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Location: Berlin | Hey guys and gals, just thought I would pass along some good info to you all. Hutch has created a ton of new color combinations that look to me to be geared towards the Illinois River. He just put up the pics on his site www.riverwalleyes.com
I am not associated with him in anyway only that I buy all my jigs from him because his are the best I have found. Just thought those who are fishing the FLW and MWC might be interested.
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Location: Chicago IL. | My boat goes down the river wanting to make lefts turn already because of the all the lead on the left side of the boat now from him. hehehe And what do I do when I was there acouple of weeks ago,,,,,,get more jigs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHA |
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Location: Orland Park, IL | The new colors looks great. Gonna have to get some. |
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Location: LaCrosse, WI | With the amount of snow this year, you better get 1 oz jigs for as high as the water will probably be at Spring Valley in March/April. Looks like we'll be dodging refrigerators and floating animals. |
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Location: Orland Park, IL | 1oz if your lucky. River is still a mess. The kankakee (illinois made up of kankakee and desplaines) river is full of ice blocks. A powerplant is release warm water to melt the ice. Locks will be opening and its all gonna flow down.
I am curious as to the impact on the fish base. Winter floods are not good. |
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Location: Berlin | Where is the river now in relation to flood stage? |
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Location: Elgin, Illinois | According to http://www.spring-valley-walleye.org/river.htm The watr is "very high"... |
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Location: Orland Park, IL | Thought flood stage was at 20. I think the MWC was 22.5 last year, but not sure.
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Location: Berlin | Thanks Mark, that rings a bell but I thought it was around 28 last year going into Saturday. Where did you get this from? |
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Location: Oshkosh, Wisconsin | Rich -
Here is a link to most (all?) of the stations on the Ill. River. Pick the Rock Island District, then the Illinois River basin, select the pool you want to look at, then pick what you want plotted. May want to play with a bit...
http://www2.mvr.usace.army.mil/WaterControl/new/layout.cfm |
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| Wow.thats a lot of color combos. Which have you guys found to be the best producers? |
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Location: Orland Park, IL | Lots of ice in ottawa. Morris ramp has hunters still going out. Didnt hear of anyone fishing.
Big Jims Bait Shop in Ottawa has some good info. 815-434-3921. Great bait. I buy all my minnows there. Called the other day. He's ice fishing for walleyes in tomahawk.
Those pinks, blues and firetigers are always pretty good. |
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| For Illinois River Data go to www.prairielandeyes.com and click on Illinois River Conditions.
Tom Cooney |
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