Re: Kankakee River Bass Fishing Reports

[Fishaholic]

June 4, 2005

Kankakee River, Grand Kankakee Marsh

air temp - 88
water temp - unknown
humidity - 54%
barometer - 29.89
wind - 12mph South, and switched to 8mph Northeast
water - turbid
visibility - 1.5 feet
atmosphere - clear skies

Met billkay today and hoped to put him on some fish...walked down to my favorite slop hole, bill got several rises but no takers...I cast a Texas-rigged tube in the thickest stuff and caught a hefty 13 incher, then shortly after that a fiesty 10 incher.

bill had to leave, so I decided to try the goose pond, tied on a 5" grey/silver Kinami worm, with a 3/0 red Gamakatsu deep bend hook and a 1/8 oz. bullet sinker...first cast on the dead fall caught a 15 incher, 5 minutes later another 13 incher and 20 minutes later rounded off the day with another 14 incher.

Back started to hurt, and I was actually starting to feel sorry for everyone down there that could see me catching fish and couldn't figure it out for themselves. Once young man went to his truck and came back with a chair and asked if I wanted to sit a spell...he could tell my back was hurting...he asked where he could learn to catch fish like me and of course I gave him the web addy for here! Set him up with one of my Kinami worms just before I left...hope he catches one for all the kindness he exhibited today.

[Mike Cork]

  awesome day on the water. Thank for hooking a beginer up with the baits He should have some confidence after watching you catch fish, and the advertisement for the site is always greatly apreciated

[Lipripper]

Way to go Fish and glad to see that you can go fishing again now that you have your car back  Nice report and we will keep our eye's open just in case he stops by 

[kickinbass]

Got out yesterday on the river and caught 14 bass, Biggest was 4 lbs

water clarity- xlear
water temp 71
sunny
winds calm
time of day  early morning

I fiashed from dawn till 11 am. Started with Buzz bait then went to rubber worm after sun came up. Fish were hitting  hard and had several bass that gave me a show. wished i could have stayed all day but had family coming in from Florida