FISHING REPORT

FRIDAY MAY 8TH, WELL ITS BEEN A SLOW WEEK. OFF AND ON RAIN AS WELL AS UP AND DOWN TEMPERATURES KEPT A LOT OF PEOPLE AWAY FROM THE LAKEFRONT. THE ONLY FISH CAUGHT THAT I KNOW OF ARE SMALLMOUTH. THEY ARE STILL HITTING PRETTY GOOD IN AND AROUND THE CHICAGO HARBORS. LIVE BAIT BEING USED, LARGE GOLDEN SHINERS, NITRO WORMS AND LEECHES ALSO PLASTICS SUCH AS NED RIGS, TUBE JIGS, SOME SPOONS , ETC… A FEW LARGEMOUTH HAVE BEEN CAUGHT TOO. NO COHO OR TROUT TO REPORT IN THIS AREA BUT I’VE HEARD THAT WAUKEGAN IS DOING GOOD. RACINE AND KENOSHA ARE GOOD FOR THE BOATERS NOT SURE ABOUT THE SHORE FISHING. PERCH SEASON IS CLOSED AND WILL OPEN BACK UP JUNE 16th SO CATCH AND RELEASE ONLY!  LOOKS LIKE THE WEATHER IS GOING TO GET A LITTLE MORE STABLE, LETS HOPE! AS IT GETS NICER OUT, GET UP AND GET OUT! YOU KNOW YOU CAN’T CATCH EM FROM THE COUCH! AS ALWAYS CALL FOR YOUR UP TO THE MINUTE REPORT WE TELL IT AS WE HEAR!