 15 and the lake iced over the next day. It sounds like it's good kelp paddy fishing for Yellowtail and Dorado with a little bit of Bluefin and Yellowfin tuna mixed in. 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. Just handfuls of fish around here and there. 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 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. 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. Dropper loop and yo-yo fishing for 'tails is one thing but when they get up on the surface, boiling and swirling around, that is some of the funnest fishing we see out here so it was nice to get in some surface action before we pulled anchor after lunch and set a course to do some tuna and Wahoo fishing offshore for the remainder of the trip. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: Check with Jason Johns of Boneyard Fishing. A few catfish and walleye also reported. Both casting and trolling, whichever is your preference. 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. 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. The warm temps and rain of this past week deteriorated the ice on lakes south of I-80. LAKEFRONT PARKING. Hi Dale! The ribs are smelling good so I gotta go. Some action on jigging Raps, Hyper Glides. Chicago's Waterfront Destination - Navy Pier 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. Go to live bite as your best option. That should change back again to more open water over the coming days. (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. Like other Chicagoans, we have ideas about what the next mayor should do. With Braidwood Lake reopening to fishing next Wednesday, March 1, many of us are looking forward to seeing the slag heap, Torino Hill, again. Sey Jay emailed the photo above of his personal best and this: Ive been rather scarce due to lack of catching anything noteworthy. Bob Johnson emailed that the river was icing up by Tuesday morning. Hi friends. Both boaters and shore anglers finding perch up and down the Cal. 8-12 pound yellowfin tuna and that's just not what we were looking for. Saro Kevorkian prepares to release his Illinois record burbot back into Lake Michigan on Dec. 8, 2020. Bass were caught on Rapala Rocco along with jigs. THIS MEANS THAT OUR MOBILE BAIT VAN PARKED BAIT HAS TO COME TO AN END ALSO. Five things to watch for ahead of Chicago's mayoral race. Thats my buddy Bob Londo holding his pb smallmouth. Tracks and snowmobiles that much easier. Previous permits required. Yellowtail took third place. View the full details in todays full harvest report. We managed to tag a bunch and have a few for some sashimi fish as well, so we're pumped. Slow fishing for us offshore today. He thought ice fishing should last another two weeks. Tomorrow, we'll be doing some coastal fishing for White Seabass, Yellowtail, and Halibut before we peak around the corner and see if the weather will allow us to do some local tuna fishing for a morning. 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. The north side of Navy Pier is open for anglers. Northern Pike: Poor-Good Following some unusual tough fishing Pike action picked up. FISHING REPORT deep_structure User since 9/19/02 Waxing Crescent Sunny 41 - 45 F Water: 40 - 45 F Fished off the Chicago lakefront for both Lake trout and perch. We definitely made the right call on the weather side of things and strategically missed the bad weather that was forecasted. Paddle and Pole hosts the Berrien Springs Fish Ladder Camera. While trucks are working their way across more and more lakes. The bite was good for both. When stable or slightly dropping can be found higher off bottom up to the weed tops (6-8) at times. Lakes will reopen after various hunting seasons. We finished with 15 Bluefin Tuna. Mostly sunny. Capt. The reports are compiled by an outside contractor who receives the information from bait shops, marinas and fishing guides. Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. 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. Caught 10 in an hour and forty five minutes today! Fish tacos in a couple days. Chicago (south side) Various Shoreline Areas: x: x: x: x: x: x . We also do not take credit or debit at this time sorry for any inconvenience. Shore Fishing. Shorelines are giving way. Chicago Lakefront Fishing, Smallmouth Bass And Crappie - YouTube This video shows multiple days of fishing. Big Green Lake trout are active in depths from 45 - 120 feet and can be caught with jigging spoons tipped with cisco meat. Walleye: Good Best bite surprisingly in morning for some (New Moon!?). Open water fishing in February is always a good thing. Lake Michigan's Best Chicago-Area Fishing. Surprise burbot at the Chicago lighthouse today while jigging for lakers, messaged Jim, who caught it. Northern Pike: Good Had some mixed reports, but overall good action on tip-ups with large shiners. Gills (like Crappies) held tighter to bottom. If you opt to walk out you will find that the crappies are good on jigs and minnows in the central basin of the lake. NO REPORTS FROM ANYONE I KNOW FISHING NORTH HARBORS FOR A WHILE NOW BUT IM SURE WITH THE AMOUNT OF PERCH AROUND THERE HAS TO BE SOME. Chicago Fishing Forum 11K . Thanks for checking in.Tommy. 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 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. Lori Ralph at the Salmon Stop in Waukegan texted: Not alot of reports, looks like steelers out of NP. The attitudes of the anglers is swinging to thoughts of spring. Anything near Chicago Lakefront??? NOTE: Check updates on water conditions at foxwaterway.com or (847) 587-8540. Theyre moving up! Should be a great time. Try fishing right before dark or early in the morning for crappies with jigs tipped with wax worms or crappie minnows. NICE TROUT IN THE MIX, LAKE, STEELHEAD AND BROWN TROUT. Rattle lures in glow, white, gold tipped with waxies and tip-downs baited with rosies. Some channels on the river have open areas and guys are catching crappies and bluegills. 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. Perch fishing has been slow to really good everyday seems to change a little bit. The hotspot was by the railroad trestle along the northwest side of the lake. 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. Inside the break wall in the shallows. Bluegill: Poor-Good Bite best in the afternoons. (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. 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. We should be fishing by mid-day tomorrow. Some groups even fishing at night over there doing good. There was also good fishing on fish 30-40 and 60-100 lbs. We are open from early March through early December weather permitting. 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. We could've made a day out of it and ended up with a decent catch but the fish were on the smaller side of things.
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