FISHING REPORTS
Fox Chain
Lake County, Illinois
Today's Best Fishing Times
Get the best fishing times for Fox Chain, Lake County with Lake-Link's Fishing Forecast. SEE MORE
moon phase
Sun times displayed in .
Displaying 61 to 70 of 2,872 posts
Report is from Sunday, first time out in my boat on the lower fox chain. First stop below Mchenry dam, tried live shiners on three way hoping to catch walleye, nada. Is it already too late or too early? I would appreciate if anyone can give me some pointers on targeting walleye on the chain. Perhaps it’s better on the north side? Dam was wide open with fast current. Wind was brutal so navigating white caps on the river, not fun. Decided to hit new channels that I never fished. Found gills with my ultralight setup, then crappies. I had some crappie minnows, so I used them under slip float. They hit plastics too. Water temp in the channels close to 50, crappies were near brush in the middle of the channel. Some crappie getting darker, spawn is just around the corner, it will accelerate with this warm up. Good action, kept few for fish tacos. I think we are entering prime time for panfish.
I have never launched my boat at the Chain O’Lakes state park. I read that the gates at the dam are closed and the water levels are higher than normal for this time of year. Is it possible to launch at the state park and get up to Lake Marie? I was thinking of going out Tuesday. Thank you for the help.
Partly Sunny 45°
Water: 40°
OUT ON SUNDAY AND VERY SLOW FOR US. TWO WALLEYES AND ONE BIG CATFISH THAT WAS SNAGGED. MARKED A LOT ON SIDE IMAGING, BUT SEEMS LIKE THEY WERE NOT WALLEYES OR THEY DID NOT WANT TO EAT. WATER LEVEL WAS GOOD AND THE WARMEST TEMP WE FOUND WAS JUST UNDER 41F. DID NOT TARGET PANFISH AT ALL. GOOD DAY TO BE OUT IN THE BOAT.
Partly Sunny 50°
Water: 35°
Baitfish
Fished petite today. Slow for me as i have not fished there in many years,Caught small perch and marked a lot of fish. Ice was good TODAY,had no problems getting out wearing cleats. 5-6 in. with an inch of crap ice on top.The shoreline be careful, be smart. Pistakee showed the same. The ice conditions are not showing good on our 30 day weather outlook so please be careful
Displaying 61 to 70 of 2,872 posts