Try around the Heidel Bar, Dartmouth Bay, Sandstone Point, and Blackbird Bay. Site is open daily 6 a.m.-sunset. The best location has been the North Shore from the Yacht Club down to Willow Point. Thanks. So, I switched rods, and even my hat Wednesday. 2210 W. Pershing Rd. They caught and released over 20 Lakers in 2 hours of fishing from 9-11am , with multiple doubles ! Heres a pic of Corys friends fish from the other evening from Diversey on a Shad Rap. The fish are concentrating on the pods of small bait fish. Lakes under 24 max depth and Flowages with their moving, mixing water dont have the turn-over issues. No stars. I would estimate about 90% of those were Fox River fish caught on artificials. Ticking the tops of the weeds will trigger a reaction strike. The limited success by harbor anglers was mostly from boats and kayaks jigging the deeper holes and shore guys about an hour before sunrise in the dark. Warm water shut down the salmon and trout and the pike, bass and drum were more active. Click here for the statewide announcement. Fishing all last week good in 65 to 85ft of water straight out of burns ditch and to the west fish 30ft down to the bottom. Capt. Dissolved oxygen isnt the only reason for fish to be in riffles: as the water drops, the broken water of the riffles affords some protection against ospreys, herons and kingfishers. Unfortunately the strong NE winds early last week took their toll on our fishing and it was a slow week. As far as the casting, I fished a Lake Michigan tributary. Crappie fishing has been sporadic. Crappie: Good-Fair Weeds of 10-14 best on lakes, while drowned wood on Flowages. FISHING REPORT. Enjoy! The bass are post spawn and hungry. I helped land it with my net. Nefishingexpo has the lowest Google pagerank and bad results in terms of Yandex topical citation index. Pike were hitting spinner baits and bladed jigs in black and orange. 2023 FishingBooker.com. Some good catches of perch in 20 to 30ft of water around the dune state park building also. 12418. Chicago Park Districts parking passes for the fishermans parking lots at DuSable and Burnham harbors are on sale at Henrys Sports and Bait in Bridgeport, Park Bait at Montrose Harbor, and the Northerly Island Visitor Center. Nearby sites include (Cook County): Axehead, Belleau, Busse Woods North, Green, Horsetail, Sag Quarry East, Wolf Lake at William Powers SRA; (DuPage): Silver, Pickerel, Grove; (Kankakee): Bird Park Quarry, Rock Creek at Kankakee River SP; (Kendall): Big Lake at Silver Springs SFWA; (Lake): Sand Lake at Illinois Beach SP; (McHenry): Spring Grove Hatchery Pond; (Will): Lake Strini, Van Horn Woods. Best set ups were leadcores with either Stubbie dodgers and Aqua, Blue Liz or bullfrog Jimmy Flies or Warrior Steelhead Candy, Blue Dolphin, Blueberry Muffin or Blue Dragon Slayer. Northern pike fishing has been fantastic. Jason Special One Le with a freshwater drum from a Chicago harbor. Bring light weight pants to fend off the biting flys that are present during July & summer months. Warm evenings produced nice top-water action on tailbaits and creepers. Nearby sites include (Cook County): Axehead, Belleau, Busse Woods North, Green, Horsetail, Sag Quarry East, Wolf Lake at William Powers SRA; (DuPage): Silver, Pickerel, Grove; (Kankakee): Bird Park Quarry, Rock Creek at Kankakee River SP; (Kendall): Big Lake at Silver Springs SFWA; (Lake): Sand Lake at Illinois Beach SP; (McHenry): Spring Grove Hatchery Pond; (Will): Lake Strini, Van Horn Woods. That is a September to remember. 17K subscribers in the AutoNewspaper community. Everyday 6am-5 pm. Based on the fight, or lack thereof to be more accurate, it was probably a walleye or big crappie. For guide parties, please call Dave Duwe at 608-883-2050. Northern Pike: Very Good-Good The four mornings of frost slowed early mornings, but by mid-mornings the feed has been on! Small jigs tipped with a minnow or plastic working best. Most were small, but there were a few respectable fish mixed in. Once the green algae dies off, the best approach for the smallmouth is Carolina rigging on the break line. Ill never be disappointed at catching a 16-17 inch smallmouth but notice the two-handed rod in the attached image: I was definitely targeting salmon, not smallmouths. Bob Johnson emailed the photo above and this; Hi Dale - fished H a couple times since last week and lake has slowed a bit from the warmer weather. If you need a fishing licence you can purchase one directly from Chicago San Fishing