Category Archives: Fishing Conditions | Montrose Harbor Chicago

SUNDAY AUGUST 21st, NOT MANY FISHERMAN LATELY. DOG DAYS OF SUMMER. EVERYONE GETTING KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL SLOWS THINGS DOWN ALSO. NO PERCH TO REPORT.  SALMON STARTING TO JUMP AROUND THE HARBORS AND A FEW HAVE BEEN CAUGHT, ALSO SOME REALLY NICE STEELHEAD (RAINBOW) TROUT BEING CAUGHT. MOSTLY CASTING WITH SPOONS AND CRANKBAITS. STOP IN...

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...