Lori Ralph at the Salmon Stop in Waukegan texted:įollowing such windy & cold weather leading up through Christmas day, temps and winds mellowed out to provide anglers great opportunities to venture out on the ice. Undersized northern pike are biting during the day but walleyes up to twenty-two inches are active from sunset into the early morning hours. A good portion of the west end of the lake was choked with weeds last summer so anglers are setting their tip-ups further east along the south side of the lake near the Town of Marquette. Lake Puckaway – Ice anglers are fishing tip-ups baited with medium-sized shiners and are doing well catching northern pike. Bluegills and perch around the island during the day. Best bite is right before dark but wait a few hours into the night and they bite again. Walleyes are running 16 to 20 inches and are being caught on tip-ups. Little Green Lake - Northern pike are biting during the day while walleyes are good at night. There is also six inches of ice along the west shore of Big Green and anglers are catching northern pike and a few walleyes there with shiners suspended beneath tip-ups. Heidecke, LaSalle and Braidwood are closed.īig Green Lake – The mid-section of the lake remains wide open, but there is a good seven to eight inches of ice in Beyer’s Cove where anglers are catching eight-inch bluegills and ten-inch perch using jigs tipped with plastics, spikes, or waxworms. ICE-FISHING ACCESS: When ice allows, here are some options for ice-fishing access: Choppers Bar and Grill (Channel), $5, taken off bill if you patronize Sandbar Bar & Grille (Marie), $10 or patronize The Boatyard (Marie), $5, dropbox or online, call ahead for bait or snacks Hermann’s Rest-A-While (Nielsen’s Channel), $5, food, drink Lily Bug Acres (channel between Bluff and Spring), $5, bait shop, maybe a shuttle service later in the season Musky Tales (Channel), $5 includes trailers, open 24 hours Pelican Bay Marina (Marie), $5, dropbox, plowed and lighted lot Oak Park Lounge (Pistakee Bay), $5 ($10 with trailer), park in top or middle lots. We need to sit tight for a few days and wait for some colder weather.” Proprietor Greg Dickson at Triangle Sports and Marine in Antioch said, “I strongly recommend people not go. I know some people have already started the countdown. We might be breaking out the long rods later this week. The winning combo was an IJO Plastics spider monkey paired with a Wiggleyourworm_fishing custom jig. Drilling plenty of holes to stay mobile and not waiting for fish to come to you was key to good numbers. The focus was on large weed flats in 4-5 feet of water. The artic warrior tip up paired with a Vector Hooks tornado treble were also taking good numbers.īluegill and crappie have been good as well. The bait of choice was the Clam Outdoors tikka mino jigging it in 9 feet of water along the drop off to deeper water. Shorelines opened up today and areas with springs had thin ice or open water.īass have been excellent during mid morning to mid afternoon hours. As of Saturday it was down to 4 1/2 and going fast. Ice conditions have been deteriorating over the last few days with these unseasonal y warm temps. Here is the first recap of this weeks fishing for 2023.
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