Daily Chicago Fishing Reports (March 2023) Home United States Chicago February 2023 Fresh Chicago Fishing Reports Top Chicago destinations Kenosha Tomorrow: 48 / 35 F St. Joseph Tomorrow: 51 / 42 F Waukegan Tomorrow: 51 / 42 F Winthrop Harbor Tomorrow: 51 / 42 F Chicago Tomorrow: 51 / 42 F Williams Bay 38 fishing charters Antioch Chicago Sun-Times MIDWEST FISHING REPORT 2023-01-11 - LAKEFRONT PERCH: Jason Langford: Did well Monday on the Cal. We'll chat with you tomorrow and thanks for checking in. Capt. Staff at Howies Tackle in Sturgeon Bay said, as Tuesday, the usual ice-fishing spots for whitefish are not accessible; the bays have good ice. Bluegill: Poor-Good Bite best in the afternoons. Bob Londo with his personal-best smallmouth bass, caught in Michigans Upper Peninsula. We're making way up the line and will be arriving to the docks at 0700 hours tomorrow morning. Northern action is good, remember the season closes Sunday, March 5th. As a reminder, Musky open water season up north here runs through the end of December. A few catfish and walleye also reported. Heidecke, LaSalle and Braidwood are closed, but Braidwood reopens next Wednesday, March 1. In fact, it may help to melt down whats left of the snow (which mostly got blown off the lakes) and allow for firmer ice to be made. Heres a video of our day. Some east wind slowed things a little, but anglers reported a good bounce back and the fishing improved once more. Smaller sucker minnows and small shiners best. Zach LaVine finished with a game-high 41 points, DeMar DeRozan added 21 and Patrick Beverley had a double-double with 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Christina Petrites at Stans Bait & Tackle Center in Hammond emailed: Hi, Dale! Both casting and trolling, whichever is your preference. Please contact Patrick at 702-375-0010. Northern Pike: Very Good-Good Mostly #s, but some good 30+ fish reported as anglers fishing big shiners and suckers under tip-ups and Jaw Jackers in 5-12 of good weeds had plenty of action. Lakes will reopen after various hunting seasons. Reopens next Wednesday, March 1. If this happens, ice travel will be relegated to snowmobiles, tracked UTVs and trucks. Harold Plein with his last smallmouth bass before ice-up in the UP. The snow on top was easily traversed by ATV users with wheels. Access permits and liability waivers are required. Some groups even fishing at night over there doing good. Coho on southern Lake Michigan, in addition to some steelhead, lake trout, brown trout and ongoing perch motion, lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report. The $10 pier passes, which allow legal access to select piers at Jackson Park, Burnham, DuSable, Diversey, Belmont and Montrose harbors, may be bought at Northerly Island Visitor Center (credit-card only, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday), but call (312) 745-2910 first to make sure someone is there. Schools moving in and out. Arden Katz said good bluegill continue on Monona Bay. Stay Safe. what was the louvre before it was a museum. Skein,squid and tube jigs tipped with waxworms best baits. We had a few jig strikes for a few Yellowfin here or there with one stop yeilding a wide-open bite on the Yellowfin that was hot and heavy but also short-lived. Inland lakes anglers are starting to catch some Crappies; red worms doing well. The Tinley Park fishing and travel expo starts this Friday and runs through Sunday. Hopefully, this bite will still be good when the ice firms up following the arrival of colder weather later this week. Yellow Perch: Very Good Mud basin Perch were found in 25-35 of water stacking up, feeding on Mayfly larvae (wigglers). But there are some other things, too, such as steelhead, brown trout and lake trout as well as burbot on the lakefront to keep things interesting. The National Weather Service office in Chicago is responsible for the Lake Michigan forecast and the Nearshore Marine forecast for the Illinois and Indiana shores. Jeffrey Williams with a catch from Belmont Harbor. Well, getting to that transitional time! Forecast has the area getting 5-12 of snow Wed (12/14) thru Fri (12/16) followed by an increasingly colder weekend anchored by a sub-zero Monday (12/19) with highs in the single digits. Just 40 minutes from downtown Chicago . The stoping point in the narrows will be marked with buoy markers. We still have a few spots left, so give Susan a call in the office at 619-390-7890 and book a spot. Mike Pritchard called in with this report for the Tribute. While love is in the air, heres what is going on locally in the fishing world: Fishing is starting to heat up on Lake Michigan; Coho are being caught from Gary Lighthouse east to Saint Joseph, trolling in 8-25 FOW using Thinfish. We should be fishing by mid-day tomorrow. Lake trout and a limit of Perch off the Chicago Lakefront! initiative combines industry-leading health and safety standards with virtual technologies designed to keep real estate moving forward, and give our employees, customers and partners