In short, I'm looking for help. I live in Bolingbrook, just east of the "East and West" DuPage River confluence. Any info you've got about this area would be great. I was out for a bit under 2 hours today, walking the shoreline near the Naper/Plainfield bridge while the undergrowth is still short enough to make this possible. After a few thousand feet of walking/casting/exploring all I got was a sunburn on my sunburn(from being out on the Kankakee yesterday). I scared a few bruiser carp out from their spots, but didnt see much evidence of anything else. To my novice eyes it looked kinda shallow and barren.

Any suggestions about where/how to try in this area again?
Is there a diff stretch I should concentrate on?

Thanks,

~Jake~

I've never fished around that area, but years ago guys I knew would do pretty well. Especially where the two come together.

I drive past that area twice a day to and from work and am determined to stop this year.

I drive down Royce Road twice a day too. I've been eye balling the east Branch. I know there are smallies and largemouth in this stretch, since I fished it years ago. Also got a bonus of rainbow trout escapees.

The fish are there. You just got to keep looking and fishing. As it warms up make sure you're using YUM crayfish and any thing that looks like a helgramite. Might increase your odds.

I've gotten a few dink smallies from where Whalon Lake backs up to the East branch.