Shore and boat fishermen doing well. Good evening everyone. Good going fellas. Rod and Reels. 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. 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. . But by Saturday (2/18) mild temps back into the mid- 30s. THIS WEEKS HOURS MAY BE SPORADIC PLEASE CALL FIRST. 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. Jason Special One Le with the results of a very special day for coho in Indiana. 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. lake levels, water temperatures, and other important information. 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. By Dale Bowman Jun 28, 2022, 5:20am PST Team Supreme, Wow what a great first day fishing. Mostly sunny. 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. We also sell ice, soda, coffee and rolls. Saro Kevorkian prepares to release his Illinois record burbot back into Lake Michigan on Dec. 8, 2020. Fall inland trout season opens at 5 a.m. Saturday at Axehead and Belleau lakes in. Click here for the update from D&S Bait, Tackle & Fly Shop . 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. We'll continue traveling down this evening and be on the hunt tomorrow in the mid-morning time. Hope to see you there. Ice still about 14 or so inches. 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. 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. Smaller lakes with better ice thickness remain the best option for hard water anglers. range. WE WILL BE OPEN THROUGH SUNDAY THE 18th OR UNTIL WE RUN OUT OF MINNOWS WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. 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. Shore and boat fishermen doing well. The reports are compiled by an outside contractor who receives the information from bait shops, marinas and fishing guides. The weather was really nice for most of the day so seeing these kelps was no problem but we never located a really good kelp holding a glory stop. Capt. Paddle and Pole hosts the Berrien Springs Fish Ladder Camera. We launched at Burnham harbor, which is a very short run to get to the lighthouse. Tommy Cwiok with a big walleye from the Grand River in Michigan. At 70 degrees and will go up from here. update the fishing reports each week through the fishing season, reporting on fishing success, 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 . 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 . Dana Kolzow with her dog Hanna and their 25-inch walleye. A limit of coho on the Chicago lakefront. 30 inches right on the head! Capt. Angelo Ciaravino and Richard Zoller both have a way of getting their Mount Carmel teammates and the crowd fired up. Kurt Justice at Kurts Island Sport Shop in Minocqua emailed: The past few days were a great weekend to enjoy ice fishing! If right, we are supposed to see 12-14+ snow. Lake trout and a limit of Perch off the Chicago Lakefront! 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. 4 feet deep. 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. Perch anglers spaced along the North Slip (85th Street) late Saturday morning. The warm temps and rain of this past week deteriorated the ice on lakes south of I-80. The youth waterfowl hunt is oct 23-24. Ray Raymond with his first coho of the year. Capt. We'll be unloading Mr. Anderson, Mr. Lund, and their buddies and loading up for our 2-day adventure that will be departing int he afternoon. Stay Safe. Coho action on brads thinfish for trollers fishing in and out of the mudd line at portage and near Gary light. 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. The Tinley Park fishing and travel expo starts this Friday and runs through Sunday. Tip-ups with live bait (shiners, suckers) per usual. Anyhow, we'll chat with you tomorrow and wish us luck. Unfortunately the forecast looks like the next 30 days in not great for ice or open water. Good evening, friends. 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). (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. Even without current, the fish bit pretty steady in the late afternoon and by the evening time, we only had a few fishermen left as the cocktails and showers overtook the anglers attention. Northern Pike: Good Had some mixed reports, but overall good action on tip-ups with large shiners. Nice mixture of rolling meadows and wooded privacy. 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. Mike Chioros provided the lead on the photo at the top and John Berg emailed this: Hi Dale: That is me holding the laker. 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. Enjoy the pics and happy holidays. I am going out Thursday again and can update customers at my store. Heidecke, LaSalle, Braidwood and Mazonia (except Monster Lake is open all years) are closed. Florin Deleanu propels a fishing line into the air with the carbon dioxide burst of a fire extinguisher on Mar. Jeffrey Williams sent the photo at the top, the final result of catching some fall salmon. Mild temps, not too much ice and for the most part good reports of action. With warm weather this past weekend there were reports of ATVs going through the ice at or near the access areas. Over the last 20 years, sandhills became the primary indicator of seasonal change around Chicago for regular people. 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. 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. 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. Ice fishing is so varied around Chicago, those reports are within individual reports below. Perch: Good Lots of sorting, but nice catches in 6-12 weeds. More of a goof-off afternoon as hardly anyone was fishing with all of the action they desired being taken care of in the morning time. Click to get the latest. 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. 