Allen Der Posted April 2, 2016 Posted April 2, 2016 Blizzard like conditions at my house earlier today. weather has been all over the place the last 2 months. Heading to florida this weekend, hopefully we'll get some more stable weather when i get back Quote
Bassman37 Posted April 3, 2016 Posted April 3, 2016 Yeah...snow today and 60 degrees tomorrow. Go figure! Quote
beardown34 Posted April 3, 2016 Posted April 3, 2016 it's annoying that bass don't read the rules and behave like they're supposed to. 32 degrees this morning, so time to go slow right? so i try a 1/4oz jig with a chigger craw -- nothing, not even a bump. then i switched to a red/white chatterbait and bang, 4 fish in 30 minutes. like i've said, even if i would have gotten skunked, something just makes it less disappointing to get skunked with a search bait, as opposed to a slower presentation. at least i feel like i covered a lot of water. i do clearly recognize that this approach stunts my growth as an angler, by falling back on presentations i like more, or have had more success with, versus forcing myself to try new techniques. the first fish is about as big as i've seen in this pond. what do you guys think of the health of the second fish? it seemed to have a disproportionately large mouth, compared to its skinny belly. it fought pretty hard, and didn't seem particularly unhealthy. do you think it's a healthy little guy waiting to fill out? or a hungry one that is not eating well in the small pond? Quote
Super User slonezp Posted April 3, 2016 Super User Posted April 3, 2016 2nd fish didn't eat much during the winter Quote
Super User slonezp Posted April 3, 2016 Super User Posted April 3, 2016 Shoulda stayed home today. Snagged me a few gizzard shad and a crappie. No bass to be found on the Chain. Pelicans were out in huge numbers today. I normally run across a few here and there this early in the year. There were multiple flocks with hundreds of birds. http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll203/slonezp/001_zps8ksd9dau.jpg[/IMG] http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll203/slonezp/009_zpsiygcln4o.jpg[/IMG] 1 Quote
Super User slonezp Posted April 3, 2016 Super User Posted April 3, 2016 http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll203/slonezp/009_zpsiygcln4o.jpg[/IMG] I can't see the pics for some reason Quote
Super User QUAKEnSHAKE Posted April 4, 2016 Super User Posted April 4, 2016 I caught my first ever trouts 5 Quote
beardown34 Posted April 4, 2016 Posted April 4, 2016 22 minutes ago, QUAKEnSHAKE said: I caught my first ever trouts Awesome! 1 Quote
Super User QUAKEnSHAKE Posted April 4, 2016 Super User Posted April 4, 2016 6 hours ago, slonezp said: http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll203/slonezp/009_zpsiygcln4o.jpg[/IMG] I can't see the pics for some reason Mine did the same when trying to post/paste from host site picturetrail.com never had issue before Quote
GetJigginWithIt Posted April 5, 2016 Posted April 5, 2016 All I have to say is wth with this weather. 1 Quote
beardown34 Posted April 5, 2016 Posted April 5, 2016 6 hours ago, GetJigginWithIt said: All I have to say is wth with this weather. XO concurs. Quote
Super User slonezp Posted April 6, 2016 Super User Posted April 6, 2016 Thanks to QUAKEnSHAKE, I'll try this again Snagged gizzard shad and flock o' pelicans 1 Quote
beardown34 Posted April 6, 2016 Posted April 6, 2016 3 hours ago, Skunked again said: Beardown34: the smiles say it all! Truth! Quote
benb Posted April 8, 2016 Posted April 8, 2016 saw those pelicans out there on sunday as well. never seen anything like it before. Quote
Super User slonezp Posted April 8, 2016 Super User Posted April 8, 2016 Normally I'll see a few here and there early spring. Never huge flocks Quote
Skunked again Posted April 8, 2016 Posted April 8, 2016 Got em on silver lake also. Ever watch them feed? It's like an orchestrated dance. Quote
mbtharp1 Posted April 13, 2016 Posted April 13, 2016 Got my first topwater fish here of the year here in Central IL. Been killing them on a bluegill rattle trap and chatterbait too. Made a little video out of it. How's the fishing up in northern IL been? 1 Quote
Nice_Bass Posted April 14, 2016 Posted April 14, 2016 Clinton Lake. water 52 by the plant, 63 party cove. Fish are midway back in the coves for the most part, or staging at the flats on the mouths of coves. All fish have been really fat... fast moving jerkbaits on the flats and spinnerbaits/jigs moving to structure/cover in the coves. 1 Quote
Weightless Lizard Posted April 15, 2016 Posted April 15, 2016 On April 13, 2016 at 2:39 PM, mbtharp1 said: Got my first topwater fish here of the year here in Central IL. Been killing them on a bluegill rattle trap and chatterbait too. Made a little video out of it. How's the fishing up in northern IL been? Caught a couple nice ones in St. Charles on Wednesday with a 1/4 oz Jon Grahm Warrior swim jig in bull gill. 4 Quote
beardown34 Posted April 15, 2016 Posted April 15, 2016 Fyi spiderwire invisbraid on sale at academy. Anyone have good experiences with this? Was thinking about it in light test for pond fishing Quote
Weightless Lizard Posted April 15, 2016 Posted April 15, 2016 7 hours ago, beardown34 said: Fyi spiderwire invisbraid on sale at academy. Anyone have good experiences with this? Was thinking about it in light test for pond fishing I used it a long time ago and had no problems with it. Good stuff but I prefer Berkleys Nanofil. I've been using 8lb on my spinning reel for a couple years now. Only issue is its slippery. I use a uni to uni to a floro leader. I've never had a knot come undone. I like the white so I can see it better. just my 2 cents. Quote
Junk Fisherman Posted April 16, 2016 Posted April 16, 2016 Spent the morning fishing Rock Run Rookery. Temps 54-55 degrees. Only fished 6:30-to a little after 11. Slow bite. Only caught a couple 15"-16" fish and a 13" bass. I don't know why I don't fish there more. It's such an easy 30 min drive from my house. Fished Little Grassy a week back a had a couple great days. So happy I have a 9.9 on my boat! 1 Quote
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