confidence and support to stay safe. It may take a few line cuts, which most definitely is NOT a rewarding feeling, but that's part of working on a boat. All released. Your Wednesday fishing report for Portage on the Coho is spot on. Nate Torres, 13, sent the photo at the top and this on Sunday: View the full details in todays full harvest report. A few guys have reported catching a few perch at Navy Pier. Our weather isn't really all that bad, but the combination of the direction we are heading and the swell direction is rolling the boat around pretty good but everyone is doing just fine and we're traveling at a safe speed to ensure the utmost comfort and safety of the passengers and the vessel. Chicago Fishing Forum 11K . Conditions are still very good as of this early report. We had steady catching in the morning and we also had some very steady releasing of these beautiful specimens with probably a 50/50 percentage of fish kept and fish released. Chicago's mayoral runoff campaign has officially begun, with finalist Brandon Johnson the first to go on the offensive against Paul Vallas as the rivals shared starkly differing visions for the . Northern pike fishing is also good in the Jug with tip-ups baited with medium or large shiners. NOTE: Check updates on water conditions at foxwaterway.com or (847) 587-8540. Last weeks rain froze up to create good, if not slippery, travel on most all lakes. Shore Fishing. We'll be there first thing tomorrow morning with a cup of coffee and a pair of binoculars in our hands. South waters are open or opening; north is mainly in some stage of in-between (lot depends on what happens with the ice or rain tomorrow and wind). Take care and wish us luck. 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After a couple-day hiatus, we're back out for eight days with Dan Anderson, Howard Lund, and a few of their amigos. Bigger Gills mostly deeper along edges at dawn and dusk. Fishing reports for chicago lakefront are updated each week, usually by It seems as though this area is still recovering from the storm front that blasted through in the days prior and it's hard to stay on the fish when there aren't a lot of boats in the area if you can't locate the fish. Fish tacos in a couple days. The forecast this week will open up everything again. The season could last until Feb. 26, but will close earlier if certain quotas are hit. Total thickness was 21, but a sign of concern where ice on the main lake was firm nearly all the way through. Show more. Bluegill: Good-Very Good Anglers starting very early (pre-light) catching the biggest Gills with a 12 behemoth being the largest! Baits of choice are spikes, beemoths, & smaller minnows. Perch fishing on the Chicago lakefront leads this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report, otherwise it is waiting on ice (except well to our north, where they are already ice fishing). Bob Johnson emailed that the river was icing up by Tuesday morning. class. 1201 S Prairie Ave #1113 is located in South Loop, Chicago. Ken Husker OMalley of Husker Outdoors emailed: Area lakes-we are back to open water this week. Suckers, shiners on tip-ups (smaller better) and jigging spoons working well. tuesday dec. 6th, of course perch are at the top of the list. LET ME START BY THANKING YOU ALL FOR A WONDERFUL YEAR. Weather will be the big factor the next few days. Northern Pike: Poor-Good Following some unusual tough fishing Pike action picked up. Sturgeon spearing season could run through Sunday, Feb. 26, on Lake Winnebago. He was fishing in 5-6 feet of water and jigging down to near the green weeds with waxies or red spikes. Other than that, it was just a mild day of relaxing, napping, eating, and listening to the football games. 1.5M. 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Navy Pier has been giving up some good Lake Michigan perch with artificials like Johnson (Pure . We tried a handful of spots with limited success but later in the afternoon, we began to snag some Yellows with the yo-yo jigs and dropper loops. There are a few vehicles on Partridge, but that may change in coming days. Good evening, friends. Michael Egger celebrating his 154-pound, 79.5-inch F2 female at the Southwest Winnebago registration station. It gets a little tricky releasing such large Yellowtail but we do a superb job of releasing them with as little as stress to the fish as possible and that is a very rewarding feeling. Feb 20, 2023. When the wind allows boats to get out to 55 to 60ft straight out of portage and west towards Gary light perch fishing has been very good. George Peters emailed the photo above and this: Hi Dale, fishing is good in S. Florida. Chicago's Waterfront Destination - Navy Pier Fish along the North Dock of Navy Pier and arrive early to enjoy sunrise views as you fish for Chicago's perch, salmon, bass and trout. All fish were caught on a dropshot using a #1 VMC Spinshot with a Strike King KVD. Today, the crew of the Polaris Supreme have sore hands because of good fishing - our fingers hurt. Northern