Fishing in sub div pond yesterday
The day was very nice yesterday, about 85 degrees with a light wind so I decided to give the sub/div pond a try for bass again. I started out at about 2:45 P.M. in my two man boat. The first hour bought nothing but as I reached the east end of the lake I cast under some over hanging bushes and got my first bass, a 2 1/2 pounder. Continuing on I caught two more bass about 12″ long. Now it was going on 4:30 P.M. and I started circling to the north side and heading back west. Nearly half way back to where I keep my boat I hooked into two more bass but only landed one , another 12 “. Continuing on I caught one more 12″ bass. Reaching my favorite catfish area I thought I’d try for one and got a nice three pounder. During this outing I used a Kitani black and red worm, a green Riverside lizard, a frog colored tube by Riverside, and a Yum baby craw in pumpkinseed. All my fish were caught on the Yum crawfish except the catfish, I got him on a nightcrawler. I can usually catch a nice bass in that area but got no hits. I quit at 5:30 P.M. to get home for supper. By the way, Joe, the date on my camera is wrong, I’ll have to correct it. The water is still very dirty with very low visibility so I had to use the spray on bass attractant and fish the baby craw very slowly with an occasional hop. That’s when the bass hit it.
Tight lines
Jim
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On a search for northern pike, Jim and I discovered a few things that will hopefully lead to a northern pike fishing trip right here in Illinois. Yes, when most people think of northern pike they think of Wisconsin and Michigan, but we found a few boat launches into the Kankakee River that will hopefully lead to catching some of these reputedly tenacious fish. Local fisherman claim to have caught some, so why not us? One boat launch is at the very end of fourth street, another is in Old River Isle, and yet another is in Backwaters Farm. Take Highway 114 east 5 or 6 miles and take a left on State Line Road, this should lead you right there.
Kankakee State Park was also suggested but I imagine it is probably fished by a lot of people.
Live bait like suckers and roaches is suggested. Good luck and happy fishing!