| 1. |
1/13/2010
Des Plaines River
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Sunny. Air temps ranging from the mid teens to the low
30s. SW winds around 15 mph.
Water temp was 60 to 33
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Results
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| Largemouth Bass |
| Channel Catfish |
| Smallmouth Bass |
| White Bass |
| Smallmouth Buffalo |
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Not bad for the first trip of the year considering the
conditions. We saw over a dozen Bald Eagles.
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| 2. |
1/19/2010
Illinois River
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Clouds in the morning, then turning sunny. Air temps
ranging from the mid 20s to freezing. Calm to S winds
around 5 mph.
Water temp was 36 to 33
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Fishing was fantastic. All three of us caught plenty
of fish - possibly over 100 total.
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| 3. |
2/02/2010
Indiana |
Clouds and light
snow with a period of heavier snow. WNW wind around 5 mph.
Water temp was 35 |
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Today was a great
day for Steelhead fishing despite the fact I lost far more
than I caught. Al made up for it by catching far more than
he lost. I also had my St Croix Steelhead Rod snap in half
when a nice Steelhead made a final run for freedom. The
place I bought it replaced it the very next day.
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| 4. |
2/12/2010
Indiana |
Bright sunshine.
West wind around 10 mph. Air temp in the single digits rising
to the low 30s.
Water temp was 32. |
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It was tough early
on to find a spot to fish because of all the ice. Once I
did, I caught a fish right away. I caught another nice one
later on and it turned into a very nice day after starting
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| 5. |
2/18/2010
Indiana |
Early clouds then
bright sunshine. NW wind around 10 mph. Air temp in the
low 30s rising to the low 40s. |
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I fished for several
hours without anything to show for it. Then as I was getting
ready to leave empty handed, I decided to throw a homemade
spinner a few times. It paid off with the biggest Steelhead
I've ever caught. Pictures From
Today
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| 6. |
3/04/2010
Braidwood |
Bright Sunshine,
Air temp in the mid 20s rising to the mid 40s. |
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Results
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| Largemouth Bass |
| Common Carp |
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Fishing started out
great and slowed down the later it got. Both of us caught
a couple nice fish. Pictures From
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| 7. |
3/15/2010
Braidwood |
Cloudy. NW wind around
15 mph. Air temp in the low 30s rising to the low 40s. |
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Results
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| Largemouth Bass |
| Bluegill |
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Opposite of last
trip. Fishing was miserable until the last hour.
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| 8. |
3/28/2010
Braidwood |
Early clouds and
light rain then sunshine. NW wind gusting beyone 30 mph.
Air temp in the low 40s rising to the mid 50s. |
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The goal today was
to test the new lower unit. It was fine but there's still
one issue with the boat that needs to be resolved. the fish
were a nice bonus. Pictures From
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| 9. |
4/04/2010
Heidecke Lake
Des Plaines River |
Mostly Sunny with
thickening clouds and thunder storms late. SW wind gusting
beyond 35 mph. Air temp in the low 40s rising to the mid
60s. |
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No bites at Heidecke
between 6 and 8 am so I hit the river with the little remaining
time I had left and caught a nice catfish.
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| 10. |
4/08/2010
LaSalle Lake
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Mostly Cloudy then
Sun. WNW wind gusting beyond 35 mph. Air temp in the low
40s rising to the mid 40s.
Water temp was 55 to 89. |
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Results
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| Channel Catfish |
| Bluegill |
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This was by far the
worst fishing day I've ever had at LaSalle. I was the only
boat out there. Not sure what I was doing wrong but the
usual stuff would not work no matter what I tried.
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| 11. |
4/20/2010
Heidecke Lake
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Sunshine. WNW wind
almost calm. Air temp in the mid 60s.
Water temp was 62. |
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Results
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| Smallmouth Bass |
| Hybrid Striped Bass |
| Walleye |
| Musky |
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Much better than
the last trip. I wasn't expecting much and still managed
to catch a nice walleye and a nice musky before it was time
to head home.
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| 12. |
5/03/2010
Heidecke Lake
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Sunshine. SW wind
around 20 mph. Air temp in the mid 70s.
Water temp was 62. |
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Results
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| Smallmouth Bass |
| Hybrid Striped Bass |
| Walleye |
| Musky |
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I caught a couple
fish but set a record for having Muskies bite off crank
baits.
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| 13 |
5/11/2010
Heidecke Lake
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Cloudy. West wind
around 15mph. Air temp in the mid 60s.
Water temp was 55. |
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Results
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| Smallmouth Bass |
| Hybrid Striped Bass |
| Walleye |
| Channel Catfish |
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Mike and I both caught
quite a few fish. Mike caught a huge walleye and a big Channel
cat.
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| 14. |
5/18/2010
Des Plaines River
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Moslty Cloudy. WNW
wind around 15mph. Air temp in the mid 60s.
Water temp was 62. |
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I only caught one
fish but it was a good one. My original plan was to hit
Heidecke, but it was closed.
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| 15. |
6/06/2010
Monee Reservoir
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Sunshine. WNW wind
around 15mph. Air temp in the mid 70s.
Water temp was 72. |
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Fishing was slow
but both of us were able to put some fish in the boat.
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| 17. |
06/25/2010
Monee Reservoir |
Bright Sunshine.
Air temp in the mid 80s. Water temp was 77. |
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Results
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| Largemouth Bass |
| Channel Catfish |
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I started out by
losing a real good Largemouth - possibly the biggest of
the year. After that I caught a couple catfish and small
bass. Tough day!
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| 18. |
07/02/2010-07/08/2010
Lake Thompson
Rhinelander, WI |
Hot, Humid, Some
sunshine but mostly moderate to heavy rain.
Water temp ranged from 70 to 80 |
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Results
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| Smallmouth Bass |
| Largemouth Bass |
| Walleye |
| Musky |
| Warmouth |
| Bluegill |
| Crappie |
| Northern Pike |
| Perch |
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We started the trip
out catching a lot of small fish although Chris caught his
best Pike the first evening we were there. We had two days
of fishing in hot, sunny, humid weather and the rest of
it was in the pouring rain. It was worth it though because
once we figured them out, we caught a lot of nice fish.
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