Shore Fishing. admin Administrator. We'd rather be safe than sorry and we'll take things one day at a time. Other lakes will reopen after duck season, so reopening on the Dec. 28th. 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. Anglers finding some nice Crappies in 10-12 narrow leaf cabbage taking small rosies on tip-downs, but holding fairly tight to the bottom. 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. The access areas to the lake suffered though due to the number of users. By last weekend though the ice was thinning and nearly impossible to navigate. Harold Plein messaged the photos above and below, and this: Thought you might be interested in some of these pics from Iron County in the great UP. 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. Early oho, one of the best eating fish around Chicago fishing, properly prepared. Even though fishing is really starting to sizzle for an early season, all you guys remember: its Valentines Day. Thanks for checking in.Tommy. 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. Yellow Perch: Poor-Good Weed bite was better than deep for the most part this week. Its that time of year for burbot to show up near shore. Angelo Ciaravino and Richard Zoller both have a way of getting their Mount Carmel teammates and the crowd fired up. Fox Lake Crappie fishing is good with fish measuring up to 14-inches. Beautiful 2 acre lakefront property with 233 ft. of frontage on Del Stangl Lake near Rhinelander, WI. Kurt Justice at Kurts Island Sport Shop in Minocqua emailed: Following some heavy cold, wind with a good mix of snow, several Lakeland Area lakes are starting to skim over. This one is July 2 and 3. Hopefully, this bite will still be good when the ice firms up following the arrival of colder weather later this week. NOTE: Check updates on water conditions at foxwaterway.com or (847) 587-8540. of course there can be a slow time of the day or even a slow day but overall its been good. And, as Jim Casey points out below, lake trout., Casey Shell with a big Chicago lakefront lake trout. WE WILL BE OPEN THROUGH SUNDAY THE 18th OR UNTIL WE RUN OUT OF MINNOWS WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. 1.5M. Staff at Tackle Haven in Benton Harbor said steelhead are good from the mid-river up to Berrien Springs. 1201 S Prairie Ave #1113, Chicago, IL is a studio, 1 bathroom, 492 sqft apartment. This has been a pattern weve been on for the past 5 years now. Anything near Chicago Lakefront??? Jeffrey Williams messaged the photos above and below on Sunday: Nice lil haul from 87th st, my brothers biggest was shy of 14 in. 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 . With that, we said farewell to our Yellowtail fishery and are currently bouncing up and down on our way to hopefully finish off our trip with a tuna score closer to home. Until then, we'll be looking for some trophy gamefish and we'll take things as they come. Readers suggest SpotHero app downtown. Fishing reports for chicago lakefront are updated each week, usually by POWERTON: Closed until after duck season. (WTTW News) Florin Deleanu shows off a coho salmon he caught by powerline fishing. The fish were also on the smaller side of things. 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. Heidecke, LaSalle, Braidwood and Mazonia (except Monster Lake is open all years) are closed. Caught 10 in an hour and forty five minutes today! The north side of Navy Pier is open for anglers. Other Chicago harbors are also loaded with perch of various sizes. 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. Last week, he found coho limits with a friend in Indiana and tweeted: Believe it or not, I found a berm out of the wind. 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. 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. Paddle and Pole hosts the Berrien Springs Fish Ladder Camera. Navy Pier has been giving up some good Lake Michigan perch with artificials like Johnson (Pure . The Chicago Harbor system consists of 9 main harbors that stretch across the city's lakefront from north to south. Some action on jigging Raps, Hyper Glides. Hello friends. Rich Sleziak at Slezs Bait in Lake Station texted: Some steelhead action fishing the lower stretches of nwi tributaries using jigs tipped with beemoth, Crappie action decent working the docks around 249 bridge down from portage marina. Theres also brown trout and steelhead around (column coming on Wednesday about Danny Taks Borgert and steelhead). You also can get helpful information from the Fishing Forecast. What a jungle in the water.Bruce. Fish tacos in a couple days. Some east wind slowed things a little, but anglers reported a good bounce back and the fishing improved once more. At 70 degrees and will go up from here. Bob Johnson emailed the photo above and this: Hi Dale - River is Cold and clear with water temps at 39 to 40. kettle creek Fishing Report lake granger Fishing Report swan falls Fishing Report lake minocqua Fishing Report Sey Jay emailed the photo above of his personal best and this: Ive been rather scarce due to lack of catching anything noteworthy. 