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Cloudy. Air temps in the low 30s.Variable winds winds around 5 mph.
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After driving to Powerton Lake and finding it closed, I headed over
to Spring Lake to look around knowing it would probably be frozen.
It was but the scenery was worth the trip. After meeting a
friend, the day was
saved by Herman Brothers
Pond Management. They put us on some nice fish and we didn't
have to resort to ice fishing to catch them. We caught a lot of
nice sized Trout including several big ones. The day could have
been ruined, but it turned out great thanks to those guys!
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Des Plaines River |
Sunny. Air temps in the single digits to upper teens. NW winds around
5 mph.
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Today was one of the coldest I've fished while in a boat. We caught
Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, White Bass, and
Dale caught a very
nice Northern Pike that I lost because I used a net that was too
small for the fish. The Bald Eagles were spectacular and we even
saw a couple Turkeys along the river.
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Des Plaines River |
Mostly sunny. Air temps in the mid to upper 40s. SW winds around
15 mph.
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I caught 1 fairly decent Smallmouth Bass and that was it. It was a great morning to be out despite the slow fishing. However, I met up with Rob Kasjanski and he had a great day with several nice fish caught. | ||||||
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03/09/2008 Braidwood State Fish and Wildlife Area |
Mostly Cloudy
with flurries to light snow, then partly cloudy. SE wind around 10 mph.
Air temp in the mid 30s. Water temp 50 to 70 |
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Fishing was slow but I caught a couple real nice bass anyway. The usual
techniques were not working so I had to adjust. Besides the bass, I
foul hooked a couple big catfish. Pictures From Today |
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03/16/2008 LaSalle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area |
Mostly Sunny.
NE wind around 10 mph. Air temp in the mid 30s. Water temp 50 to 85 |
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It was colder and windier than forecast, but the fishing was great. We caught almost 100 fish for the day including a couple big Smallmouth and a couple big Catfish. Pictures From Today |
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03/21/2008 LaSalle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area |
Cloudy with light rain. East wind around 25 mph. Air temp in the
mid 30s. Water temp 48 to 80 |
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We weren't sure that the lake was open to boats so we called ahead before we hit the road. There was a winter storm warning in effect, but we got rain instead of the heavy snow that fell north of us. It was brutal in that wind but well worth it. I caught a couple huge catfish including a monster Channel and huge Blue. Both of us caught a lot of fish even though we didn't land quite a many as last time. |
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04/01/2008 LaSalle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area |
Cloudy with
intermittent light rain. West wind around 30 mph. Air temp in
the mid 30s. Water temp 48 to 80 |
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I went to Heidecke first thing but it was closed due to the high wind so I hit LaSalle instead. I had the whole lake to myself until I left and then there were only two other cars in the lot. The lake was as rough as I've ever seen it. I caught 1 Drum and 1 Largemouth while fishing the only calm spot in the lake. |
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04/06/2008 Heidecke Lake |
Sunny. South
winds around 10 mph. Air temp in the low 40s and rising. Water temp 45. |
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I went to Heidecke for two hours in the morning and got my first skunking in a long time. I picked one small area to fish away from the crowd, but it was the wrong one. I didn't have much time to explore other areas so I had to leave with the zero. |
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04/17/2008 Heidecke Lake and the Des Plaines River |
Mostly cloudy
in the morning then mostly sunny. SSW wind around 10 mph. Air
temp in the mid 70. Water temp at Heidecke was 48, and 54 on the river. |
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I went to Heidecke first thing and fishing was slow. I hooked a few big fish but only got a couple in the boat. I went to the river and caught a couple huge White Bass and a few nice Largemouth, and a bunch of very small Largemouth before heading home. Pictures From Today |
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04/24/2008 thru 04/26/2008 Lake of the Ozarks |
The weather
ranged from near 80 and sunny to Thunderstorms to light rain, to a cold
front. We had a little of everything. Water temp ranged from 52 to 62 depending on what part of the lake you were in. |
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Fridays fishing made this the best trip I've had to this lake yet. All 5 of us caught incredible fish including a 9 lb 5 oz Largemouth, a couple in the 8 lb range, and over a dozen in the 5 to 7 lb range. Crappie fishing was excellent too. Good fishing with good people doesn't get any better. Pictures From 4/24/08 Pictures from 4/25/08 1 of 2 Pictures from 4/25/08 2 of 2 Pictures from 4/26/08 Additional Photo |
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6/13/2008 thru 6/21/2008 Lake of the Ozarks |
The weather
ranged from near 90 and sunny to Thunderstorms and a tornado, to light
rain, to a cold front. We had a little of everything again. Water temp ranged from 76 to 85 depending on what part of the lake you were in. |
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The trip was going great until I some gear stolen. Other than that, fishing is great. We had some bad storms early on, but other than a couple more storms here and there, the weather has been great since then. Pictures From this trip 1 Pictures From this trip 2 Pictures From this trip 3 |
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7/16/2008 Heidecke Lake |
Sunny,
Storms to the north. SE wind around 10 mph. |
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I had a very short time on the water and caught a White Bass. The water level was very low. |
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8/03/2008 Mazonia State Fish and Wildlife Area |
Mostly
Sunny, Storms to the west. SW wind around 5 mph. |
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We fished for a few hours in the morning and managed a few small Bass between us. My friend also caught a couple nice Crappies. |
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8/09/2008 Monee Reservoir |
Mostly
Sunny, Storms approaching. SW wind 10 to 15 mph. Water temp was 80. |
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I fished for about 4 hours and had a great day on the water. The fish were not where I thought they'd be, but once I figured out where they were, I caught them all over the lake. Pictures From Today |
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