Hidden Lake

Bass nailed a small swimbait for the only fish of the day on Memorial Day. Waters were high and murky, caught this one casting across the creek entrance to the pond.

Lake Eureka

Caught one small shad when we stopped at Lake Eureka on the way home from Peoria.

Location:Lake Eureka

Sunday at Grove Lake

A bunch of bullheads, a carp or two and a bluegill. Quiet morning by the lake. The carp liked the corn!
Brought the whole Roberts crew later in the day and caught one bluegill after another. Aryanna was very excited about fishing.

Evening fishing

Went fishing tonight for a few hours after work. The bass I saw were very small. the hit spinners a ton but were too small, one was landed which was probably 6" at the most

Location:Grove Lake

Grove lake

Tiniest catfish ever!





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Hidden Lake

Just a quick early evening trip to Hidden Lake.  Three blue gill on worms and a little large mouth bass on a jig.  We used worms straight from our backyard, nightcrawlers and red worms. Worked like a charm!

Easter Day Fishing

We stopped in the evening at Heidecke Lake. I got nothing but Melissa got a few fish on a small jig. First time on 'practice bait' as she calls them.

Shabbona Fishing and Camping Weekend

Fun camping weekend with the Charron's.  Fishing, cooking over the fire, and catching up.  We did more "catching up" than we did "catching of fish" but we had a good time overall.  Matt and I spotted three large muskie hunting the shoreline of the lake the first morning.  But despite our attempts to catch one with the king kong lure, we were still amazed at their size, speed, and force in the lake!  The boys did catch a few fish Saturday evening while the girls tended to the fire.  Crockett survived his first camping excursion without incident.  Definitely a place to return to as far as the camping goes.  The fishing, still to be determined.   

Fisher Girl

First Catch of the Day, Yellow Perch

Nap Time!

Save the Lure!

"Dog Tired"

  

Hidden Lake Trip

This morning Melissa and I hit Hidden lake to do some fishing. She was using a worm and a bobber and i was using a small jig with a worm on it. We were there for about two and a half hours. I caught the first LMB of the season and had strike the lure but missed setting the hook. The bass was a very small one but ill take what i can get.

April 9th - Pratts a bust

I went to Pratts Woods and tried a little bit of everything but came up dry. I did see a small beaver out scuttling around and scaring the fish away. Unfortunately he decided not to pose for me to take a picture of him.

Cooked Trout

We baked the trout whole with some lemon, very tasty.

April 3nd - Trout Day

Fishing Conditions:
Time: 7AM-9AM
Weather  40 Degrees
Wind - SE 20 MPH
Humidity - 52%

Today we headed over to Pratts Wayne Woods. It was cold and blustery today. Not the ideal fishing conditions for us fair weather fisher people. Melissa was on a worm and bobber and I was tossing my spinner. About an hour in I got a 2.1lb rainbow trout.  The slippery guy got out of my hands and almost got free but we got him in the end.  We ended up calling it quits because my pole broke (screw came out of the reel) and the wind was just too much for us.

April 2nd - Trout Evening

We both headed out in the evening to see about catching a few more trout at Grove Lake. We caught lots of weeds and got skunked for the first time this year.

April 2nd - Trout Day

Today is rainbow trout day in Chicago. All the ponds are stocked with rainbow trout and its wall to wall people. This year was no different. I went to Grove Lake in Wood Dale. I arrived about 6:30 AM and had to find a spot in a grove of trees as there were no open spots left. I tried using a worm and marshmallow for a while but flipped over to a bladed spinner.

I ended up with 2 rainbow trout, 1.5/1.6 lbs. I had 3 get away. If the weather holds up we will be heading out this afternoon as well.  These will make a tasty dinner!

Kids Fishing Day a Bust - Cold Weather!

We had to cancel due to cold weather, when will it warm up? Brrrrrr. Kids trout day off for today. 30 Degrees so we went to Bass Pro Shop instead of the lake. Here they are sporting their new lucky fishing hats.

2011 Fishing Season - Pre Season

The fishing season is upon us. This is a journal of our fishing over the 2011 season that my wife and I keep with our results, pics, and what lures, locations and such work.

So far we have made our trips to Bass Pro Shop, done some research on some camping trips, fixed up the fishing poles, and purchased our first worms of the year. Our primary focus is bass, panfish, and catfish. We release most stuff but keep the occasional catfish to fry up.