and panfish are doing well on the bayous and small bays. Rich Sleziak at Slezs Bait in Lake Station texted: Few whitefish and lake trout being caught off of the Michigan city lighthouse pier. Perch at 95th & 87th St. Maybe in time, this area will produce for us but as of right now, it is definitely the place NOT to be. Feb 25th Northwoods Chapter of Muskies Inc. Kids Ice Fishing Day, Feb 25th Newbold Fire Department 2nd Annual, But it is February wind is gonna blow hard south couple days and north couple days and keep boats off the perch for a bit. Try fishing for the crappies with a jig and minnow in 12-feet of water near Maple Point. The discounted parking for anglers is $9 daily, if out by 10 a.m. Chicago Park Districts parking passes for the fishermans parking lots ($20 for two months) at DuSable and Burnham harbors are on sale atPark Baitat Montrose Harbor (cash only) through early December and at the Northerly Island Visitor Center (10 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Friday). Sunny, air temperatures hitting near 50 degrees and very light west winds. Combining the warm temps (upper 20s to low 30s), with a three-day weekend and a New Moon proved a winning combination. The yellowtail grounds were very poor. Good evening everyone. Randy just got back from a 1.5 Day trip with good mixed bag fishing, with Dorado & Yellowtail. My column from Nov. 30, 2022, on parking the length of the Chicago lakefront is posted at https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/11/30/23485385/chicago-lakefront-parking-fishing. Coho on southern Lake Michigan, as well as some steelhead, lake trout, brown trout and ongoing perch action, lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report. There isn't much sea conditions to worry about at the moment, just lots of wind but for now, we'll take this weather for the remainder of the trip. Shore and boat fishermen doing well. Tops for the week, a 40 brute! Watch barometer, when very high or low, Crappies holding tighter to bottom. We started our day today offshore tuna fishing. But with a high-pressure system moving in and a warming trend in the forecast, I will be back out fishing for smallmouth bass on Big Green by midweek. Mr. Pfleger did get a white sea bass so we were stoked. Our first stop of the morning was mostly dropper loops and yo-yo irons once again but our second stop was straight fly-lined baits and jigs, which made for a lot more fun as we were able to witness a surface show of Yellowtail the we've become accustomed to when fishing for these mighty Jacks. so far the winter perch season has been really good up and down the lakefront. Theyre moving up! 10yds or so off the rocks. G. Peters. Hours through April 30 are 8 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. With that, we departed this afternoon at 1300 hours on another 2-day adventure and with a beautiful load of bait, we set sail to the southerly offshore grounds. This has been a pattern weve been on for the past 5 years now. We are back out again tonight for a 1.5 Day. Yellow Perch: Poor-Good Weed bite was better than deep for the most part this week. Main lake areas are wide open. Walleyes are active at night off Maple Point. P.S. NO REPORTS FROM ANYONE I KNOW FISHING NORTH HARBORS FOR A WHILE NOW BUT IM SURE WITH THE AMOUNT OF PERCH AROUND THERE HAS TO BE SOME. Lake trout are scattered along the long breakwalls, both inside the Chicago harbor and the outside. Measuring 36 and weighing 16#s, its my personal best. Heres the lead to Mondays update from the Wisconsin DNR: With the warm temperatures, today was again a slow day for spearing on the Winnebago system. Nate Torres, 13, despatched the picture on the high and this on Sunday: AKA Bait Boy at the Salmon Stop in Waukegan said still salmon being caught and browns are being seen in the harbor. Spawn sacs, wax worms & Med. Perch are still going steadily, both in the slips along the Illinois/Indiana Lake Michigan border & in the Burns Ditch area as well. We'd also like to say thanks to Dan and Howard. Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Closed, except Monster Lake is open all year. Fishing reports are great; videos let us . 12, 2021, at Montrose Harbor. Everyone always asks what to use. It can also be used for club announcements. Like other Chicagoans, we have ideas about what the next mayor should do. Only those water bodies with a current report are included. Staff at Tackle Haven in Benton Harbor said steelhead are good from the mid-river up to Berrien Springs. Caught fish (took sorting) on everything. Arden Katz was at Southside Slips on Sunday and reported bites every three casts. He weeded through them for keepers. kettle creek Fishing Report lake granger Fishing Report swan falls Fishing Report lake minocqua Fishing Report Only area lake with vehicle traffic is Partridge. Smallmouth bass (Shutterstock image) May 19, 2017 By Jerry Pabst. No schools. Get out there and get em. IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF A PIER PASS OR