Park Bait 600 W. Montrose Ave. Chicago, IL 60613 (2 Blocks East of Lake Shore Dr.) 773-271-2838 1 2 3 Fishing Report Get updated with the latest conditions, and bait the fish are hitting on. Camren Wynter hit a three-pointer with 0.7 seconds left to give Penn State a 68-65 victory against Northwestern. A few catfish and walleye also reported. The map includes 11 stocked park lagoons, Lake Michigan lakefront locations and select spots along the Chicago River. Walleye: Good Best bite surprisingly in morning for some (New Moon!?). EMIQUON PRESERVE:During waterfowl season, fishing is not allowed until noon. Please contact Patrick at 702-375-0010. The weather is hot and sunny today and we're looking for more of the same tomorrow, hopefully the weatherman is correct tomorrow because he's showing more nice weather. . AREA LAKES 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). Five things to watch for ahead of Chicago's mayoral race. 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. The youth waterfowl hunt is oct 23-24. I think that is true across many places in the Midwest. . NOTE 2: Stratton Lock and Dam is closed through April 30, 2023. 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. Lake trout are scattered along the long breakwalls, both inside the Chicago harbor and the outside. The most important thing is fishing close to the bottom. Slow dropping plastics in white, pink, silver or blue. Forum Staff View All OZ Administrator. Bass have been slow. Rod and Reels. 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. Hours through April 30 are 8 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. Largemouth Bass: Good Rarely targeted but being caught by anglers both jigging for Gills and Crappies or using tip-ups for Walleye or Pike. Big fish honors go to Troy Smith for his 33.8 lb. A few guys have reported catching a few perch at Navy Pier. We'd also like to say thanks to Dan and Howard. Weather will be the big factor the next few days. B) Waukegan Harbor (in North Harbor basin only). Hello again, friends. 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. Jeffrey Williams sent the photo at the top, the final result of catching some fall salmon. Closed, except Monster Lake is open all year. This property is pet friendly. 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. Inland lakes anglers are starting to catch some Crappies; red worms doing well. LET ME START BY THANKING YOU ALL FOR A WONDERFUL YEAR. Hi friends. Kurts Island Sport Shop - Like us on Facebook. The forecast this week will open up everything again. For The Latest Update Click Here Events Want to stay informed of what's happening on the Lake and at Park Bait, Click below. 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. Walleyes are fair at night on tip-ups baited with medium shiners. We'll be giving it a go tomorrow morning and hopefully we can add some tuna to our catch that is already chilled in the RSW wells. 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. Click to get the latest. Will Report again tomorrow, Rich Sleziak at Slezs Bait in Lake Station texted: Few whitefish and lake trout being caught off of the Michigan city lighthouse pier. 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. Saro Kevorkian prepares to release his Illinois record burbot back into Lake Michigan on Dec. 8, 2020. Spawn sacs, wax worms & Med. Capt. Also, brought help. Fishing Chicagon Lake, MI on 2/6/2023 will be best from 12:00AM through 12:00AM, and from 12:00AM to 12:00AM. Thanks. IF YOU CATCH ONE NOW YOU MUST THROW BACK. Fall inland trout season opens at 5 a.m. Saturday at Axehead and Belleau lakes in the Cook County forest . The reports are compiled by an outside contractor who receives the Other than that, our weather was pretty good with a little bit of leftover wind and swell but plenty of sunshine to aide in the kelp finding. Chicago Sun-Times MIDWEST FISHING REPORT 2023-03-01- LAKEFRONT SALMON/TROUT: Coho around, plus bonus browns, steelhead and lakers, most caught tangentially. 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. Big Green Lake Warm weather accompanied with brisk west winds reopened the center of the lake. To report violations, call the IDNR at (877) 236-7529. Limited to 20 passengers. Stacey Greene at Park Bait at Montrose Harbor said they are still waiting on the word when they will reopen. Caught fish (took sorting) on everything. Would love to share my report today for navy pier perching. Proprietor Greg Dickson at Triangle Sports and Marine in Antioch said ice is in between. The snow on top was easily traversed by ATV users with wheels. 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. The stoping point in the narrows will be marked with buoy markers. B) Waukegan Harbor (in North Harbor basin only). I am just concerned that with the warmth of the winter, the coho may fly north faster than normal. Hello friends. Stop by and pick one out.. more. Heres whats been happening: Fishing on the south end of Lake Michigan is really heating up well with this nice weather. 