License 24/7. Fall trout season for catchable rainbow trout opens Oct. 15. ET No Comments. December . Discounted angler parking; $9 daily, if out by 10 a.m. We got a lot of rain here on Saturday, but it didnt affect clarity or levels on the Fox watershed much at all. Shallower lakes cool the fastest (but also warm up quicker) so surface readings ran from lows of 54 to average highs of 59-62 degrees. C) Winnetka Power Plant discharge area. Tim Spike Davis enjoys the catching of a Chinook at Montrose Harbor. Some top-water reports in the late hours on frogs, spiders and chug bugs. The key I have found is keeping your bait moving. What is Whacking Fatties? Jarrod told us to come back and do a morning trip and we would catch more fish! I have been catching them in several spots and in several depth ranges. The fluctuating water temps energizing, then stalling the hatch as these nymphs work their way to the surface of our lakes to turn into flies, find mates, lay eggs then die in a short 24 hours once transformed. Catfishing on the kankakee has been good on cut shad between I 55 and the railroad bridge. 5.2M. Chicago Fishing Forum Since 2005. EMIQUON PRESERVE: Hours are sunrise to sunset. . Maybe even dangerous? 283.8K posts. Yeah, that kinda captures the important things. Tube jigs worked around downed trees produced last week. Chicago Tribune Connecticut Fishing Report. Sherman Park. Should be a fun next few weeks. Access permits and liability waivers are required. Medium fats under floats. As a perched lake, boating is closed when winds top or will top 14 mph. Illinois bullfrog (only) season is June 15 to Oct. 15. Ill be back out Wednesday. Make sure you take something for sea sickness, the waves can be a bit much. It was slow going for several days last week, probably as the fish were adjusting to the dropping temps recently. The fish can be readily taken by either drop-shotting with small plastics, green pumpkins and small shiner color are the best or by nightcrawlers drifted with a small split shot. Capt. Staff at Tackle Haven in Benton Harbor, Michigan, said perch were beginning to show before the blow in 40 feet out of St. Joseph; coho, steelhead, lakers and a few kings are in 140-160; smallmouth are decent and walleye hit and miss (drifting crawlers) in the river. Sheepshead and redfish were biting this past week. You will not regret it. Braidwood, LaSalle and Heidecke are open daily 6 a.m.-sunset. Dress for the weather. Arkie crawling grubs or Kalins grubs are the most productive. Tough on bright days, but dusk and windward shores providing action. Good luck and I hope to see you on the water. Fortunately, this smaller steelie just didnt have enough shake to throw the lure in two leaps, and so I was able to get the net under it, making for a Chicago shore fishing September to remember! Whether you want to hunt heavy cover, timber, marshes, streams, ditches or manicured fields we have what hunter . Spawn and skein worked better than casting. Bluegill bite on Partridge lake has picked up. Small to medium fatheads, as well as small feathered or plastic tailed jigs working well. Perch and other summer fishing around Chicago leads this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report. Click here for the details. Ive been on the deep weedline. Thad. February 9, 2020. Site is open daily 6 a.m.-sunset. 06:38am - Dec 1,21. Kurts Island Sport Shop - Like us on Facebook. Pete Lamar emailed the photo above and this: Instead of the usual Fox/forest preserve/Shabbona milk run, I did something different this week: a cast-and-blast in east Wisconsin. PERCH HAVE BEEN PRETTY GOOD UP AND DOWN THE LAKEFRONT. Lucas Peterson of St. Charles holds a smallmouth bass caught on an guide trip with Mike Norris on Big Green Lake. Catches of Steelhead and non-spawning Chinook Salmon are possible at times too. Vallas, a former schools CEO backed by the police union, and Johnson, a Cook . It can also be used for club announcements. Some good walleye action up river and near Lk. Just enjoy what mother nature and the crew has to offer. As always the best bait is smoke colored tube baits or slip bobber fished minnows. Ohio offers many fantastic locations for the public to fish, including 124,000 acres of inland water, 7,000 miles of streams, 2.25 million acres of Lake Erie water, and 481 miles of the Ohio River. Victor Blackful emailed the photo above and this: I love this time of the year when the leafs change color and the air becomes crisp. Most of the fish are averaging 12-13 inches. Walleyes are active along the weed edge off the County K launch ramp. He and his crew were great with me and my whole family. Blackhawks, shaken by trades, fall flat against Coyotes. 