Illinois River
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Current)
Illinois River Overview
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Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Spring
- Hard Jerkbaits1
- Swim Jigs1
- Tubes1
Total Fishing Reports
11
Top Species Reported for Spring
- Smallmouth Bass3 Reports
Largemouth Bass1 Report
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Donnie Stillwell
Bronze Ambassador
5/26/25
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Tubes
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
62°
Seth Hornsby
Bronze Ambassador
5/14/25
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
68°
Slow swimming it close to the bottom!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Docks
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
55°
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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