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. Bank fishing will be allowed along the south Lake road after 1:00pm during waterfowl season. Ice jigs tipped with waxies are the best bet. Sey Jay emailed the photo above of his personal best and this: Ive been rather scarce due to lack of catching anything noteworthy. Hadnt had any success bottom fishing for lakers yet. Also my buddy Ricardo who gave up his spot after catching a couple smaller crappies. Crappie: Good As with Perch, two different locales. Lake George is turning out considerable action also. Surprise burbot at the Chicago lighthouse today while jigging for lakers, messaged Jim, who caught it. We launched at Burnham harbor, which is a very short run to get to the lighthouse. Shore fishing for walleyes in 2-3 feet of water on Beaver Dam Lake was excellent last week with walleyes up to 27-inches caught. Bass were caught on Rapala Rocco along with jigs. POWERTON: Closed until after duck season. Like other Chicagoans, we have ideas about what the next mayor should do. Readers suggest SpotHero app downtown. It seems like there is always something going on. 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. 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. Wish us luck and we'll chat with you tomorrow. Quinn Wunar On Thursday, John Carlson messaged: Your Wednesday fishing report for Portage on the Coho is spot on. 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. Through Monday, the biggest fish taken so far, 162.6 pounds, was speared by Samuel OConnell (above). Hope to see you there. Its new so things will be tentative for a while. 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. Mostly on tip-ups and medium shiners, though jig anglers looking for Gills reported catching lots of surprises to 20! We'll chat with you tomorrow and thanks for checking in. 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. Perch at 95th & 87th St. Northern pike are also good in the Government area and in the Jug. Randy Hall with coho Sunday from Michigan City Pier. For more information or to view this property, please con Jeffrey Williams with a catch from Belmont Harbor. He made my morning. Mr. Pfleger did get a white sea bass so we were stoked. We have a couple days of traveling to figure things out and as of now, our ride is beautiful rollin' south. Both boaters and shore anglers finding perch up and down the Cal. 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Slez's: Perch caught most days at slips and farther up Cal; extra-large fatheads or Rosie Reds best. Tops for the week, a 40 brute! Closing the window for Musky anglers, but just opening the door some for ice fishermen (and women). 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 . 5.1M views. Closed, except Monster Lake is open all year. MOST REPORTS ARE FROM NAVY PIER AND SOUTH. Lake trout are being caught accidently by boaters targetng them and by perch anglers accidently, such as Les Wooten did to earn Fish of the Week. 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). 1201 S Prairie Ave #1113 is located in South Loop, Chicago. Happy Thanksgiving and have a great week! Our weather is absolutely gorgeous. Arden Katz was at Southside Slips on Sunday and reported bites every three casts. He weeded through them for keepers. We did stop long enough to enjoy some carde asada tacos with fresh, homemade guacamole and salsa.And dinner was mahi mahi and shrimp. As a reminder, Musky open water season up north here runs through the end of December. These two were certainly the highlight, as well as my PB. Capt. Kurt Justice at Kurts Island Sport Shop in Minocqua emailed: A great holiday weekend for ice anglers in the Northwoods. The end result of catching fall salmon from the Chicago lakefront. Capt. If those times won't work for you, 12:00AM to 12:00AM looks promising. In fact, it may help to melt down whats left of the snow (which mostly got blown off the lakes) and allow for firmer ice to be made. Beautiful 2 acre lakefront property with 233 ft. of frontage on Del Stangl Lake near Rhinelander, WI. For more information call the shop at 773-271-2838. Might be a week to pay attention to this. You gotta hit the HONEY HOLE BROTHER!. Packing up for SU swap meet this saturday. 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. Not unusual to catch plenty of Bass when temps in upper teens and above. Get updated with the latest conditions, and bait the fish are hitting on. LAKEFRONT PARKING. 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. Minnows best bait. Perch: Good Lots of sorting, but nice catches in 6-12 weeds. Showing 1 to 5 of 5 entries Jeffrey Williams messaged the photo above and Big T caught it from the North Shore Channel in Skokie. 1201 S Prairie Ave #1113, Chicago, IL is a studio, 1 bathroom, 492 sqft apartment. 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. Our weather isn't really all that bad, but the combination of the direction we are heading and the swell direction is rolling the boat around pretty good but everyone is doing just fine and we're traveling at a safe speed to ensure the utmost comfort and safety of the passengers and the vessel. We're making way up the line and will be arriving to the docks at 0700 hours tomorrow morning. Even late Saturday morning, anglers were spaced along the North Slip (85th Street) when I was there. 