Junk Fisherman Posted March 2 Posted March 2 23 hours ago, Maverick2017 said: For all of us Northern IL guys around the Chicago Region…Happy Opening Day!!! Heading on out to BWood for giggles…not expecting much though with the air temps right now, but will be nice to get out there! 😎 Good for you! How'd you do? As I was drinking coffee at the kitchen table at 7 AM, I was thinking of those guys zipping accross Braidwood at that time. It was 20 degree and I could hear the wind. Sounded brutal! 1 Quote
Bassman37 Posted March 3 Posted March 3 Hi all, I'm trying to remember the name of a guy that I knew in the past that guides on the Chicago river. We were both members of the Arlington Anglers fishing club a few years back. Any help with his name and contact info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Kevin Brown. Quote
Maverick2017 Posted March 3 Posted March 3 On 3/2/2025 at 7:57 AM, Junk Fisherman said: Good for you! How'd you do? As I was drinking coffee at the kitchen table at 7 AM, I was thinking of those guys zipping accross Braidwood at that time. It was 20 degree and I could hear the wind. Sounded brutal! I’m a bank banger and got out there around 1pm. Very busy, lots of boats out there. By that time it was still cold but quite comfortable. Got skunked but was really just happy to get out and get my reel settings dialed in. The banks on the main lake are super pressured so I didn’t have any expectations. I do much better at the South Units once those are thawed….Hopefully within the next week as temps hit the 60’s 2 Quote
Junk Fisherman Posted March 3 Posted March 3 Got out on 3-3 to Braidwood. Wind made it tough but I did catch a fat 19"er, several 16"s and other keepers. Caught a 6.5 lb hybrid? caught a few others in the 3 lb range. It was a spinnerbait/ch$%$#bait/crankbait sorta day because of the wind. 6 Quote
TheBaitMonkey Posted March 9 Posted March 9 With ice out officially here it was good to get out today - hit a local pond and got 4 of them on a shallow running jerkbait Good luck this season, guys! 3 Quote
Porkchop_Sandwiches Posted March 11 Posted March 11 On 3/9/2025 at 4:59 PM, TheBaitMonkey said: With ice out officially here it was good to get out today - hit a local pond and got 4 of them on a shallow running jerkbait Good luck this season, guys! what jerkbait did you use? I went out yesterday in tazewell country and got skunked. going to try again tomorrow after work. Quote
TheBaitMonkey Posted March 12 Posted March 12 22 hours ago, Porkchop_Sandwiches said: what jerkbait did you use? I went out yesterday in tazewell country and got skunked. going to try again tomorrow after work. I used one of the new Megabass Vision 110 SRs in the HT Ito Wagasaki color Quote
TheBaitMonkey Posted March 15 Posted March 15 Anyone else gonna be trying to fish tomorrow with the wind? Im gonna try from shore, may end up using a cinder block as a dropshot weight 1 Quote
Eric 26 Posted March 15 Posted March 15 I was hoping to get out after work but life got in the way with a longer than expected day and me needing to get home to clear out the backyard before the storm rolls through. Quote
Skunked again Posted March 15 Posted March 15 How’d y’all fair with the storms? We had 2.5” of rain in 30 minutes. Mothball sized hail. Hella strong winds. I haven’t been out, to inspect the roof yet. Looking out the windows, I don’t see much laying around, I’m taking that as a positive sign! Luckily, the skanu and all our vehicles are inside. Note the order !! Quote
cadman Posted March 15 Posted March 15 28 minutes ago, Skunked again said: How’d y’all fair with the storms? We had 2.5” of rain in 30 minutes. Mothball sized hail. Hella strong winds. I haven’t been out, to inspect the roof yet. Looking out the windows, I don’t see much laying around, I’m taking that as a positive sign! Luckily, the skanu and all our vehicles are inside. Note the order !! We had strong winds and rain last night but not much damage. Lot of broken branches and limbs. Supposed to have 50 to 60 mph wind gusts all day today. Drove around this morning and noticed all the ice is off of the lakes. Time to get the boat ready. 1 Quote
Eric 26 Posted March 15 Posted March 15 I slept through most of it only waking once when my daughter and wife were talking about the house shaking and then a crash of thunder shook the whole house and I went back to sleep. Quote
Porkchop_Sandwiches Posted March 15 Posted March 15 5 hours ago, cadman said: We had strong winds and rain last night but not much damage. Lot of broken branches and limbs. Supposed to have 50 to 60 mph wind gusts all day today. Drove around this morning and noticed all the ice is off of the lakes. Time to get the boat ready. Im east of peoria, it was hairy for a few minutes but could have been alot worse. Quote
Junk Fisherman Posted Thursday at 09:06 PM Posted Thursday at 09:06 PM Hit up Braidwood twice this week and it's been tough. Cold front on Tuesday slowed everything down which wasn't that surprising but I figured today (3-27) would be excellent with overcast skies and SE winds but it was a grind. I did catch a 23 lb blue catfish on a Ned Rig. It took me 10+ minutes to land this fish using a light action rod. This sucker took a lot of line and was all over the place. I'm happy my knots held and my Daiwa Steez (The One) was really put to the test. 5 Quote
cadman Posted Friday at 11:49 AM Posted Friday at 11:49 AM Nice catfish. What di you catch it on? Quote
Junk Fisherman Posted Saturday at 11:04 AM Posted Saturday at 11:04 AM 23 hours ago, cadman said: Nice catfish. What di you catch it on? I caught it on one of the smallest baits I throw- a TRD TicklerZ in The Deal color. Quote
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