Illinois River

Mazon, Vermillion, Illinois, Rock, Galena, Apple, Kish, Mississippi and everything that flows into them. If any one gets more posts than the others, I'll give it it's own forum.
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Hit Starved Rock Area on Saturday.

Lots of short bites.
Fish are up there but not in huge numbers.
Spent about 2-3 hrs casting and hitting several spots.
jig/minnow and hooked minnows were the method.
Hooked one trolling cranks but he got off in main channel.

Saw a number of guys bow fishing.
Didn't see one asian carp jump.

River was very low, and a lil dark.
I had water temps fom 73-74.5

Its early and hopefully October will be great fishing.

Folks on shore fishing outnumbered the boaters 20-1.

Burned some gas and drove around.
Basically glad to get the boat on the water as a test run for a trip to Leelanau, Mi.

Few fish in the box would have been nice.
Weather cooperated so NO wet kids or dog was a nice trade off for empty livewell..

We'll be back down in a few weeks.

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read ok reports from last week.
Dam my boat is 2 states away..

anyone ventured down there should be able to pull up sauger.
level is very fishable right now.
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One month out..
conditions the same.

if ramps aren't icy..
somebody is fishing down there today.
Its bright sunny and low 30's....
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