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. Suckers, shiners on tip-ups (smaller better) and jigging spoons working well. We have a great selection of affordably priced rods, reels and combos. Use this forum for discussing and announcing tournaments. Boat fishing will still be allowed from the Sky Ranch ramp up to the narrows throughout waterfowl season. LET ME START BY THANKING YOU ALL FOR A WONDERFUL YEAR. Sturgeon spearing season, previous permits required, opened Saturday on the Winnebago system in Wisconsin. 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. 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. Casey Shell with a big lake trout caught on the Chicago lakefront. Good going fellas. Bluegill and northern have been the targets on Partridge. 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. A few catfish and walleye also reported. 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. For up-to-date information, look up the fishing report for the water of your choice. 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). Hi friends. 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. After a couple-day hiatus, we're back out for eight days with Dan Anderson, Howard Lund, and a few of their amigos. Fishing reports are great; videos let us . 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. Beaver Dam Lake - Ice fishing shiners suspended beneath tip-ups for walleye and northern pike was excellent early last week. To report violations, call the IDNR at (877) 236-7529. Tommy Cwiok with a big walleye from the Grand River in Michigan. Paddle and Pole hosts the Berrien Springs Fish Ladder Camera. Jeffrey Williams messaged the photo above and this: Caught this 8 pounder out of Belmont, he was fresh but the him being on ice gave him those spots, over all we are still catching Cohos with Fresh Meat, using spoons tipped with a night crawler, lately they been taking it when the spoon is free falling. 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. If right, we are supposed to see 12-14+ snow. Heidecke, LaSalle and Braidwood are closed, but Braidwood reopens next Wednesday, March 1. George Peters emailed the photo above and this: Hi Dale, fishing is good in S. Florida. Depending on the season we will have what's working. Mid-morning action on bars and saddles as loose schools roam from deep to humps to feed. 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. Try tip-ups baited with medium and large shiners for both the pike and walleye. The stoping point in the narrows will be marked with buoy markers. Kurt Justice at Kurts Island Sport Shop in Minocqua emailed: Good travel conditions for anglers on the ice this past week. 10yds or so off the rocks. 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. We arrived this morning to the slip and unloaded Dan, Howard, and the gang along with their fine catch of offshore and coastal gamefish. With warm weather this past weekend there were reports of ATVs going through the ice at or near the access areas. We have the bait you need. Chicago powerline and lakefront fishing (powerlining) This past Sunday the weather was nearly perfect to be out in mid February. Yellowtail took third place. Angelo Ciaravino and Richard Zoller both have a way of getting their Mount Carmel teammates and the crowd fired up. When all was said and done with our morning activites, we began our trolling rotations. I LOVE WHAT I DO AND IT IS BECAUSE OF ALL OF YOU. Nate Torres, 13, sent the photo at the top and this on Sunday: 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. Good evening everyone. Mostly sunny. 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. They put together a fine group of people to share the rail with and it was our pleasure to have them aboard for the past eight days. Perch anglers spaced along the North Slip (85th Street) late Saturday morning. GREAT LAKES MARINE PORTAL Click on the image to get to the website The colder water and lack of sun made the bite tough Saturday. Slow dropping plastics in white, pink, silver or blue. Quinn Wunar On Thursday, John Carlson messaged: Your Wednesday fishing report for Portage on the Coho is spot on. (WTTW News) Tags: Chicago Lakefront. 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. Click here for the update from D&S Bait, Tackle & Fly Shop . He thought ice fishing should last another two weeks. 