Hey Guys, you can’t go wrong with Dave from Addtictions charters , he is a good captain and will put you on the fish !!!

You can’t go wrong with Shelbyville , Crappie , Bass and musky fishing.. plenty of campsites ,motels and marinas around the lake . Google Lake Shelbyville , Illinois and you find tons of links. If your looking for a smaller lake with decent bass and panfishing and no jet skis allowed !!
Look up Lake Sara in Effingham IL. Check out Anthony Acres resort.. http://www.anthonyacres.com

Hi there Dman,, most of the Musky tourneys are based on length,, and most of them are done on the water to insure a safe release. Some tourneys all you need are 2 witness to sign a release, some have judge boats on the water and you call them with a cell phone or marine radio.,, I see that your in Norhtern IL,, this spring on the Chain,,FRV chapter of muskie Inc will have a tourney,, you can check out the leader board and see how the finish goes.

Nasty winds kept us off the lakes over the weekend,, will have the snow suits on this weekend !!! Sucker bite should be good..

The turn over has completed on most of the lakes on the Chain,, Now they have started the winter “draw down” and this is producing current in the channels , acroos the lakes and has the river flowing good !! Looks like we should start hearing some good walleye reports soon !!!
Take advantage of these last few weeks of open water and hit the chain !!!

Well it figures,, the working man is back to the 9 to 5 grind and the weather clears up for the week , long range outlook for the week show mild weather again until ….. you guessed it , the weekend !!!
Most of the northern lakes on the chain have turned , if you could get out say Wed thurs, or friday you should have some decent fishing since the mild weather will have been stabile for 3 days , if you go on the weekend you might be fishing the cold front senario again !!!
Well we will have to wait and see. I hope to get out this weekend , Friday I’m hunting , saturday “honey doo’s” so maybe sunday,, oh sh*&$T it’s the wifes birthday and my Moms birthday this weekend,,, whats a guy to do ??? and don’t say bring Ma and the wife fishing !!!,, , ~~T

Well , I fished the FRV Challunge on the Chain Tourney with my long time friend and esox partner MG (muskygun) , 1st my hat is off to the FRV guys , they did an outstanding job . 2nd a big thanks to the “Thirsty Turtle” They gave us a break on launch fees and only charged $5 and the food they supplied for the buffet was outstanding !!!

The day started out chilly and breezy , then the drizzle and rain started , time to put on the rain gear , which by the way did not come off all day !!!

The Tourney started off without a hitch and blast off went smooth , 65 boats were registered , we started in position 39. We headed to “go to” confidence spot on Marie , we found water temps to hold throughout the day at 50 degrees, MG started out throwing hair and I threw some top water over the weedy breaks. . We worked the breaks from 3ft- 17ft , nothing,, not even a sniff !! MG suggested we work the long weed flat , I threw a white and nickel bladed spinner and switched off with a crappie pattern shallow invader , The invader awoke a huge “ski right at the boat , we both immediately started throwing back into the area and could not raise her again Well we trolled and casted the northern lakes and did not raise another fish. The day dished out some strong wind , heavy rain periods along with hail , lighting and thunder !! Hey was this November ??? or was it April ???? dang !!! Well all in all we had a good time , out of the 65 teams only 8 teams registered 9 fish , the winning team took 2 fish , 0ne I think was 36 and a 40 ½ the other fish were in the 30’s , these fish cam from FOX lake and Petite lake !!! That team went against the grain and it paid off !!!! A variety of baits were used to catch the fish , plastics, jerks and spinners were used All the fish came from shallow water , 3-5ft deep !!.

It figures , all week we had mild to warm weather and it remained stable , but then on tourney day we get hit with a cold front and all mother nature had to offer !!! But that’s what separates the good fisherman from the rest , they took the day , and adjusted to it and fish movements.

I won’t be back on the water until Saturday and maybe Sunday . long range weather reports say rain and chilly again !!! I’m taking Friday off to do a little pheasant hunting with some Buds , I am getting the chance to hunt over a dog that I may purchase , My springer is going into retirement and time for a new hunting buddy !! I’ll be checking out a german shorthair .

Tight lines everyone ~~~T

The weather down here in the Chicagoland area has been warmer and windy, Thursdays high is going to be 72 , the weekend looks to be 65-67. The Guys out pre fishing are seeing musky action in the shallows. Man this weather is screwy !!!!

Sunday the 30th brought warmer temps and strong winds, water temps held between 50 and 54 for the day,, mile high skies too. No takers Sunday , October is over and fishing was not that good this October,, well I hope November will bring us some good fishing,, the girls should be putting on the feed bags for the long winter nap !!!
I’ll post the results of the tourney next weekend ,, ~~T

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LOL,, darn near fell out of my chair !!!!

Does she have a sister ???

Looks like a damn gator come’n at ya ,, thats a strange one !!

This here Chicago boy will gladly sponsor you !!

Good luck..~~T

Down here around the Chicago area we are over $3 at many stations !!! I,m musky fishing the Fox Chain of lakes tomorrow … traveling from my place up there,,gas in the truck and boatshould be aleast $100,, hope my buddy buys me a nice lunch !!!

I have to give thumbs up to tri-tronics also,, execellent product and top notch cutomer service to back it up.
I own a bark and a trainer,, had a problem with the trainer and when TRI couldn’t solve the problem over the phone they sent a new one out.

I have family down in the Greenbier area,, I fish kentucky and barkley 5-6 times a year. Also been on old hickory,dale hollow and percy priest. Very nice area down there Walleye are way under fished when the locals do catch them they call them pike, and sauger,, there are sauger in both lakes too. Most locals chase bass and crappie. You’ll have a nice time,,if you go report back !!