Chicago fishing: Spring trout opens Saturday and lakefront smallmouth and coho maintain going

Good night Dale.

Jim Corridor right here from Mt Greenwood.

Simply thought I’d share my daughter Gwen’s (11years previous) good catch the opposite day at her Grandpa Jerry’s non-public membership.

She was throwing a bladed jig when this good 3-1/2lber hit. She did an incredible job preventing it and getting it near the dock so I may lip it.

Fish was photographed and launched

Hello Dale,

I fished some native ponds all through final week and the fishing received progressively higher as temps warmed. Wednesday afternoon all I received was a couple of half-hearted faucets from some small bluegills; Friday I fished a small moist fly below a foam popper simply to see if they’d a preference-all fish got here on the moist fly, subsurface. The fish within the attachment is from the weekend, the primary fish of the yr taken on the floor, on a small dry; quite a lot of different bluegills additionally hit on the floor. I went again later within the day, after the wind had actually began howling, to focus on bass. One different angler out and he mentioned the bass had been on hearth: he had misplaced depend of what number of he’d caught on an adjoining pond. Whereas I used to be strolling previous, he caught bass on consecutive casts. I give up after reaching double digits, despite the fact that there was nonetheless daylight left. The excessive winds bothered us much more than it bothered the fish.

Hello Dale

The season is progressing in Island Lake together with the wild climate as daffodils and crocuses are blooming together with the forsythia shrub. Hyacinths exhibiting coloration and perennials pushing by way of. Friday after college, i took a number of the fishing membership college students to Busse as the nice and cozy wind blew in. No person within the space was catching something, however the summerlike sundown was spectacular. The twister like storm Sunday ripped the bud covers from the silver maple bushes. Earlier than the storms, I had the boat out and received some aggressive hits from prespawn largemouth bass on an orange slobberknocker with chartreuse kalins tickle tail grub. The fish had been out away from shore staging on flats with grass in 3 to six toes of water. The lunar desk was proper because the fish had been hitting aggressive earlier than the entrance and with a brand new moon. I used to be simply in a position to get dwelling and the boat into the storage because the deluge hit. On Monday I fished off the dock with minnows below slip floats. The water was 54 levels and a lightweight ripple taking the floats in an excellent drift was an ideal state of affairs. A multi species slam of kinds beginning with lovely crappies on fathead minnows, a northern pike on massive golden roach minnow, massive prespawn largemouth, and because the solar was setting the cool water yellow Bullhead catfish began to chew. That is the form of spring motion whenever you wanted extra bait.

On the music entrance it’s April 19 at Patti’s home on Lake Fairfield for Amy’s massive fiftieth Birthday celebration. Will likely be bringing the rods. Gozortenplat at membership Garibaldi in Milwaukee Could twenty ninth as a warm-up present for June seventh in Las Vegas. THE acutely aware rockers need to e book present on the new location of Wild Hare at fulton Avenue Market. Bringing the music ahead with the season!

Tight strains and good well being!

Rob

Dale…. Rock bass had been stacked up below the RT 52 bridge on the Du Web page river at this time…. beetle spin with shad trailer…..

Hey Dale,

Right here’s a Fox River report from Len Cajic:

“Fishing for smallmouth bass on the Fox River has been gradual the final week. The water readability is stained / soiled. The water stage appears to have come down a bit of bit. The river continues to be wadable. Proceed to make use of warning when navigating as a result of the present could be robust in some areas. You will discover smallmouth fishing near construction and the dam areas. Fishing alongside present seams, slack water, and pockets are additionally producing. The smallmouth weren’t hitting shifting baits. The baits that produced nicely had been 2.5″ and a couple of.75″ Tubes, 1/16 ox. Hairjigs, and Ned Rig type baits dragged alongside the underside. The colour of the lures didn’t appear to matter.”

Everglades Metropolis, FL: We’re experiencing a string of heat and sunny days, and in case you can escape the wind, the saltwater fishing is on hearth. Noticed sea trout cruising in 2–4 toes of water on grass flats out within the Gulf. Forged for them with an imitation shrimp on a popping cork rig, or use stay shrimp if obtainable. Redfish are holding close to present breaks across the islands. Use a cut-up piece of mullet. Snook in mangrove pockets the place present breaks exist. Both stay pilchards or mullet chunks can be utilized right here.

Mike Norris

Went for the coho however stayed for the smallmouth. Blade bait on a break wall

Hello Dale,

I received out fishing for the primary time this season on Saturday. Determined to strive throwing jerkbaits for pike down at thirty first Avenue Harbor. Ended up touchdown this good 17 inch smallmouth as a substitute! Didn’t have a scale, however felt like 2-2.5 lbs. Actually strong fish, and positively not what I used to be anticipating. I suppose that’s why I really like fishing the lake this time of yr…

Take care,

Dan Smykowski

Hello Dale,

A solo journey to the massive pond at this time. Launched out of Diversey harbor this time. Was concentrating on coho. Headed to the breakwall by the lighthouse. The chew was fairly constant. Boated my restrict of 4 coho’s and 1 brown trout inside 90 minutes. Because it was nonetheless early I made a decision to discover another areas. Fished the Monroe harbor space for a bit for smallmouth, however no luck. Fortunately I purchased a perch rod with me and had some night time crawlers left over from my earlier journey. I headed to Navy Pier to see if there have been any perch round. After half-hour of looking out, I discovered a fairly good pod of them close to the tour boats that had been docked. The primary perch landed was a 12″. After boating that I knew it was recreation on! The perch chew was very very mild. As soon as I figured them out, I boated a restrict of 15 within the subsequent 2 hours. Greatest was simply over 13″. It was an incredible day on the water!

Jim Shell

Tres Holes Spring Break Nonetheless some ice on Lakes, however an excessive amount of open water to threat venturing out 30 Days till the Wisconsin Opener

The Wisconsin River is on hearth

Current rains have introduced the the river as much as minor flood stage in Outagamie County, gradual no wake in impact. Walleye chew slowed a bit with water temp taking place and the water is soiled with the runoff.