12:13pm - Nov 23,21. Many fish were moved to waterfowl units for restocking in late 2023/2024. Still a few bass for a couple of the guys that are fishing them over at Diversey. In that year there are pictures of people walking across the river below the Wilmington dam without getting their feet wet. GUYS ARE CATCHING PERCH WHILE FISHING FOR OTHER SPECIES SO THATS A GOOD SIGN FOR JUNE 16th WHEN THE PERCH SEASON OPENS BACK UP. Be prepared for any weather so you are comfortable with any type of conditions. Not yesterday. . Lol. Originally a limestone quarry, the Palmisano Nature Park was converted into a public space in 2009. Pretty neat. 5.3K members. Mike Ochonicki emailed the photo above and a story I just enjoy about Chris Hamilton and his father Rob: Hi dale! Look for the fish by the Village Supper Club or by Browns Channel. 1 week ago Show details . Bluegill: Fair Few reports as anglers turning to Musky, Walleye and Crappie. With cooler weather coming in the next few days, the fall fishing should pick up. Final fishing days are Heidecke (Oct. 11), LaSalle (Oct. 15) and Braidwood (Oct. 18). Bob Johnson with a smallmouth bass from Heidecke Lake. Green and white and Aqua spoons like Warrior Froggy and Hey Babe run over 90 feet down and Jimmy fly Mo rigs in white and yellow/orange on the bottom in 150 to 170 feet down produced. Forums Page Latest Posts; Shore Fishing the Big Pond. Top top-water fish of the week, Guide Russ Smith led a client to a 48 top-water Ski on a Smity Flap Tail! Ken Husker OMalley of Husker Outdoors emailed the photos above and below, and this: Here is a recap of the past weeks fishing. Yellow Perch: Good Still relating to weeds in 6-12. The abrupt departures of Patrick Kane and others in recent days have not only stripped the roster of its best talent but have also emotionally and psychologically affected those who remain. Fairly stabilized forecast with temps slowly warming for the 4th of July holiday weekend coming up. She weighed in at 18lb and was shared with other Fisherman and Woman at Montrose. #e_RadioUS Midwest Fishing Report: Coho, steelhead, perch, lakers, browns, receding ice, Chicago fishing https://e-radio.us/midwest-fishing-report-coho-steelhead . . This hatch really messes with the Walleye anglers as fish gorge on the easy to capture nymphs on their nearly two-day swim to the surface. Book your spring trip soon trophy fish await you and your crew. . Our 2023 season is not that far off now and the last 3 years our customers have experienced great salmon and trout fishing for April and May book your trips now. The recent rains finally made a difference: levels were up and there was some color to the water. GALESVILLE RESERVOIR: rainbow trout, bass. Navy . Walleye: Good-Fair Deep gravel/rock fish in 28-34 on 1/4 3/8 oz jig/chubs and working #9 Jigging Raps and 2.5 Shiver Minnows. Solid full grown river bass!! For shallow lakes/Flowages, redtails on a 1/16 oz weedless jig on cloudy/windy days. Jason Special One Le texted the photo below and this: Do sheepshead caught in Chicago harbor counts? The stoping point in the narrows will be marked with buoy markers. Have a great week! The great actor plays a man of uncertain identity in whimsical and sharply written comedy. Nate Toranzo emailed the photo above and this: Been watching your work since the 1990s.just a quick report on heidecke.very slow today,saw a few boats out,one anchored on a spot catching a few white bass.very little action did I see from bank anglers.but I did manage to get this small muskie on the east end of the bridge rip rap using a 1/4 jig and a 3 inch chartreuse twister tail grub.thanks for your time! It was great. The water temp had changed over night and got colder so the fish were not very attractive and the bit was slow .we plan to try again in September hoping for better luck. With cold weather coming in, it gave a good fight against 8# test and I had to walk him back to the beach to land, calling every pier goer to please witness. Chicago Park Districts parking passes for the fishermans parking lots at DuSable and Burnham harbors are on sale at Henrys Sports and Bait in Bridgeport, Park Bait at Montrose Harbor, and the Northerly Island Visitor Center. The northerns are just starting to move out to the weed line. Fishing maniac Perch bite [ Go to page: 1, 2, 3] 44. wallin. Jul 24, 2015 at 9:27 pm . Picking up a few good-sized largemouth bass also. Spring fishing brings very nice coolers of brown trout ,coho salmon dont miss out on this chance to boat some of the best tasting fish of the season we start fishing at the beginning of April and both of our boats have availability for weekends and weekdays. Victor Blackful with a catfish from the Kankakee River. Your complete resource for Chicago fishing reports and information. Lake Michigan (Chicago lakefront) . 