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 . The variety of the lakefront brings its own rewards. Over 100 boats fishing perch Sunday. Shore and boat fishermen doing well. NOTE: Check updates on water conditions at foxwaterway.com or (847) 587-8540. It seems as though this area is still recovering from the storm front that blasted through in the days prior and it's hard to stay on the fish when there aren't a lot of boats in the area if you can't locate the fish. The Chicago Harbor system consists of 9 main harbors that stretch across the city's lakefront from north to south. Shiners. The north side of Navy Pier is open for anglers. Getting all the ice fishing gear on display this week stop in. Mid-morning action on bars and saddles as loose schools roam from deep to humps to feed. Stacey Greene at Park Bait at Montrose Harbor texted: NOW FOR THE FISHING REPORT,PERCH FOR THE MOST PART ARE STILL REALLY GOOD WITH A SLOW PATCH HERE AND THERE. Little Green Lake Fishing for walleyes and crappies has improved. single-family home is a 3 bed, 2. 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. 1.5M. Stay tuned and wish us luck. Sturgeon spearing season, previous permits required, opened Saturday on the Winnebago system in Wisconsin. I will also be trying out our new mobile businessParked BaitI will be at the 87th st. entrance to Steelworkers Park this Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday hoping to get there by about 6:30 am. Spawn sacks under a float. Anglers safely checking ice reporting 1 - 2 . Temps in the upper teens to low 20s overnights should help. Yellow Perch: Very Good Mud basin Perch were found in 25-35 of water stacking up, feeding on Mayfly larvae (wigglers). A solid grade of fish too with most being in the 18-22 lb. 11-23-22 Watch on LIKE 4 Report Abuse 3/14/22 @ 6:21 AM Florin Deleanu propels a fishing line into the air with the carbon dioxide burst of a fire extinguisher on Mar. Northern Pike: Poor-Good Following some unusual tough fishing Pike action picked up. Chicago Fishing Forum 11K . Be ready when they come in! As to Braidwood, he is not alone in getting antsy. Here is the nature pic of the week. I caught my last open water smallie on Nov 15 and the lake iced over the next day. Christina Petrites at Stans Bait & Tackle Center in Hammond emailed: Hi, Dale! 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. Like other Chicagoans, we have ideas about what the next mayor should do. Northern pike fishing is also good in the Jug with tip-ups baited with medium or large shiners. Lori Ralph at the Salmon Stop in Waukegan texted: Not alot of reports, looks like steelers out of NP. Minutes from the Moen chain of lakes for boating and fishing as well. Click to get the latest. THIS MEANS THAT OUR MOBILE BAIT VAN PARKED BAIT HAS TO COME TO AN END ALSO. Mild temps, not too much ice and for the most part good reports of action. After a couple-day hiatus, we're back out for eight days with Dan Anderson, Howard Lund, and a few of their amigos. D) Jackson Harbor (Inner and Outer Harbors). The two best areas were the east shoreline at Edgewater Park and the neckdown area where the lake crosses beneath the Highway G bridge. Anything near Chicago Lakefront??? All released. It can also be used for club announcements. Lunch we dined on chicken fettuccine and dinner was veal chop with bacon wrapped asparagus and lobster potatoes. 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. Starting with biting Yellowfin Tuna in the dark then, changing to picking at Grouper and Wahoo during the day. THIS WEEKS HOURS MAY BE SPORADIC PLEASE CALL FIRST. 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. Good going fellas. 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. With the very mild winter this year, weve been able to get out quite a few times lately. Both casting and trolling, whichever is your preference. High pressure came with some wonderful sunshine, but seemed to hold back on the fishes appetites a bit. We are located right on Lake Michigan (the big pond as some would say) so we are your go to for all your perch and salmon needs, but don't let that fool you we have knowledge of many local fishing spots and can offer bait, tackle, and advice for them all. That should change back again to more open water over the coming days. You also can get helpful information from the Fishing Forecast. Shorelines are giving way. I prefer fishing during daylight hours and will focus on smallmouth bass and northern pike while slow trolling a sucker minnow on a Carolina rig. Take care and wish us luck. 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. Feb 20, 2023. Randy just got back from a 1.5 Day trip with good mixed bag fishing, with Dorado & Yellowtail. Onesie twosie for a few hours. Hope to see everyone there. Best reported for the week was a 27 with lots of slot fish (20-24) caught & released as well! Its new so things will be tentative for awhile. 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). For the 23rd year, Fran Connelly is sharpening of auger blades. I drove around this morning and found small lakes that are wind protected locked up from last nights low of 11 degrees. Inside the break wall in the shallows. No schools. Yellowfin tuna trolling around. Angelo Ciaravino and Richard Zoller both have a way of getting their Mount Carmel teammates and the crowd fired up. Good to see an early spring on the way! 