yankee jigger Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 First day of spring,get off work tommorrow at noon and had "plans" to get the boat out and troll some of the cranks i made this long crappy winter on saturday.But nooooooooo...... Winter storm warning for tonight and tommorrow. So mother nature can kiss my ass!!!!!!!!!! I am going to leave the boat at home and just fish the Kankakee River saturday morning in rain,snow,tornado,tsunamis,whatever!!!!!!!!!!!! I NEED TO GET OUT AND FISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks guys for letting me vent. BTW,what happened to global warming????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outdooradvantage Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 L.OL. I may just see you out there on the Kankakee River. I too am fed up with winter. I also am going RAIN, SNOW OR SHINE................L.O.L on the shine, the sun only comes out during the week here in lovely Illinois. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgcountry00 Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 I don't see why you are whining we still have 3 ft of Ice on that lakes I still have a month of ice fishing as long as the ladder reachs good ice then the shore is open enough for the crappies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike-A-Pike Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 You can still go fish in the Land of Lincoln, you just need to head further south than you may have originally planned. Boats are actually required transportation in some parts near here because of the flooding caused by all the rainfall. I guess the drought is over, maybe... Around Lake Kinkaid, near Murphysboro, IL, the water is way above flood stage. Some of the guys are still getting out on the lake and one guide managed a low 30's musky. The term chocolate milk is in common use... If the rain stops, there are hopes of water levels being down and the clarity returning the end of next week; maybe March 27th or after. Locally, I'm thinking of Baldwin Lake for tomorrow. Is a small cooling lake for the power company and even if the waster level is up, it should still be accessible, I hope... Good luck fishing, compare notes tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazmail Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Spike , it better be clear by end of April or you are going to be held responsible. pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braided Line Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 If you lived in Florida that would not be a problem. While some have snow,hail,cold rain,cold wind, freezing temps, etc... we can enjoy a day on the water at any time. Life is good. Course the summer months are brutal, I give you that. So let me see. Snowed in or hot summer months? Freezing temps or hot summer months? Love those hot summer months plus I get to fish when you guys are looking out the front window raising cane with mother nature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman2 Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Every location has it's ups and downs. MN just likes to hold you down for a little longer having hardwater and cold. CA has it's fires, drought and landslides, the south has tornadoes, FL has hurricanes, WA has rain.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gofish,ill Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 sounds like you guys need to come this way.im still layed off cause of the weather so ive been out quite a bit this last week....crappie are goin insane and ive caught a few nice largemouth.lake vermillion is shallow and full of timber...ya ever get down this way give a holler ill guide you around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike-A-Pike Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Pete - Clinton is about 200 miles away and I haven't heard of any flooding there; Nathan, can you give us an update? gofish,ill - DEAL! To my northern most Brothers - the guys down south would just freak out if they knew the size of some of the fish taken through the ice - let's not tell them either!!! As a kid, I learned I could always add another layer of clothing, but once you strip it all off, you risk being picked up by the cops. I can deal with ice, snow, and cold much better than heat and humidity. To each his/her own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman2 Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 To my northern most Brothers - the guys down south would just freak out if they knew the size of some of the fish taken through the ice - let's not tell them either!!! As a kid, I learned I could always add another layer of clothing, but once you strip it all off, you risk being picked up by the cops. I can deal with ice, snow, and cold much better than heat and humidity. To each his/her own. My group of three has caught 27 of these in the last 9 hours fishing them. All around 30 inches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike-A-Pike Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Darn it Tman - Just don't tell 'em where snowmobile ramp is; they'll have it all backed up trying to back up their snowmobiles onto the ice. Nice fish, did you pour the tube in the pix? