fox lake shore fishing report

some fox chain perch and a rouge white bass For a little better then a month now a few friends have been beating up the shorelines of the Fox Chain Of Lakes. Mostly we have been out in the late afternoon into the early evening hours after work. The bite has remained pretty consistent and just as most days fishing the chain, a good mix bag can be expected. The perch and white bass have been fairly...

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Jig & Pig Continues To Produce

 Saturday I was able to sneak back out on Candlewick Lake with my son. The program of a jig and pork trailer has been working great for me, so I continued to pitch the rocky shore line. I set my son up with a slip bobber with a jig head and night crawler to try and catch some gills. Although the results where not as numerous as trips before, the quality had defiantly boosted quite a...

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Jig And A Pig

   After my last post and little success while out searching for some Largemouth, I figured it was time to change tactics and follow some friendly advise. I switched to throwing a pumpkinseed jig with a rattle and attached on a Uncle Josh's Pork Trailer. It paid off! Fish on all night long. I was using something similar to the blue trailer except it had green glitter flakes...

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sunset on fox lake

sunset on fox lake in illinois Been trying to sharpen my graphic skills a bit. Let me know what you thi...

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fish the kish

With a watershed totaling nearly 800,000 acres and covering 7 different counties, the Kishwaukee River can appear to be an intimidating river to learn. a tributary to the main branch of the kishwaukee river Where does one start? With so much water out there I felt more like I was just throwing darts at the map rather then making an educated decision. Reaching to just fill in some of the pieces...

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Hair Jiggin & Crankbait Trollin

  A few weeks ago I had tied up some hair jigs, and I was anxiously awaiting to put them to the test. Saturday brought us some warmer temps and the rain stayed away so it was time to get em wet. I pulled the old Sylvan out of the garage to get her dusted off and run some fresh fuel through the Johnson. I headed out around 4 P.M. to Candlewick Lake just around the bend from my house. To my surprise...

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IL DNR Sharpshooting, A Conservation Concern

  Back in January  when I was brought on to Illinois Wisconsin Fishing, Blake and I had talked about bringing some hunting reports to the blog. As a lot of anglers are also hunters. This topic is more of  a conservation issue then a hunting report that I feel should be brought to the attention of all residents of these two states.   Over the past 10 years the IL DNR...

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IL Trout Opener

  Saturday April 7th was the opening of the IL. inland Trout Opener. As the sun rose on the horizon and turkeys cackled in the background, thousands of IL. anglers hit various streams,lakes, and ponds in hopes of landing a Rainbow Trout. Twice a year the IL DNR stocks farm raised Rainbows throughout the state, once in spring and again in the fall.  Every year the Spring opener...

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back to the root

Back to the Root Back To The Root is an urban river revitalization plan brought to you by the Root River Council, a group form by concerned community members and public officials. The council’s focus is a revitalized waterfront that will cater to not only the public, but also to the economy. Back To The Root is a project limited just to the “urban” corridor and areas that fall in the downtown...

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dane county trout hunt

while not considered the "driftless" area, dane county still is pretty darn scenic We threw hardware (spinning gear) in hopes of getting a few big bites. No such luck, we fought our ass off for just a handful of browns apiece.  I shook a trout a few inches bigger then the one in the picture from under a bridge. He tossed my Rapala when he went airborn and that was all she wrote. the best...

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