dandelion

yeah.. probably shad. those have been jumping around a lot lately. crazy little guys! good job on your big fishie. i caught some of those baby LM bass at wolf lake. that's pretty much all i've been getting this season it seems in terms of LM bass.. but i'm a noob. >.<

how did you do?

and i thought the jitterbug was a dance. weeeeeeeeee ;D

what are these "flats" you speak of there buddy?

for minnows.. try mik lurch. 7025 indianapolis blvd in hammond. (219) 989-0575 just call and see what they have. i'm sure they will have something for you. as far as good shore spots. i would try somewhere off forsythe (sp?) park. thats where i seem to see most people fish. there are a LOT of spots... depending on what you are looking for. you just turn right on 119th off of calumet. that's where i notice most people fish anyway. i'm still trying to find the perfect spot myself... but throughout my life.. fishing in that area i have caught everything under the sun.. from muskee to really big bass. i try to fish the lake once a week to find something amazing.. but i'm still working on it.

oh my! i have so many places to try. i wish i could fish every day! weeeeeeeeeeeeeee i'll surely get a big one if i did

off of shore*

perhaps i'll try it next thursday and hope i can find a decent shore spot to fish off of.

i live in merrillville. i'm familiar with the whole region though. probably lived in every town out here... including out there by you. i used to live on sturdy road near valplayso. that would be neat! my fishing days are usually thursday and friday... to avoid the big crowds at my 2 spots. >.< and you can even have my fishies i catch.

thanks for the links fishaholic =D i'll check them out now. maybe i can catch a big one..... and make everybody proud. =D i wasn't able to reply your message though.. cause i don't have 10 post yet *kicks the dirt*

but so far i've tried cedar lake (horrible) area 1 (since we couldn't get to 3) horrible... wolf lake... couldn't find a decent spot... but going to try again on wednesday....

i too am from the region. i've been out of the game for years!!!! when i was young, i used to fish the corn channel right by the water discharge... and i went back... and there really wasn't any good place to fish. =/ basically, i'm looking for anywhere to fish which i can catch ok numbers... and decent size. (not really interested in bluegils.) just wondering if there is any decent spots (shore fishing at or near wolf lake... and also if there is a decent spot off the grand calumet river. i tried off of that wetland park off cline.. but didn't have any luck.. and i don't have a lot of experience river fishing... so i was wondering if there was a nice calm spot off the river i can check out. or.. any spots in NW indiana i should check out. i tried area 3 a couple weeks ago after reading some of the post.. but i couldn't even get to it. (some sign about hunting or something.) any advice would be appreciated about where to go. i'm trying to get one of my friends into fishing (as i recently rediscovered the love for it)... and everywhere i've taken him we just caught babies. i'm pretty sure they all had bibs on too. =( thanks in advance