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. For live bait enthusiasts, Carolina rigging with fathead minnows or suckers remain the best choices. You can bank on some excellent bank fishing opportunities from the shores of the 1.5 million acres of water in Illinois. The National Weather Service office in Chicago is responsible for the Lake Michigan forecast and the Nearshore Marine forecast for the Illinois and Indiana shores. Chicago powerline and lakefront fishing (powerlining) He was fishing in 5-6 feet of water and jigging down to near the green weeds with waxies or red spikes. Until then, we'll be looking for some trophy gamefish and we'll take things as they come. Brian Athern with the crappie that tied his personal best. We have a trip coming up that has a few openings. Jeffrey Williams messaged the photos above and below on Sunday: Nice lil haul from 87th st, my brothers biggest was shy of 14 in. Crappie: Very Good-Good Work bays of 8-12 with tall green narrow leaf cabbage. We managed to tag a bunch and have a few for some sashimi fish as well, so we're pumped. 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. We departed the docks early this morning and loaded up on some beautiful, mixed-size of Sardine and cleared the point with our bow pointed to an unknown destination at the moment. Over the last 20 years, sandhills became the primary indicator of seasonal change around Chicago for regular people. FISHING REPORTS Chicagon Lake Iron County, Michigan (1) Read Reviews Give Your Review Share this page: Today's Fishing Forecast Fishing looks to be not very active with peak fishing times around 11 AM - 12 PM. The fish were also on the smaller side of things. Come see me at booth #603 and catch my seminar on local waters Saturday at 6pm. Largemouth Bass: Poor-Fair Tip-ups with smaller shiners meant for Pike best in 5-10 of weeds. 4 feet deep. Redfish like this and sea trout taking a variety of lures. 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. This past weekend it has left us. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO HAVE HAD MILD WEATHER THIS MONTH AND STAY OPEN A WHILE LONGER. The larger lakes have skim ice along the shorelines and wind protected bays. Kicked it off on some great quality tuna. Lures for the lakefront. Some channels on the river have open areas and guys are catching crappies and bluegills. Success with coho leads to well-prepared coho as in below: Early oho, one of the best eating fish around Chicago fishing, properly prepared. Best Fishing Times near Chicagon Lake. The forecast is for cold weather moving in and should change things. Bite good on Crappie minnows as well. This month, the most catchable fish include coho salmon and smelt in Lake . Spawn sacks under a float. Today is a recant of yesterday.. Feb 25th Northwoods Chapter of Muskies Inc. Kids Ice Fishing Day, Feb 25th Newbold Fire Department 2nd Annual, Mar 4th KISS Highschool Ice Fishing Tournament, Kurts Island Sport Shop - Like us on Facebook. 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. Ice fishing up north and perch on the Chicago lakefront lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report. 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 . 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. The Independence is maintained to shipshape cleanliness and complies with all state and federal safety regulations. Camren Wynter hit a three-pointer with 0.7 seconds left to give Penn State a 68-65 victory against Northwestern. Crappie: Poor-Good Best over deeper basins of 24-35. 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. Mostly sunny. Rich Sleziak at Slezs Bait in Lake Station texted: Crappie action fishing Lake George in Hobart under the Wisconsin street bridge. 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. The weather today was fantastic and the forecast shows good weather for the rest of the week too so that's always good news. 8-12 on average, though some anglers reporting fish to 18. We were staying pretty steady jiggin em up. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT.Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south after midnight and increasing to 30 kt late. I am going out Thursday again and can update customers at my store. 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. Former U.S. Hopefully, this bite will still be good when the ice firms up following the arrival of colder weather later this week. We caught them using all methods today; Fly-lined Sardines, sliding-sinker rigs, dropper loops, yo-yo jigs, and our personal favorite - the surface iron. 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. Some groups even fishing at night over there doing good. Hello friends and happy "hump day". Chicago, IL 60629 Show on Map McKinley Fishing Area 2210 W. Pershing Rd. Gulf of Mexico water temp. Open water opportunities should present itself by the weekend. (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. Bigger ones are mixed in, however, so you can scratch out a good limit of keepers. When weather allows, perch fishing continues on. Fall inland trout season opens at 5 a.m. Saturday at Axehead and Belleau lakes in. 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