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. For live bait enthusiasts, Carolina rigging with fathead minnows or suckers remain the best choices. The forecast is for cold weather moving in and should change things. Field staff Yellowtail, and Dick Langlois's 23.8 lb. Updated: Feb 28, 2023 / 09:23 PM CST. The bite was good for both. Anglers using Pimples, Kastmasters, Halis and Buckshot Rattle spoons tipped with wigglers or spikes. As Lake Michigan Perch - Chicago Fishing Reports | Chicago Fishing Forums Your complete resource for Chicago fishing reports and information. Just 40 minutes from downtown Chicago . Tip-ups in as deep as 10 to as little as 3 produced using large shiners. Certain species did react better than others, it just took patience to get a bite going. I figured it would do for the lead photo two days before the holiday renowned for its eating. We also do not take credit or debit at this time sorry for any inconvenience. A few reports of early ice Pike from shallow bays. Limited to 20 passengers. 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 north side of Navy Pier is open for anglers. We're just jogging up the line at the moment and the weatherman says throughout tomorrow, the wind is supposed to subside. Lake trout and a limit of Perch off the Chicago Lakefront! Anglers are seeing them with their electronics wherever they drill a hole, but they are hard to get to bite due to the full moon cycle this past weekend. Forum Staff View All OZ Administrator. Gulf of Mexico water temp. Over the last 20 years, sandhills became the primary indicator of seasonal change around Chicago for regular people. No targeting Musky through the ice. Mike Chioros provided the lead on the photo at the top and John Berg emailed this: Hi Dale: That is me holding the laker. 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). Not unusual to catch plenty of Bass when temps in upper teens and above. Inside the break wall in the shallows. Onesie twosie for a few hours. "Capt. We finished with 15 Bluefin Tuna. 5.1M views. Rod and Reels. Fall inland trout season opens at 5 a.m. Saturday at Axehead and Belleau lakes in. LAKEFRONT PARKING. 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. The variety of the lakefront brings its own rewards. Hope to see you there. So with our fill of Yellowtail fishing, the afternoon found us trying to catch other coastal species and without very much success. This past weekend it has left us. He was fishing in 5-6 feet of water and jigging down to near the green weeds with waxies or red spikes. Closed, except Monster Lake is open all year. While trucks are working their way across more and more lakes. This month, the most catchable fish include coho salmon and smelt in Lake . Cost includes food and permits. Theyre moving up! Shore and boat fishermen doing well. 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. Again, one day at a time. Fishing reports for chicago lakefront are updated each week, usually by Thursday morning. But I cant say for sure. Chicago fishing can be amazing and Chitown Angler is excited to offer sportsmen daily reports and some of the most engaging fishing and hunting forums in our area. 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". 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. Conditions are still very good as of this early report. Fox Lake The Fish Tales Fishery was held just over a week ago and every category was filled with big fish. Mr. Pfleger did get a white sea bass so we were stoked. Lori Ralph at the Salmon Stop in Waukegan texted: Not alot of reports, looks like steelers out of NP. Boat fishing will still be allowed from the Sky Ranch ramp up to the narrows throughout waterfowl season. Mid-February and already there are coho reports as far north at St. Joseph, Michigan. fishing. Nate Torres, 13, caught a good steelhead while coho fishing Sunday at Montrose Harbor. Wish us luck and we'll chat with you tomorrow. Our winter hours are coming to an end, back to work soon. Even late Saturday morning, anglers were spaced along the North Slip (85th Street) when I was there. Redfish like this and sea trout taking a variety of lures. It has been pretty action packed today. Florin Deleanu propels a fishing line into the air with the carbon dioxide burst of a fire extinguisher on Mar. With Braidwood Lake reopening to fishing next Wednesday, March 1, many of us are looking forward to seeing the slag heap, Torino Hill, again. By Thursday, highs in upper teens and snow will change travel dependent on how much rain/snow we get. 