any one love to boat and fish around the chicagoland area? Whats your favorite spot to fish and what do you fish for?
What kind of boat you have?


i got a 91 ranger 482V tournament bass boat with an XR4 merc on the *** end

 

I've got a little 13ft with a 3hp on it. I normally go down to shabbona for muskies or stick to the local FP ponds looking for bass.

Want to trade boats? :P

 

hahaha that would be quite the trade...for you lol
for some reason i have been doing a lot of bass fishing on the fox river this last year and did very well. i dont like to take the ranger out on the fox but i pay no launch fee and the fishing has been pretty well so far. we will see what the next summer brings though. I got to get back up to wisconsin real soon!!!

 

my 150 horse merc would prolly pull a little different then your 3hp lol would have to get use to it haha

 

Which section of the fox do you fish? I normally wade below the Algonquin and Carpentersville dam. I just got a house on the upper section (north of the Algonquin dam). So I'll be using my boat as much as I can on that part of the river.

I am clueless river fishing though

 

17 ft Lund ProV with an 80 Yamaha 4 stroke tiller. Great walleye boat. Go to canada yearly. We used to fish the illinois river all the time. My dad used to fish the WMC and was sponsored by alumacraft.

 

I didn't realize they made tiller motors that high of hp

 

they make em even bigger!!!

 

I cant imagine they are that easy to steer going fast

 

We saw a 200 tiller in Canada last year on a warrior boat. Can't remember the make of engine. Guy had power steering on it lol.

Our 80 is a breeze to drive

 

I launch out at boy scout island in st. charles and head towards south elgin to the pipeline and then troll back down the west side bank. i do really well with the small mouth. get them up to a little over 5 pounds

 

from time to time i do some walleye fishing when im looking to make a good meal. Do you also ice fish? ive been inching to get out on the ice for some walleye.

 

--yer rite--they do have pwr steering,,hey next time im up that way--sumbuddy take me walleye fishin,come down to md and ill take ya out on the mighty potomac river!!!

 

I have done some ice fishing but not as much as I'd like to. There isn't even an inch if ice on my lakes this year.

 

yea same with the lakes by me. it sucks lol but hopefully this cold weather stays and we can get out soon before winter is over. its crazy how short this ice season is going to be this year