2nd fish didn't eat much during the winter

Shoulda stayed home today. Snagged me a few gizzard shad and a crappie.  No bass to be found on the Chain. Pelicans were out in huge numbers today. I normally run across a few here and there this early in the year. There were multiple flocks with hundreds of birds.

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I caught my first ever trouts

 

 

22 minutes ago, QUAKEnSHAKE said:

I caught my first ever trouts

Awesome!

6 hours ago, slonezp said:

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I can't see the pics for some reason

Mine did the same when trying to post/paste from host site picturetrail.com never had issue before

All I have to say is wth with this weather.

6 hours ago, GetJigginWithIt said:

All I have to say is wth with this weather.

XO concurs. 

Thanks to QUAKEnSHAKE, I'll try this again

Snagged gizzard shad and flock o' pelicans

Beardown34: the smiles say it all!

3 hours ago, Skunked again said:

Beardown34: the smiles say it all!

Truth!

saw those pelicans out there on sunday as well.  never seen anything like it before. 

 

Normally I'll see a few here and there early spring.  Never huge flocks

Got em on silver lake also. Ever watch them feed? It's like an orchestrated dance.

Got my first topwater fish here of the year here in Central IL. Been killing them on a bluegill rattle trap and chatterbait too. Made a little video out of it.

 

How's the fishing up in northern IL been?

Clinton Lake.

water 52 by the plant, 63 party cove.

Fish are midway back in the coves for the most part, or staging at the flats on the mouths of coves.  All fish have been really fat...

fast moving jerkbaits on the flats and spinnerbaits/jigs moving to structure/cover in the coves.

On April 13, 2016 at 2:39 PM, mbtharp1 said:

Got my first topwater fish here of the year here in Central IL. Been killing them on a bluegill rattle trap and chatterbait too. Made a little video out of it.

 

How's the fishing up in northern IL been?

Caught a couple nice ones in St. Charles on Wednesday with a 1/4 oz Jon Grahm Warrior swim jig in bull gill.   

Nice one lizard 

Fyi spiderwire invisbraid on sale at academy. Anyone have good experiences with this? Was thinking about it in light test for pond fishing 

7 hours ago, beardown34 said:

Fyi spiderwire invisbraid on sale at academy. Anyone have good experiences with this? Was thinking about it in light test for pond fishing 

I used it a long time ago and had no problems with it. Good stuff but I prefer Berkleys Nanofil. I've been using 8lb on my spinning reel for a couple years now. Only issue is its slippery. I use a uni to uni to a floro leader. I've never had a knot come undone. I like the white so I can see it better.

 

just my 2 cents. 

Spent the morning fishing Rock Run Rookery.  Temps 54-55 degrees.  Only fished 6:30-to a little after 11.  Slow bite.  Only caught a couple 15"-16" fish and a 13" bass.  I don't know why I don't fish there more.  It's such an easy 30 min drive from my house.  

Fished Little Grassy a week back a had a couple great days.  So happy I have a 9.9 on my boat!  

 

Bloomington Illinois here, long time lurker, decided to finally join

Welcome to all! 

I love fishing this time of year. Bass and crappie were both very active this weekend.