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. Bob Johnson emailed the photo at the very top and this: Hi Dale - made it back out to Kankakee River Sunday with Tom Spence. Dave Kranz of Daves Bait, Tackle and Taxidermy in Crystal Lake and with his You-Tube channel, Dave Kranz Living the wild outdoors, texted: Ice is leaving us fast! Northern and panfish are doing well on the bayous and small bays. Randy Hall with coho Sunday from Michigan City Pier. Samuel OConnell registered a 162.6 lbs., F4 female speared on Lake Poygan. Cleats were a necessity for getting around. Some channels on the river have open areas and guys are catching crappies and bluegills. Michael Egger celebrating his 154-pound, 79.5-inch F2 female at the Southwest Winnebago registration station. 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. We're going to stick with the plan and go look for White Sea Bass tomorrow in some White Sea Bassy water. (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. Big T with a carp from the North Shore Channel. Chicago, IL 60629 Show on Map McKinley Fishing Area 2210 W. Pershing Rd. Heres some of whats on our to-do list. Unfortunately the forecast looks like the next 30 days in not great for ice or open water. 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. 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. Previous permits required. Ken Husker OMalley of Husker Outdoors emailed: Area lakes-we are back to open water this week. Skein,squid and tube jigs tipped with waxworms best baits. Staff at Triangle Sports and Marine in Antioch said not much going, waiting on ice fishing to arrive, probably next week. Pier & beach anglers are catching them using primarily spawn & nightcrawlers. I caught my last open water smallie on Nov 15 and the lake iced over the next day. We'll begin the hunt for tunas and 'hoos first thing tomorrow morning. Chicago Sun-Times MIDWEST FISHING REPORT 2023-01-11 - LAKEFRONT PERCH: Jason Langford: Did well Monday on the Cal. Nate. Caught fish (took sorting) on everything. Staff at Tackle Haven in Benton Harbor said coho have been very good off the pier when the weather allows. Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) is bracing for a competitive reelection bid this Tuesday as she vies against eight other challengers for a spot . Bass were caught on Rapala Rocco along with jigs. (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. B) Waukegan Harbor (in North Harbor basin only). Combining the warm temps (upper 20s to low 30s), with a three-day weekend and a New Moon proved a winning combination. EMIQUON PRESERVE:Fishing is sunrise to sunset. Nature photo of backyard rabbit snacking. Alsoonly two weekends left to the Wisconsin inland lake game fish season here, so try to get out while you can. 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. Anglers safely checking ice reporting 1 - 2 . Temps in the upper teens to low 20s overnights should help. Its new so things will be tentative for awhile. 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. The river is getting closer to breaking up with the unseasonably warm weather. A fair amount putting in boats to fish walleye at the McHenry dam. 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. NOTE 2: Stratton Lock and Dam is closed through April 30, 2023. Thad. Arden Katz was at Southside Slips on Sunday and reported bites every three casts. He weeded through them for keepers. Small plastics in brown, motor oil, black or red best. Vince Oppedisano with a cold-weather crappie from the Fox River. 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 . From the deep blue waters of Lake Michigan to the many great rivers and crystal-clear lakes and ponds, Illinois bank fishing opportunities abound. B) Waukegan Harbor (in North Harbor basin only). Still hit or miss.Minnows, wax worms, spikes, shrimp etc. EMIQUON PRESERVE:During waterfowl season, fishing is not allowed until noon. Hope all is well. Capt. 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. Sturgeon spearing season could run through Sunday, Feb. 26, on Lake Winnebago. 11-23-22 Watch on LIKE 4 Report Abuse 3/14/22 @ 6:21 AM Those reports continue from readers north, west, south and in Indiana. Jason Special One Le texted the photo above and this from a very good outing Sunday in Indiana: That would be wonderful. Walleyes are active at night off Maple Point. 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 . Capt. Thought you would like the pictures, the City makes a great backdrop! George Peters with a redfish from southern Florida. Big Green Lake Warm weather accompanied with brisk west winds reopened the center of the lake. Main services. Inside the break wall in the shallows. Here is the nature pic of the week. The attitudes of the anglers is swinging to thoughts of spring. Get updated with the latest conditions, and bait the fish are hitting on. Closing the window for Musky anglers, but just opening the door some for ice fishermen (and women). Shore and boat fishermen doing well. 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