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankee jigger Posted March 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 I don't see why you are whining we still have 3 ft of Ice on that lakes I still have a month of ice fishing as long as the ladder reachs good ice then the shore is open enough for the crappies Whining?????I dont whine,i complain. I guess you didnt read the part about wanting to troll some crankbaits i made this past winter out of my boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PikeMastaRapp Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Whining?????I dont whine,i complain.I guess you didnt read the part about wanting to troll some crankbaits i made this past winter out of my boat. I read that part and ill complain that we still have 4ft of ice ,and even if we didnt the only thing we can fish for right now is panfish. I hate march and april in MN. only 49days,11hrs,3mins,20 secs till openers! Watch out Walleye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman2 Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Darn it Tman - Just don't tell 'em where snowmobile ramp is; they'll have it all backed up trying to back up their snowmobiles onto the ice. Nice fish, did you pour the tube in the pix? Sorry, didn't pour the tube (just a flat, white 4" tube). The fish don't seem to care how torn up it gets so they last a long time. I bought a few bags, and I'm still on my first. Funny though, the guys here notice the tube (incredibly small portion of the pic), and the guys on a fishing site want to know about the rod (made by a friend) and reel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gofish,ill Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 spike....ya wanting to know about clinton ill? its muddy but was starting to clear up..hot ditch is still closed...walleye are being caught at the spillway but no hybrids yet.....few eyes an whites/crappie comin from around the bridge areas when its clearer......report i just got from the quad cities is the ice was breakin up around clinton iowa and the miss. was still muddy and chunky but starting to clear.walleye an sauger fishing was slow at pool 15 an 16 last few days........i was goin up there this weekend but decided not too after that report,stayed home to play with the crappie an bass.....just got back with my limit of crappie and caught 3 largemouth on jig an pig. crappie averaged 11 in. an bass were only 15 -16 inches......somebody turn off the wind please!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outdooradvantage Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Hi, gofish,ill are you talking about Clinton Lake? I was thinking about going there soon, and was wondering how the fishing is there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankee jigger Posted March 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Mother nature kissed my ass today. I got skunked but i actually held a fishing pole longer than 2 ft. long. Kankakee is like chocolate milk.High,muddy,and cold. Couple of more weeks.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgcountry00 Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Yeah we just got a nice 6-8 inchs of heavy snow today on top the water from all the snow that melted while we were in the 50's last week what a mess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmik26 Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Hi, gofish,ill are you talking about Clinton Lake? I was thinking about going there soon, and was wondering how the fishing is there. Save your time and gas, the water is like Coffee last time I was there. Take a look at Sangchris, Newton or Spring, the fishing is always good there. YJ- Have you tried Braidwood or Heidecke for trolling your cranks? Thats right on your backdoor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankee jigger Posted March 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Save your time and gas, the water is like Coffee last time I was there. Take a look at Sangchris, Newton or Spring, the fishing is always good there. YJ- Have you tried Braidwood or Heidecke for trolling your cranks? Thats right on your backdoor. Braidwood ill pass on.Great catfish and bluegill lake. Heidecke.....bought a bigger boat last year so no north side anymore.:(Used to really whack the walleye there. Going to LaSalle this saturday with my 8 year old son and business partner John. Gonna try for some strippers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outdooradvantage Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Thank's for the info guy's. Good luck at LaSalle, never been there, but I do fish Heidecke a lot. We do good on Walleye, Smallies, & My personal best a 8.9LB Striper, man can those fish fight.......Well good luck and thanks again guy's.................Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmik26 Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Braidwood ill pass on I'm right there with you on that. Good luck on Heidecke. Look into Sangchris, you will really like that lake. We went there on the 7th and did really well for it being 28 degrees out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gofish,ill Posted March 29, 2008 Report Share Posted March 29, 2008 what do you mostly fish for at sangris? heard tell theres sposed to be big true stripers there but i havent been there yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmik26 Posted March 29, 2008 Report Share Posted March 29, 2008 I fish for Largemouth but others have had really good luck on strippers and crappie. Take a look at default site for some of his strippers caught there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gofish,ill Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 gonna have to check it out next winter for sure.just got back from newton.had 9 keepers,biggest 7 13 out of probably 50 fish...had a blast but boy its a long drive lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
