NOTE: The Kankakee River continues to be extremely high, with flooding in certain areas. Ice dams and ice breaking away make for very dangerous conditions throughout the area.
Lake Michigan
Illinois: BT, SH: Commonwealth Edison on golden roaches, jig/squid. PE: (ice) Navy Pier on minnows, spikes.
Wolf Lake (ice)
WA on golden roaches. CR on minnows. BG on bee moth.
Lake George (ice)
CR on minnows, tipped jigs. BG on mousies, spikes, bee moth. LM on tipped joggs.
Willow Slough (ice)
BG, CR on wax worms, bee moth.
Flint, Long and Loomis Lakes (ice)
BG on spikes, mousies, bee moth. CR on spikes, minnows. LM, NP on minnows.
Pine Lake (ice)
BG, CR on worms, spikes.
Potato Creek (ice)
CR, BG on jigs, wax worms.
Fox Chain O' Lakes (ice)
WB, WA, BG, CR
Fox River
WA on minnows.
Legend: bluegill, BG; blue catfish, BC; brown trout, BT; bullhead, BH; carp, CA; channel catfish, CH; chinook (kings), CN; coho, CO; crappie, CR; dogfish, DG; drum, DR; flathead catfish, FC; hybrid white bass, HYB; lake trout, LT; largemouth bass, LM; muskie, MU; northern pike, NP; panfish, PN; perch, PE; redear, RE; rock bass, RB; sauger, SA; sheephead, SP; smallmouth bass, SM; smelt, SL; steelhead, SH; striped bass, ST; sunfish, SU; tiger muskie, TM; walleye, WA; white bass, WB; whitefish, WF; yellow bass, YB.
Updates contributed in part by Mik Lurch Fishing Tackle Outlet, Hammond; the Sportsman's Letter, Kankakee, Ill.; Lake George Bait & Tackle, Hobart; and Country Bait Shop, Valparaiso.