1/8 1/4 oz jigs tipped with large fats or 1/2 crawler. Capt. I have switched to live bait rigging for smallmouth bass and am finding them holding tight to outside weed lines, especially where weed lines make inside turns. Work the baits on mid-lake humps holding baitfish. Bank fishing mornings & evenings with small artificials in Kane Countybigger bass were much more active along the shorelines than they had been in several weeks. The best areas are where weeds transition to gravel. ILLINOIS EARLY CATCH-AND-RELEASE FALL TROUT. Nearby early catch-and-release sites are (Kankakee County): Rock Creek at Kankakee River SP; (Ogle): Pine Creek, White Pines Forest SP; (Jo Daviess): Apple River, Apple River Canyon SP. Readers suggest SpotHero app downtown. Scott Wolfe schooloffishcharters.com 630-341-0550. Washington Park. No Comments. Feb 20, 2023. Frank Catdaddy Smith living up to his name at Braidwood Lake. Definitely book a trip with Captain Bobby who is Extremely knowledgeable of the entire lake. District fisheries biologist Seth Love would like to hear from anglers on hybrid catches at Braidwood. Lindy rigs fished with chubs will produce all the action. Illinois bullfrog (only) season is June 15 to Oct. 15. Fishermen will have a tough time finding areas away from snaggers to fish, a big problem after October 1 each year. Paddle and Pole hosts the Berrien Springs Fish Ladder Camera. We couldn't control the weather, lol..but the experience was excellent. Laurance Reed with a salmon from the North Side of Chicago. Big Green Lake - Angling pressure is down with the Wisconsin gun deer season in progress but for the few anglers still out fishing the rewards are there. Best bite has been during the evening hours. All of the dogs did their typical magnificent jobs and found and scattered flocks of turkeys. Look for the fish just east of Willow Point or just west of the Yacht Club. Michael Markese emailed the photo above and this earlier this month: Hey Dale hope you are well. I would try in the Box charters was a wonderful experience Jared was a great captain and very experienced we had an awesome time. SPRING LAKE: Site superintendent Thad Cook emailed: Hey Dale, Oct 21st is the last day for boats to be on Spring Lake. Try casting an umbrella rig parallel to and along weed edges in fourteen feet of water. (312) 747-6527. We are getting most of our fish in 95-135 feet of water due east of Chicago. The colder weather forecasted later this week will get this lake in fall mode again. Rob Abouchar emailed the photo below and this: With rehearsal on Sunday for the Zappa fest I stayed home for the weekend. Capt. Arden Katz said crappie were good on Bluff in 10-12, rip-jigging minnows or Mini-Mites with spikes. Readers suggest SpotHero app downtown. G. Peters. Open 6 a.m. (6:30 bank fishing) to sunset. Click herefor the statewide announcement. Fox Lake The dam at the lower end of the lake is open again following the five inches of more of rain we had a week ago. At 457 acres, Busse Reservoir is one of the largest fishing and boating waters in Cook County. 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Otherwise, here are some basics: Foster (free street parking or pay lot); Montrose (now a mix of metered and free street parking); Belmont (pay lots on north and south sides); Diversey (pay lot or street parking); DuSable Harbor (pay lot or fishermans lot); Northerly Island/Burnham Harbor (meters, pay lot or fishermans lot); 31st/Burnham (meter parking between McCormick Place and 31st Street Harbor); Oakwood/39th (meters); 63rd Street/Casino Pier (pay lot); Steelworkers Park (free street parking at east end of 87th); Cal Park (free parking). The best is still to come for shore anglers as the majority of the huge coho are at least two weeks away from entering the harbor. Join Community Grow Your Business. Bob Poteshman of Confusion Charters said lake trout are the king right now, with the water so warm top to bottom and