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Illinois River Fishing Reports
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Largemouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonSummerStructureBoulders - Species
Smallmouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSummerStructureBouldersSlow rolling this on boulders, 14ft of water!
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueTubesSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRock Pile
Chasing shiners, popping the tube on rock piles caught 24. Still pre spawn.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructurePilings
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureRiver Channels
Slow swimming it close to the bottom!
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureDocks
Did a tournament on the Des Plaines/Kankakee/Illinois river the other day. We got 7th out of 40 boats and got a limit and culled 4 times. Our bag was 9.49 and big bass was 2.74. It was a good tourney and caught a lot of fish including a drum. The temperature was 55.7 and the bass were stuck on structure both deep and shallow. We got them under docks flipping and hopping.
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Common CarpTechniqueBobbersSeasonSummerStructureRiver ChannelsWhite bread also works
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White BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Walking)SeasonFallStructureShad
