High water brings Ideal Fishing conditions
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Malissa Bader with this huge Carp caught on the Fox River
With all this rain we had ,we now have Ideal fishing conditions through out the Fox chain . Fox Waterways has the chain and upper river at NO WAKE condiotins and lowe river Closed . with the high water and increase current and no boats flying around makes the Fox chain the best fishing in years !
This is just one of the fishing reports from our Forum
Fished From the launch at Chain o Lakes State Park to Blarney Island.
The slug of water from all of the rain in Racine and Kenosha has finally reached it’s way down to the Chain. The water coming in has lost it’s silt and is very clean. I have been waiting for a situation like this.
We had live bait (which was never used) and of course Blade baits. 1/4 oz gold, white w/ red hooks/ lime perch and silver. We casted and trolled. Equal time was spent doing both.
At the 3 hour mark we were at 100 stripers and 18 walleye. We stopped counting at that point. A good guess would be 200+ stripers and 30+ walleye.
My friend Walt actually said “lets start trolling again my back is getting sore from catching fish”) So we did troll again at the end of the day and put at least 10 walleye in the boat in about an hour.
The water is expected to crest today at about 5.60 ft above flood stage. This means this condition should remain at least for the next 4 or 5 days. The fish are EVERYWEAR in this stretch of river.
If you go a helpful hint: When anchored and casting, cast up stream and bring the bait back to you. They will hit everywhere even under the boat. Trolling will produce more walleye, but, casting will probably produce bigger ones.
This is a classic “ultimate” chain condition.
Good Luck
Big Dude Out
FLF Tournament Sept 12th
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May 23rd Tournament results
By · CommentsFox Lake Fishing Tournament may 23rd 2010
we offically had 105 anglers in this tournamnet ,and had a beautiful day with temps in the upper 80′s and full sun.actually it was pretty damn Hot . lots of fish were brought in no eyes over the slot but we did see some big bass and catfish .
Results
Walleye 1st $ 5oo______________17 3/4″____________Patrick Muldowney____Fox Lake
walleye 2nd $ 250 _____________16 1/2″_____________Patrick Muldowney____Fox Lake
walleye 3rd $ 100 _____________16 1/8″______________Conner Stern________Spring Grove
Bass 1st $500 _____________20 1/2″ 4.56 lbs_______Jordon Bartlett_______Lake Villa
Bass 2nd $250______________20 1/2″ 4.51lbs_______Johnnie fogleman_____McHenry
Bass 3rd $100______________16 7/8″ 2.10 lbs_______Mike Michalski_______Glenview
CatFish 1st $ 500_____________24 5/8″ _____________Mike Needham_______Fox River Grove
CatFish 2nd $ 250____________24 1/2″______________Joe Tessin__________Zion
CatFish 3rd $100____________22 1/4″______________Greg Logan__________McHenry
PanFish 1st $500____________6.35 lbs______________Brian Wilson________Grayslake
Panfish 2nd $ 250 ___________6.00 lbs______________Mark Vikee _______________
Panfish 3rd $100 ___________5.13 lbs ______________Dave Becker _________Fox Lake
The Winner for the trip to Mexico is Cyndi Nolder- Ruiz
Fox Lake Fishing Tournament
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A Trip for two for 4 nights and 3 days of fishing at the Cardon resort in Mexico*
one night stay up to 4 people at Wild Eagle Lodge resort in Eagle river WI
A wave Spin fishing reel !
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WE will be having our 4th Fishing Tournament at Port of Blarney
Sunday May 23rd, 2010.
Sign in starts at 6:00 a.m. and the Tournament kicks off at 7:00 a.m ,
Weigh in is at 2:00 p.m sharp ! Entry fee is $40.00
There will be 4 categories
1) Bass ___________________by length * weight used for tie breaker
2) Walleye_________________by length * weight used for tie breaker
3) Catfish__________________by length * weight used for tie breaker
4) Pan fish _________________by weight of your top 10 Pan fish*
*Panfish we consider
Bluegil
Sunfish
warmouth
Rockbass
crappies
perch
whit bass/yellow bass
The tournament is for the entire chain of lakes ,not just fox lake. The $ 40 entry fee is for Individual, and covers all four categories. You can have as many anglers you want on a boat. And you are allowed to use live bait. You must have an Illinois fishing license and A fox waterway sticker (they do sell a one day stickers for $10 ) and all fish will be released after weigh in. * Individual can take their own catch.The Tournament is a 80% pay back .with thousands of dollars of raffles from our sponsors
any one older than 16 can enter the tournament as long as they have a valid fishing license.
now as for boating, the state law states that if your under 18 you must complete a boating safety course and possess a Boating Safety Education Certificate accepted by the Department of Natural Resources or you are accompanied by and under the direct control of a parent, a guardian, or a person at least 18 years old designated by the parent or guardian. children 16 and under can fish the tournament for free but are not eligible for the category prizes unless they pay entry fee , they are eligible for the raffle prizes .
Fish_________________Creel limit __________length
Largemouth/ bass_____________6__________14”
smallmouth/ ________________3__________14″ *season opens in June
Walleye* ___________________3_________ 14-18”
Walleye*___________________1__________24” +
Catfish _______________________________no creel limit
Pan fish _______________________ __________no creel limit
*18″ to 24″ protected slot limit (no possession)
**Includes the Fox River to Rt. 176 (Burton’s Bridge)
Please pre register online so we can get an idea how many anglers we will have.This will help us place non boaters, and help with what we need for parking etc…You don’t need to pay your entry fee online entry fee will be collected at sign in, the day of the tournament. port of blarney does have a $5 launch for the tournament and plenty of trailer parking .
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