it is going to stay that way for a while, out of Chicago, lakers out in 130-180 feet straight out; out of North Point, lakers are hot around the outside of the South Reef, It is a ridiculous. They are there, on the bottom on all types of presentation. A few fish were porpoising and clearly charging upstream as the sun dropped in late afternoon. Fly Fishing Forecast for Chicagon Lake, Michigan. Casting or trolling with spinners, bait and bobber, and fly-fishing are all popular fishing methods for chasing trout in Floras Lake. info@spendthriftcharters.com . Daily bag is five trout. Ken Husker OMalley with a local largemouth bass. The Waukegan area is loaded with bait fish and they should stay in the area. I switched to a glow in the dark fly and landed a few bluegills, including a wide-backed slab (maybe hes survived so long in a heavily fished lake by going completely nocturnal-it works for deer). . Lake trout fishing in the gap by the Chicago Light was on fire last week . Show more. Click here for the Wisconsin DNR weekly report. Mostly small ones were C/R. I am catching them in both emerging weed beds and over the rocks. Jimmy Fly Mo rigs on the Blue/green, Green/silver and Green/orange were best behind chrome or smoke Luhr-Jensen Dodgers. Click here for the Wisconsin DNRs report, usually on Tuesday or Wednesday. Many people last week caught limits of nice bass. Id lost 3 steelhead in a row that shook the trusty blue KO Wobbler while airborne or upon re-entry. You've inspired me and countless others to spend more time outside. Final fishing day is Oct. 18, except Monster Lake is open all year. . Staff at Kurts Island Sport Shop in Minocqua emailed; As we exit June following a very windy month, with unusual highs (90s) and lows (40s). Your complete resource for Chicago fishing reports and information. data-event-category="Navigation header guest". 40.3K. Forecast for Thursday AM (9/22) calls for lows of 31-33 degrees. 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. Im the King for a Night on the Southside!! Hail storm and near freezing morning temps last week were offset by bright, warm sunny skies. Work adjacent breaks using Ned jigs with TRD worms or craws for best action. All the smallmouths I caught came out of riffles or the seams right next to them. The bass have been located in the weed lines in 12-13 ft. of water. As a perched lake, boating is closed when winds top or will top 14 mph. Or do what Greg Katello, owner of the Fishing Connections in Tinley Park, did on his way back on a trip to Lake Sara and stopped by for a time below the spillway at Lake Shelbyville and hooked into muskies, such as the one below. . plenty of bass blue gill ..crappie and perch.. salmon Steelhead brown trout too.. near the Ford plant and grain elevators. Capt. Keep up the good work, always enjoy your column. Hartford Courant. From the deep blue waters of Lake Michigan to the many great rivers and crystal-clear lakes and ponds, Illinois bank fishing opportunities abound. Surface water temperature on Big Green has cooled to 44 . Big T with a largemouth bass from Independence Grove. 12:30pm - Sep 2,21. fidusfish 8 . Stacey Greene at Park Bait at Montrose Harbor texted the photo below and this: Hi Dale, Perch fishing has been really good. Working a lipless crank bait along the outside weed lines will take good numbers. Bullfrogs may be taken by hook and line, gig, pitchfork, spear, bow and arrow, hand, or landing net. Daily bag limits eight, possession limit 16. Take water and snacks and have fun. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: Check with Jason Johns of Boneyard Fishing. The youth waterfowl hunt is oct 23-24. Mark Kosevich with a northern pike from northern Wisconsin. I prefer the chrome and blue chug bug. Mimi Boysen emailed the photo above and this earlier this month: My 5 year old grandson Jack caught these two fish last Sunday within 15 minutes on Lake Marie. White bass and crappie are showing up in the lower part of the river near Poygan. Some on purpose some on accident while fishing for Perch. 