Category Archives: Fishing Conditions | Montrose Harbor Chicago

FISHING REPORT

December 1st, Perch fishing good from Navy Pier south, minnows, spikes, wax worms, shrimp, all the basic perch baits. Nice trout still at Diversey and Belmont harbors, Steelhead and a few Browns. Tinsel jigs or flies tipped with a wax worms also larger minnows, crawlers, shrimp or spawn sacs. There have been a few Perch...
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FISHING REPORT

Saturday November 20th, Fishing has been mostly slow. A few Salmon and Trout still being caught here and there on a mixture of live baits and also artificial.  Perch reports are still not strong. A few south in the river but nothing solid yet. You just have to get out and try they can turn...
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FISHING REPORT

Wednesday November 10th, Steelhead still doing good in the harbors, Diversey has been best. Wax worms on tinsel jigs or flies or on slip bobber with spawn, crawlers , shrimp, large minnows. A few Coho and a Brown Trout here and there. A few nice Northern Pike and Crappie at Diversey also. No perch reports...
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