One of the best documentaries I've seen yet on the asian carp and the problems we face in the great lakes region. Well worth the time to watch it. This story came from the Detroit Free Press....
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
milwaukee river smallies redemption part 2
Part 2-
After a quick snack, I was back after a few more bass to round out my morning of smallie fishing on the Milwaukee River. The early part of the morning had gone great and I was really starting to feel like I was making some progress dissecting this immense river. This was my first completely wet wade wearing only swim trunks and a pair of old sneakers. I was cool as a cucumber all day long...
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
des plaines river maps
I did some online searches for some Des Plaines River maps for my personal use so figured I would share them with everyone. Click on the map to enlarge and then copy and paste to your computer.
des plaines river from russell rd to 137
des plaines river from 137 to lake cook
des plaines river from lake cook to euclid
des plaines river from euclid to touhy
des plaines river from...
Monday, July 25, 2011
milwaukee river smallmouth bass redemption
Part 1-
Persistence pays off. Three trips have been devoted to learning a two mile stretch of the mighty Milwaukee River, each one has progressively gotten better. I finally got a good smallmouth bass and rocked the house catching fifteen total bass during the morning wade. No pike today and that was just fine by me. I was content catching smallies, and to be honest, they were the reason I started...
Saturday, July 23, 2011
a fishing blog worth following
Money Can't Buy Happiness is based out of the Madison area of Wisconsin. This is an awesome blog written by Blake Frautschi who happens to share a first name with me! I have a lot of respect for him after reading his first half dozen posts. He is a versatile fisherman who enjoys chasing that next hot bite despite the species of the fish. He has caught a lot of trophy fish around his home in south...
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
fox river catfishing (yorkville)- guest post
It’s 5:30 in the morning and I’ve got just one thing on my mind, that’s catching me one of those Fox River catfish. Not just one of those ordinary fox river cats, but a fish that is over ten pounds. I knew the area I’m fishing had a good population of catfish because I had fished there a couple months prior from the shore. On the last trip, the water level was a lot higher from all the spring rain,...
Monday, July 18, 2011
smallmouth bass on the milwaukee river
This was the second trip north on the Milwaukee River and we finally got a decent bass. We went through our share of small bass and pike and had a couple toothy critters even bite through our line. Even though the bass photos are in the video shown below, I felt them worthy of posting the still shots again anyways
milwaukee river smallmouth bass
The fish measured from the tip of the finger to...
Friday, July 15, 2011
milwaukee river pike and smallmouth fishing
the mighty milwaukee river
It wasn’t that long ago I ventured out to learn the Milwaukee River for the first time. I’m on a quest for at least one decent smallmouth bass and I hope my time doesn’t run out. When the salmon come a knockin, I will be dropping everything. Sure, I could take the easy way out and drive to where Damien has already been catching some nice smallmouth bass but I think Ken...
Thursday, July 14, 2011
des plaines river pike fishing
good looking water on the des plaines river
Somewhere in Lake County we can be found chasing pike after a long days work. Based on its proximity to the office, the Des Plaines is a great choice for mid-summer’s afternoon wade. Pulling out of the office we can be standing on its bank in less than five minutes and be ready to fish in just under ten. Even though I grew up just a few short miles from...
Monday, July 11, 2011
warm water fishing the root river
River smallmouth fishing is something new that we have just sort of jumped into on a whim here and my hope is to quickly hone my skills enough to actually land a dandy before the kings get up on shore. A few recent reports of bass in the Root have caught my attention and I figured, what the hell? With only a few hours to fish, it was a good choice because at least I was familiar with the water. My...
Friday, July 8, 2011
lake delavan bass fishing
My good buddy Don has been slaying the bass for the last couple months up on Lake Delavan. Sure, he's found some productive spots but shared with me that overall the shallows have been the most productive. While other anglers are fishing a hundered yards off the bank, he has found his best success being right on the bank. He recently just caught a fish that tipped the scale at just over six pounds....
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Illinois Fox River Smallmouth Bass Fishing
wading for fox river smallmouth bass
With the shore fishing for kings still a few weeks away and the inland trout streams locked up with some serious weed growth me and Damien have converted to river smallmouth fishing. Due to logistics he will most likely focus his efforts from Cook County Illinois and south and I mainly will focus from Racine County Wisconsin and north.
Damien and his father...
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