Re: Kankakee River Bass Fishing Reports

[Fishaholic]

Father's Day report

Knew the Marsh would be too crowded, so I went hunting for new ditches South of the River...had an hour and a half to play.

First location lot of roiling in the water, but the ditch was overrun with carp; second location muddy, poor visibility but lots of structure - caught one small one; third location extremely muddy; cruised by the Old Ferris Wheel from the Chicago Exhibition on the River - river was extremely muddy, and the bayou was worse...we haven't had any rain for a few days, but there's no telling what happened East of us. Time was up and I had to hightail it home.

Nature Observations: in the tall grasses along one ditch I jumped a herd of deer - counted 18 deer...2 of em barked at me before they ran off, saw a great blue heron, numerous goldfinches, a pair of red-winged blackbirds that were screamin' at me...must have been too close to their nesting area, a softshell turtle 14" across its back, a symphony of color adorned the ditches...clover, alium, evening primrose, daylilies and the cardinal flowers won't be long in coming...the clouds were rolling along at a pretty good clip, the wind was out of the East by Northeast.

[Lipripper]

Fish  another nice fishing report and I just love reading your nature reports too 
I went out for a few hours early this morning too and caught my first ever Bass on my first ever time useing a spinner bait  Well me guess you would call a 4" Bass a fish 

[Fishaholic]

it's still the difference between getting skunked and having a successful day...perhaps not as successful as you wanted, but no skunk just the same.

[Lipripper]

Me don't like to get   but it was a nice felling catching a Bass on a Spinner Bait. Had another on miss my Buzz bait by about one foot early on too. 

[Fishaholic]

buzz bait...don't set the hook until you feel the weight of the fish...most times you'll pull the bait away because you're reacting to the fish coming out of the water, not hitting the bait.

[Lipripper]

Fish him came up about one foot away from the buzz bait  eye think he needs new glasses 

[bassmaster135]

deer bark? I dont think i would go fishing agian if a deer gralled and barked at me