Category Archives: Fishing Conditions | Montrose Harbor Chicago

Tuesday April 30th, Lots of Alewives out around the Horseshoe so Coho have been doing well out on the Horseshoe, cut Shad working best but also crawlers, minnows and a few lures. Other areas are hit or miss based on the winds. They are getting bigger though! Still some nice Brown Trout. Quite a few...

Tuesday April 23d, Coho report pretty much staying the same. Hitting large minnows and crawlers as well as shrimp, spawn sacs, shad etc...Winds N/E they bite good other winds slow them down. Alewives are moving closer to shore so that is getting them more active closer to shore for those casting lures. Brown Trout still in...

Tuesday April 16th, Coho bite is still dependent on the right winds. When wind is North/East bite is good when it switches South/West bite slows down. Minnows and crawlers still the baits of choice but also spawn sacs, shad as a cut bait, shrimp, etc...with water temps moving up fish are starting to hit lures. A...