Been going to Mallard nearly all week now and it’s starting to look pretty good. The walleye are as consistent as ever and I even managed a rare Mallard pike at 27 inches. The bass have been pretty absent but I’ve caught a couple eating my walleye shiners here and there, Somehow I haven’t come across any crappie even though I would really expect them to feed off the dock in this weather. The Walleye have been all over the place in terms of size, My buddy... Mallard Lake warming up ..read more

Hello, Illinois is hosting a walleye tournament with a bunch of prizes: Fishing in Illinois Only 26 people are signed up at the moment and there are a LOT of cool prizes! I will mainly be trying the Fox river for walleye but may hit up the Kankakee if I become desperate ..read more

I picked up a new camping stove. It sure beats the heck out of my old Coleman stove. I figured it will come in handy on some of my fishing trips. That I have planned ..read more

Hello, I am looking for a way to target deep pools. I found this for the Kankakee river at Bass Pro shop: Kankakee River (IL/IN Line to Illinois River) Fishing Map (fishinghotspots.com) I bought it and love it! I have a few spots marked already to go and visit. Only thing is the Kankakee is far from where I live and I'd like to find something similar for the Fox river. Last year I tried fishing the tailwaters of... River Depth ..read more

Finally found a good time to target the Muskie in the main dam of Busse Woods and it was real slow, me and a buddy threw chubs ranging from 3 inches to 8 inches looking for anything big enough to bite them, mainly walleye on the smaller chubs and muskie on the big ones. We didn‘t get a bite for a couple hours but we saw a muskie swimming up to the cubed concrete dividers right under the bridge. After a. While the Ski came back and I dropped a chub on his face from my light rod because my... Lost a nice Muskie ..read more

No spinning wheel needed. Rains had the Dupe up, no time to hit the Kank. Pond crappie. Water temp 51.5 degrees at 2pm. No blacks, only whites always about 20 yards out and in about 6' of water and scattered across banks with chop from the wind. Rarely two or more from the same area, had to keep walking. Berkley slow sink spybait working best midcolumn, particularly to cover water. Few on float and jig. One on a 92mm jerkbait. One bass over the few hours I was out, not sure what their deal... 3/30 - crappie saturday ..read more

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Start day is next week April 6, 2024. any tips fishing at Sag Quarry for trout??? I Fish Illinois—Trout stocking ..read more

Mark your calendar and join the fun! #RFC #RiversideFishingClub Riverside Fishing Club Riverside Fishing Save the Date, April 27th, 2024. 8 a.m. start to 12 p.m. 3625 Harlem Ave, Berwyn, IL 60402, USA More information at http://www.riversidefishingclub.com/SWAP ..read more

Anyone know a good over repair shop? The igniter on our stove has gone haywire & keeps firing. Unplugged the stove to see if it would reset. Nope. Looked up how to replace it on YouTube & while I think I could do it I'm not sure I want to bother. Thanks in advance ..read more