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  • walleyeflats
    Illinois City, Illinois
    Posts: 40
    December 20, 2011 at 3:42 am #1333308

    Is anybody fishing,if so any reports.

    BBKK
    IA
    Posts: 4033
    December 20, 2011 at 4:13 am #1019422

    very small fish and very few. If you can find a school its pretty steady, but seems like they are all 10-11″ sauger.

    stevenoak
    Posts: 1719
    December 20, 2011 at 10:54 am #1019466

    Have heard the same on fish.Good news,looks fishable for a few more weeks.Long term forcast is for 50’s over New Years weekend.Good news if you wouldn’t rather be icefishing.

    tony_apisa
    E. Moline Illinois along the Rock River
    Posts: 1180
    December 21, 2011 at 3:30 pm #1019935

    Still catching really nice eyes down river. Seems like everyone is always heading up to the dam or Sylvan Sough this time of year. Break away from the crowd and catch some nice ones.

    hnd
    Posts: 1579
    December 22, 2011 at 4:04 am #1020233

    we usually head to the dam for a bit, if its slow or fish are small, we go down river around credit island…cruise around until we find deeper water in the area and start jigging.

    BBKK
    IA
    Posts: 4033
    December 28, 2011 at 4:45 am #1021948

    Was 2 boats below the dam today, saw a lot of swings and misses and a couple little saugers caught. No boats on any of the wingdams around the islands.

    Going to try it for a while tomorrow, see if we cant get a keeper or two.

    aabfeh
    QCA
    Posts: 68
    December 28, 2011 at 2:32 pm #1022015

    Spent some time below the dam over the weekend and had results similar to the reports. Lots of small walleye & and few sauger mixed in. Other fishermen reported that fishing had been very good up the slough but was slowing down.

    tony_apisa
    E. Moline Illinois along the Rock River
    Posts: 1180
    December 28, 2011 at 3:51 pm #1022058

    Hmmm. Anyone pictching hair on the flat between the Rock and Potter’s? Shallow, early morning or late afternoon.

    jig-fan
    Port Byron IL
    Posts: 413
    December 28, 2011 at 7:09 pm #1022100

    Tony, what are you trying to do mess with these people. You know as well as me there are no fish any where but at the dam in the winter.

    BBKK
    IA
    Posts: 4033
    December 28, 2011 at 8:31 pm #1022113

    Just got back, fished from 11 until 2. Fish absolutely quit at 1, needed #12 and it took an hour to get. Caught 38 sauger and 2 walleye total. Most everybody was using jigs or 3 ways with minnows, dont follow suite and think out of the box a little. 1/4oz jig head with a zoom tiny fluke or 3″ ringworm were the hot baits.. technique did it all though. Everybody was jigging up and down and catching one or two, I caught 32 by simply holding the jig off the bottom 8-10″ and waiting.. they would smack it and latch right on.

    There was 18 other boats and I saw them catch maybe 15-20 fish.

    tony_apisa
    E. Moline Illinois along the Rock River
    Posts: 1180
    December 29, 2011 at 12:31 pm #1022287

    I just can’t help myself Mica. I want all those dinks to myself.

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