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. Jim Shell and his son Casey experienced their first burbot on Saturday and sent the photo at the top. For The Latest Update Click Here Events Want to stay informed of what's happening on the Lake and at Park Bait, Click below. 1201 S Prairie Ave #1113, Chicago, IL is a studio, 1 bathroom, 492 sqft apartment. Other than that, it was just a mild day of relaxing, napping, eating, and listening to the football games. Chicago Fishing Forum 11K . Big Green Lake trout are active in depths from 45 - 120 feet and can be caught with jigging spoons tipped with cisco meat. 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). This has been a pattern weve been on for the past 5 years now. Capt. Cwiok messaged the photo above and this from an outing on the Grand River with his twin Tommy (who will soon be a captain, too): My brother showed me up big time last night. Baits of choice are spikes, beemoths, & smaller minnows. Measuring 36 and weighing 16#s, its my personal best. The grade of Yellowtail we captured today was a very nice grade of fish with most being right around 18 lbs; some bigger, some smaller but a fine grade nonetheless. Open water fishing in February is always a good thing. LAKEFRONT PARKING. When weather allows, perch fishing continues on. We caught 8 feisty Smallmouth bass on a couple different baits. But I cant say for sure. 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. 8-12 pound yellowfin tuna and that's just not what we were looking for. Shore Fishing. 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. 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. Even though fishing is really starting to sizzle for an early season, all you guys remember: its Valentines Day. Grain replied Feb 22, 2023 Z General Fishing Questions and Information Weed relating Perch taking Z-Vibers and T-Rips tipped with waxies in 6-10 cabbage. GUYS ARE CATCHING PERCH WHILE FISHING FOR OTHER SPECIES SO THATS A GOOD SIGN FOR JUNE 16th WHEN THE PERCH SEASON OPENS BACK UP. Capt. 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. Dan says hello to Beverley and the girls. Wish us luck. Staff at Tackle Haven in Benton Harbor said steelhead are good from the mid-river up to Berrien Springs. This past weekend it has left us. Big fish honors go to Troy Smith for his 33.8 lb. Access permits and liability waivers are required. Forecast into the low 40s over the weekend sounds bad, but shouldnt last long enough each day to hurt. Now settling back into a night time pick on the Yellowfin Tuna. It has been pretty action packed today. Forum Staff View All OZ Administrator. Sey Jay emailed the photo above of his personal best and this: Ive been rather scarce due to lack of catching anything noteworthy. The snow on top was easily traversed by ATV users with wheels. Closed, except Monster Lake is open all year. 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. 5.1M views. I think this is a first for the UP in the MFR. Here we go, let's do it. Big Green Lake Warm weather accompanied with brisk west winds reopened the center of the lake. From the deep blue waters of Lake Michigan to the many great rivers and crystal-clear lakes and ponds, Illinois bank fishing opportunities abound. 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. Cost includes food and permits. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: Check with Jason Johns of Boneyard Fishing. 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. Minnows best bait. See Jim Shells photo at the top about burbot. Heres a video of our day. Northern Pike: Very Good-Good Mostly #s, but some good 30+ fish reported as anglers fishing big shiners and suckers under tip-ups and Jaw Jackers in 5-12 of good weeds had plenty of action. There was also good fishing on fish 30-40 and 60-100 lbs. Yesterday the fish were more scatted and it was tougher fishing. Theyre moving up! 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. Musky: Good - Very few anglers out in this wind (and opening of deer season), but some success on the sucker end. Hope to see everyone there. Gulf of Mexico water temp. 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. For more information call the shop at 773-271-2838. Perch action fishing the slip is still pretty good most days. Bite was relatively slow. Summer hours are 5 a.m. - 8 p.m. Spring and fall hours are subject to change. Thad. 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. Get updated with the latest conditions, and bait the fish are hitting on. Largemouth Bass: Poor-Fair Tip-ups with smaller shiners meant for Pike best in 5-10 of weeds. Sturgeon spearing season could run through Sunday, Feb. 26, on Lake Winnebago. A few guys have reported catching a few perch at Navy Pier. Northern action is good, remember the season closes Sunday, March 5th. Surprise burbot at the Chicago lighthouse today while jigging for lakers, messaged Jim, who caught it. We also issue warnings for short-term events like thunderstorms. A.J. Chicago . This property is pet friendly. This month, the most catchable fish include coho salmon and smelt in Lake . G. Peters. These two were certainly the highlight, as well as my PB. Michael Dornfeld, 6, of Glen Ellyn, caught his first norther pike while ice fishing on Lake Puckaway in Wisconsin with his dad Courtney. Still had a handful of people on crystal lake yesterday. Perch at 95th & 87th St. Kurt Justice at Kurts Island Sport Shop in Minocqua emailed: Good travel conditions for anglers on the ice this past week. An idea is afoot to turn Chicago's lakefront into a national park. Jesse Gonzalez with jumbo perch from the North Slip. admin Administrator. 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. 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