FISHERMANS PARKING PASS THEY ARE AVAILABLE AT THE NORTHERLY ISLAND VISITORS CENTER MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 10am TO 4pm. Cwiok messaged the photo above and this from an outing on the Grand River with his twin Tommy (who will soon be a captain, too): My brother showed me up big time last night. Perch anglers spaced along the North Slip (85th Street) late Saturday morning. Kicked it off on some great quality tuna. Steelhead action for some in salt creek and lil cal using voodoo jigs tipped with waxworms. UNFORTUNATELY IT HAS COME TO THAT TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN WE MUST TURN OFF THE WATER AND SHUT DOWN FOR THE SEASON. Jigging Raps, Slab Raps, Hyper Rattles and Tikka Minnows has improved as anglers enjoying the warmer weather are moving around, working different edges and pockets. Jeffrey Williams messaged the photo above and this: Caught this 8 pounder out of Belmont, he was fresh but the him being on ice gave him those spots, over all we are still catching Cohos with Fresh Meat, using spoons tipped with a night crawler, lately they been taking it when the spoon is free falling. Those reports continue from readers north, west, south and in Indiana. Yellowtail, George Todd for his 24.0 lb. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, MD, MBA, is serving as Zillow's health advisor. The stopping point in the narrows will be marked with buoy markers. Along drop-offs of sand to mud a few reports of Perch on wigglers/Hali combos and one report of nice Perch hitting #3 Rippin Raps. These two were certainly the highlight, as well as my PB. Alternate Fishing Times: 12:00AM to 12:00AM. Dave Kranz of Daves Bait, Tackle and Taxidermy in Crystal Lake and with his You-Tube channel, Dave Kranz Living the wild outdoors, texted: Ice is leaving us fast! Rich Sleziak at Slezs Bait in Lake Station texted the photo above and this: Coho action has been very good for most since Sunday fishing Portage Riverwalk and Michigan city peir. If there was one out here or not, who knows, but we checked dozens and dozens of kelps that were void of life with the exception of only a couple that actually were holding gamefish of size. I prefer fishing during daylight hours and will focus on smallmouth bass and northern pike while slow trolling a sucker minnow on a Carolina rig. Lori Ralph at the Salmon Stop in Waukegan texted: Not alot of reports, looks like steelers out of NP. Most of the rest had fish around the 175 lb. GUYS ARE CATCHING PERCH WHILE FISHING FOR OTHER SPECIES SO THATS A GOOD SIGN FOR JUNE 16th WHEN THE PERCH SEASON OPENS BACK UP. We put in the effort to scratch up 15 of them. Spawn sacks under a float. AREA LAKES South waters are open or opening; north is mainly in some stage of in-between (lot depends on what happens with the ice or rain tomorrow and wind). Rich Sleziak at Slezs Bait in Lake Station, Indiana, texted: Lots of groups fishing cal park area and up in the slips and river for perch. Thought you would like the pictures, the City makes a great backdrop! We focus on primarily the chicagoland area, and enjoy people's fishing stories and most. My column is on the basics. . Click for a list of Fishing Clubs. When I wrote the above article 29 years ago in The Chicago File, fishing for smelt along Chicago's lakefront during the month of April was an extremely popular activity. Ice is very variable, varying from 1-5 inches. Site winter hours through Jan. 31 are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Click here for the southern Lake Michigan reports from the Wisconsin DNR. Click to get the latest. Mostly sunny. . Still had a handful of people on crystal lake yesterday. Redfish like this and sea trout taking a variety of lures. Tomorrow, we'll be doing some coastal fishing for White Seabass, Yellowtail, and Halibut before we peak around the corner and see if the weather will allow us to do some local tuna fishing for a morning. The end result of catching fall salmon from the Chicago lakefront. Everyone's having a great time and he misses you. It takes sorting, but there are bluegills to 9 inches. Theres a first time for many things. Fish were caught in 22 feet of water suspended at 14 foot. Recommended Communities. At the helm and on the fishing deck of the Independence, Captain Rick Bentley is on the water nearly every day during the fishing season, monitoring movements of the fish and what they are eating. Spawn sacks under a float. If heading out to Fox Lake stop by Fish Tales on State Route 33 for updated fishing reports and the latest on ice conditions. There's a lot of water to cover and this is the only time you'll hear us say the words "the more boats, the better". Over 100 boats fishing perch Sunday. Hi friends. Nate Torres, 13, caught 29-inch trout on a Marabou jig tipped with shrimp while coho fishing at Montrose. The north side of Navy Pier is open for anglers. All released. Thad. Small jigs/plastics and very little movement needed to entice bites. 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