3.8K. Capt. 1/8 oz jigs tipped with big leeches producing also in 10-14 slides outside spawn areas. January 15, 2023. Click here for the statewide announcement. If you do not find the body of water you are looking for you can start a new Fishing Report Thread. Stacey Greene at Park Bait at Montrose Harbor texted: I think the warmer weather may have slowed things down just a bit but from what I can tell and the reports Im getting there are still plenty of Salmon around, Kings & Coho. Ian Guen-Murray with a Chinook with a story, caught near 31st Street. Use this forum for discussing and announcing tournaments. he had some shoulders on him , did a bass trick and broke water once before I netted and released him. FISHING REPORT. Over the time it has been ranked as high as 4 195 199 in the world. We start fishing early April this year as the last 3 years our salmon and trout fishing has been excellent and with the way this winter has gone we believe this spring the action is going to been fantastic for April and May book your trips now and both 247 and 247-2 have weekends and weekdays available. Have a safe and enjoyable 4th of July weekend. Easily a 5lb largie. 1411 Northport Dr, Madison, WI 53704 Freshwater and saltwater fishing reports for Connecticut. Heres a pic of Corys friends fish from the other evening from Diversey on a Shad Rap. Coho on southern Lake Michigan, as well as some steelhead, lake trout, brown trout and ongoing perch action, lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest The vast majority will have been foul-hooked; its impossible to avoid due to the numbers of fish in a confined area. You can email him at seth.love@illinois.gov. Open 6 a.m. (6:30 bank fishing) to sunset. Roobert Buckmaster with a steelhead out of Portage, Indiana. Bob Johnson with a good fall smallmouth bass from the Kankakee River. Vince Oppedisano with a Fox River smallmouth bass. Mike Markese keeps catching fall Chinook with a tried lure. Access permits and liability waivers are required. It looks like the West winds should predominant most of this week too so I expect that the fishing will stay very good. Just before dark work a topwater bait in the same area. Feb 16, 2023 (The Expresswire) -- "Oil And Gas Fishing Tools Market" Research Insights Report 2023 | TOP 3 KEY . Swimbaits also effective on these big, shallow brutes! Click the person above . moon phase Sun times . Ken Husker OMalley with a good fall largemouth bass from local waters. SALMON SNAGGING: Open for Chinook and coho at four Illinois lakefront spots. Try spinners and crawler harnesses over emerging weed beds. Casting a dry fly behind a clear plastic float for you spin anglers. We are located an hour and fifteen minutes south of Chicago. States must work together to end HIV epidemic. Small 1/32 oz jigs tipped with worms or beavertails. Lost of motoring around to locate fishand fish found did not always relate to fish bites. The Hawks barely avoided being shut out in a 4-1 defeat Tuesday. As far as I know they are still predominantly hitting on lures and crankbaits, mostly glo in the dark but shiny colors as well during the day. Forums Page Latest Posts; Perch. Click here for the Wisconsin DNRs report, usually on Tuesday or Wednesday. Page 1 of 33 [ 1646 topics ] Go to . Starting Thursday (10/6) thru Saturday (10/8) lows in upper 20s to lowest of 30s with highs in 40s to low 50s will bring sharper drops. Oddly, the tubes used were 2 , meant for Bass if thats any indication of the size of the Crappies (11+). Yellow Perch: Good-Fair - Bigger Perch (10-12) cruising shallows picking up medium fatheads or 1/2 crawlers on 1/16 oz weedless jigs. Crappies are being caught in 15 ft. of water in the moored sailboats by Conference Point. Bring your coat! The fish are getting fat with 8-15 lb fish being the norm. Brian Caunter at Henrys Sports and Bait said an angler called and reported a walleye of 13 pounds caught and apparently released from the Cal-Sag. The catch was nearly all coho with an occasional lake trout, chinook or steelhead. Rock and gravel humps and down along slopes holding more, but less sizeable Smallies. Fishing report. You need an experienced guide to navigate these waters for the first time. A forum community dedicated to Chicagoland's fishing and outdoor enthusiasts. Now im 40 and get to enjoy the fall salmon with him and my kids. Largemouth bass fishing has been very good. Our Top Forums View All. The water was low in the upstream location where I fished, but it looked as if the salmon were beginning to make their way up that far. Largemouth bass have been a bit slow. From Racine, Wisconsin, Adam Homa messaged the photo above and this: Muddy water and warmer than last week. Click here for the update from D&S Bait, Tackle & Fly Shop . The Cohos were piled up in a few areas. Rock Bass and Bluegills are still being caught all over the lake. 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