Category Archives: Fishing Conditions | Montrose Harbor Chicago

MONDAY AUGUST 15th, THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER ARE HERE. NOT MUCH TO REPORT. WINDS HAVE BEEN OUT OF THE NORTH AND EAST FOR A WEEK NOW SO THAT HAS WARMED THE WATER FROM 50* TO 62* THAT STILL ISN’T BAD BUT…SHEEPHEAD OUT ON THE HORSESHOE DOING WELL ON SOFT SHELL OR HARD SHELL CRAYFISH....

TUESDAY AUGUST 9th, One of my regular customers Joe was casting for salmon Monday morning and hooked into 2. He’s hoping to land one tomorrow. Water will probably start to warm up this week with the predicted N/E winds. No perch report. Smallmouth very active as well as quite a few reports of Northerns. Sheephead good...

SATURDAY JULY 30th, PERCH ARE STILL AROUND YOU JUST HAVE TO LOCATE THEM AND THEN WORK FOR THEM WITH A SPINNER OR A JIG, SOMETHING THAT KEEPS MOVING TIPPED WITH A CRAYFISH SOFT OR POND SEEMS TO BE THE BEST. GOOD NEWS IS THE WATER TEMPS ARE BACK DOWN IN THE LOW 60’s. AND WITH...