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What do ya guys think?!?

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 2:27 pm
by Dan
Was checkin live maps out and seen this creek runnin into the Kankakee. Has anyone ever fished this creek? I can't wait for it to warm up get out there and catch some fish!! ;)


Dan



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Re: What do ya guys think?!?

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:12 am
by Ken G
That would be Prairie Creek.
Didn't get to fish the Kank as much as I always wanted, but the times I've been there I've concentrated on Rock Creek and the stretch between Warner Bridge and Area 7, which I know pretty well.

I stopped at the area in your link once to check it out on the way to other spots. Never did get back there but it always looked promising. Fished downstream at I-55 a couple of times and did well.

I hear that the stretch of the Kank between the mouth of Prairie Creek and I-55 can be excellent, but I like Area 7 so much better that I never got around to it.

Only way to really find out is that I guess you'll have to go fish it and get back to us. :) :)

You left a PM about Big Rock Creek. I fished about 5 miles of it last year. Plus have been fishing it for about 10 years. Last year was one of the deadest years. But then we had that flood event that kicked up the creek to a level I had never seen before.

Go to the Links to Info forum and look for the Kane County Forest Preserve. Look for a map on Big Rock Quarry. The area you mention by the treatment plant ain't half bad either.

I found a map once of Plano Parks, forgot to bookmark it and can't find it again. They have a good size park that follows the creek through Plano. Well worth the hike.

Hope this all helps.

Re: What do ya guys think?!?

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 11:26 am
by Rob P
Fished Prairie creek many times, easy place to wade...

When the river is flooded, the creek inlet is a haven, it is a mini backwater from the main current.

Also when the flow drops, we fish there below the rapids.
(Fun place to cool off on a hot day-sit in the rapids..)

Just down stream below I-55 is one of favorite wading areas..

:D

Re: What do ya guys think?!?

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:07 pm
by Dan
I'am thinking about going out on Sunday so I'll keep you guys posted. How have you guys done at Prarie Creek?? The water looks great!


Q. Do you guys think it's a little early to be fishing the creeks?



Q. I was thinking about some twister tails for Sunday, any color choices you guys may suggest? Slow presentation? Live Bait?





Thanks Guys,



Dan