Lake Michigan

PE: 92nd & 95th Streets, (ice) Navy Pier, Montrose & Belmont Harbors on minnows, spikes, jigs. BT, CO, SH: Commonwealth Edison, Amoco, Burns Ditch on golden roaches, jig/squid, spoons.

 

Kankakee River

WA on jig/minnow. CR, CH on minnows.    

Trail and Salt Creeks, Little Calumet River  

SH on spawn, shrimp, tipped jigs.

 

Area Ponds (ice)

BG, CR, LM.

 

Wolf Lake (ice)

BG, CR. NP on Illinois side by the flag pole on tip-ups.

 

Three Rivers County Park (ice)

BG, CR, WA.

 

Lake George (ice)

BG on bee moth, spikes. CR on minnows. LM on tip-ups.

 

Flint, Long and Loomis Lakes (ice)

BG on bee moth, mousies, spikes. CR on minnows. LM, WA, NP on tip-ups.

 

Willow Slough (ice)

BG, CR.

 

Potato Creek (ice)

BG, CR.

 

Powderhorn Lake (ice)

BG, LM, NP.

 

Wampum Lake (ice)

BG.

 

Fox Chain O' Lakes (ice)

BG, CR.  NP, LM, WA on tip-ups.

 

NOTE: The Tinley Park Fishing & Outdoor Show takes place Saturday and Sunday at Tinley Park High School, 6111 175th St, Tinley Park, IL. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission: $5 adults, $4 seniors, $3 kids aged 7-13, 6 & under free. Free parking.

 

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; rainbow trout, RT; 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.; and Country Bait Shop, Valparaiso.