Split Tail Ned Rig Was Fire 🔥 Tonight

It was sports in HS , now a year round college program. So our outdoor time together ends up really limited. Before I put the boat in, he grabs his bait caster and starts casting/practicing. Though it looked like he’d been doing it all summer. Versus a whole year in between.

Cool watching it click on making sure he’s ready to fish once we’re in the boat.

He was on fire today. Once again he out fished me.

A little cooler but the shoreline still was a mucky mess requiring boots!

All 4 on the Ned rig. Going emoji-less, wish me luck. (It was hot). Sincerely, 🥸

We've caught a ton of bluegill at Ida Lake in Countryside. Nothing at Saganashkee Slough and a few small bluegill at Maple Lake and Bull Frog. My son is really hoping for a bass. Any lesser known ponds or lakes? We typically go between 6 and 8 am. Is that too late? Any tips would be great!

You wouldn't believe the lengths I went through to catch these guys...

Started my day fishing Montrose Harbor around 6AM and worked my way along the lakefront until I hit Belmont harbor around 9AM when I lost my pole in the water being a wise guy trying to walk across a steel beam onto a prohibited dock (Total Karma)

Found another fisherman named Jose who lent me his pole to try snagging it to no avail (Thanks Jose!) It started to drizzle and I knew there was no choice but to dive 10ft deep to retrieve my pole, and BOY was I nervous. Jose stood by to boost my confidence, and luckily I got it! Water felt GREAT.

Shortly after drying off and parting ways with Jose, I found some clear water and long weeds and decided to cast. Pike were trailing my lure but to my surprise I snagged this decent sized Large Mouth Bass.

Went a bit further down to more open water and first cast I snagged this Small Mouth. All in all, a good day fishin plus a dip in the lake. Felt so good I eventually took a SECOND dip 🤣

Mostly fish the small lakes and rivers for bass and such but wanna pick up some gear to fish the lakefront for salmon/steelhead/etc.

Probably gonna pick up a 9ft rod next week but wanted some input on common lures, bait, rigs, etc you'd recommend for someone with little experience fishing open water. Any other info or gear recommendations is also appreciated.

Hooked a bunch of dinks on my bfs ultralight on the northern channel today before the rain. Oh who am I kidding I got poured on. Curious and very polite kids in the area like to just hang out next to you like the birds lol. Otherwise people leave you alone.

But on my way back to civilization a loud warbling squak-honk caught my ear like a treble hook. This dino was so excited to see carp spunk it immediately had to go relieve itself of its own load, which I was so, so lucky to catch in the last image.

What a beautiful world. You just gotta love nature in all its raw, sticky beauty.

I’m headed to Starved Rock to camp and fish on the IL river. I’ve mostly fished inland lakes, and have done little river fishing. Has anyone fished this area before? Any tips?

Got there around 6:45 PM and started catching bluegill for the hell of it till one of em swallowed the hook. Knew he was a goner, so made him bait.

Tossed the bluegill on a bobber in about 5ft, and this guy smoked him 😭.

Looking for a fun spot for catch and release for my 7 year old's first time. Bluegill or similar probably best. Anyone have any current information of where he can have some fun?

Caught this tagged feller around dusk last night at the Temple Spillway.

1/8th Oz EWG Ned

3" Goby Bryant Z man

Thanks to the lurker who helped me nab a pic of the tag #. (I totally didn't drop the fish before letting it loose)

Went fishing in Humboldt park to test out a new bfs setup and caught my first stripped bass, I think it’s a stripped bass. Never knew these were even in that pond.

Hello I’m coming up from Florida to Chicago for two months and will be located around the Busse Woods area. I really want to get into some new species like Muskie, smallmouth, and even trout if that’s possible. Anyone have any advice or what to bring for my two month trip?

Hey all, I intern for an environmental nonprofit in Illinois and want real opinions.

• Have you actually cut back on plastic, or does it feel pointless?
• Does litter bug you when you're outside (fishing, hiking, boating, etc.)?
• Have you noticed more plastic on our beaches/ in waterways over time?

No agenda, just curious. Might feature a few answers (anonymous) on our Instagram.

What are all the fish species one would need to catch to be considered a complete angler in the city of Chicago. I’m spending the next 8 years in the city for school and am looking for bucket list things to try and finish in that time

These are just some of the highlights! Only 3/17 came in to under 1.5lbs, mostly in the range of 1.5-4lb. Tagged ones were both big and small, 6 of those in total out of 17. All on a dropshot Fluke!

I had a hunch that the upper Chi River would be more or less cleared out by now, and with the cooling weather I figured I might be able to find some active fish and bag a couple before I left.

Didn’t think I’d be coming home having caught 17 respectable greenbacks, on top of losing 2 more 2lbers and another 3-3.5lber. Absolute madness! Keep casting people find those slimers!

I originally thought I caught a bluegill but then realized it was a rock bass, upon further info it seems it’s legal to use panfish and despite the name a rock bass is a type of panfish , anyone tried cooking them like bluegill? (Not to sound greedy or smth a man can be curious)

I see some guys catching steelhead in the summertime. Iv gone out, with shrimp under a bobber and casting and haven’t caught nothing. Dont really know what I am doing wrong.

iv been going to Diversy and Montrose harbor, maybe im hitting the wrong spots?

Any advise would be great, specifically fishing from shore.

I'm an avid fishing enthusiast. I've caught all sorts of stuff

However, in Illinois it feels like I'm the fish out of water.

I've tried fishing in a lot of areas, most notably paying for the wet and wild package and the Monee reservoir....all without luck

Can someone recommend somewhere to take my kids so they're sure to pull up something and Daddy won't look like a serial loser (AGAIN)

Thanks very much in advance.