Some deep wood fish (18-25’) but not any large numbers. The fish are still in 16-18 ft of water. EMIQUON: Basically, go to the launch. The closures, which will be conducted simultaneously to limit impacts to navigation, are scheduled to last through late October. Smallmouth bass are just off the weedline in 18-22 ft of water. "Fear and terror have left him petrified and paranoid," says singer’s attorney after he was attacked in his cell. There is some sorting that needs to be done, however the average size has increased quite a bit in recent years. Smallmouth will start stacking up in a few weeks. Powerton Lake SFWA to be Closed for Levee Repairs: Powerton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area near Pekin will be closed Tues., Aug. 18 – Tues., Sept. 15 while maintenance repairs are made on the Powerton Lake levee. The best location has been by Trinkes or by Linn Pier. Capt. It turned out to be a personal best walleye capping the birthday with style and fashion...Happy Birthday Joe. Pete Riedesel (see Fishin Friend Guide Service on Facebook) texted the photo below Saturday morning and this: DERBY: The Northern Illinois Anglers Association’s 37th Kankakee River Annual Fishing Derby runs through Sunday, Sept. 13. Fri. 68°F. Registration/check-in: At the Harbor Office Patio . As I dropped our youngest son at the Wilson skatepark Monday evening, I spotted a father and son coming out with fishing rods. Out of North Point, lakers are good with a few steelhead, a couple coho and an occasional king, too. Click here for details on the timing and other details on the closures. Here is a recap of this past week’s fishing. Walleye fishing remains consistent. About 12:15 a.m. two people saw the body of a woman, who appears to be in her mid 20s and was wearing a black shirt and black jeans, in the river near the 2600 block of West Addison Street, Chicago police said. The fish are starting to pull back into the weeds where the water temp was too warm in mid summer. A couple key notes from the Illinois DNR: A sport fishing license is required to harvest bullfrogs. The lakefront remains officially closed, but people are doing a lot of things on the lakefront, including fishing by walking or biking in. Wolf lake & Burns Ditch doing especially awesome. Rock bass fishing has been excellent. Remember a slow retrieve with a lot of pauses produce most of the fish. A detailed fishing report for the Waukegan Harbor will make the difference between a good fishing here and a bad one. Waukegan Harbor is located in Waukegan, Illinois within easy walking distance of the Metra train station, bait shops, ice cream and sandwich shops and a host of full service marina providers including one of the finest charter fishing fleets on the Great Lakes. Troll the basin from 12 to 14 feet out in front of Maple Point and in front of the Boat House. A wonderful photo of great egrets (and one great blue heron), the river fishing options COVID opened, the prospects for Iowa pheasants, and a record for youth and sporting clays are among the notes around Chicago outdoors. Bass and bluegills were willing biters, but did not fight well when hooked. … Spoon patterns included UV Hey Babe, UV Blue/Green Dolphin, Forrest Gump and Purple Alewife all worked. It turns out the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources opened the gates and drained the Grand River Marsh to perform repairs to its dam and most bluegills and some really big northern pike from this isolated 5,000 acre marsh have emptied into Lake Puckaway. I prefer either fire tiger or perch pattern.