Des Plaines River 11/19/2011

[Dan S]

Fished the River with "Dave Mannion" and "Nick Doumel" this afternoon for some Pike action.


Winds were whipping out of the north @ 20 mph with gusts up to 35. It made for tough fishing.


We fished one of our usual spots with no fish landed. River was on the rise, as it rained throughout the outing.


Nick connected with one fish, but couldn't turn it into a catch. Water was 51.7 degrees.


We made the move to another spot where almost a year to the day we Crushed'em!!


Armed with a White/White #5, Purple/Pink #5 "testing bait" and a Sexy Red #5 we found fish.


Total of 7 fish landed w/ at least 7 more missed including 1 Pike.


It was COLD, WET and COLD!! I am sure I will be sick tomorrow. BUT WELL WORTH IT!


Enjoy.


First Area




Exploring The System




Nick's Dink



My Dink




Dave's Dink



Healthy DPR Bass



Dave's 15"





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Random Shots















My Camera doesn't do this image any justice!





Dan

[wallhead]

Nice pictures on a miserable day.The past month I,ve caught more bass than ever in spots that traditionaly held pike.Have you guys noticed a trend towards more bass in the river?

[stefanmusky]

Nice pictures on a miserable day.The past month I,ve caught more bass than ever in spots that traditionaly held pike.Have you guys noticed a trend towards more bass in the river?

i have been catching allot of largemouth as of late along with the pike

[musky7]

I agree with Wallhead this year i cought more largemounths than pikes.I was fishing DPR sun and yesterday i just cought 2 northerns 20-22" and 8 bass 13-19"
On sunday i also cought 2 nice fat walleyes18-20" -my first DPR walleyes.I used swimbaits.

[ManWillFish]

Looks like you guys had a great day out there despite the weather. Great Catch

[Dan S]

Thanks Fellas!


I also noticed the Largies are in abundance lately. Over the past 2 year especially. I like it!

[BrookfieldAngler]

This is crazy! This fishing trip and report from the future sounds identical to the one we had on 10/19/2011

[McChou]

Nice job fellas! Way to get a few in tough conditions!

[stefanmusky]

This is crazy! This fishing trip and report from the future sounds identical to the one we had on 10/19/2011

[stefanmusky]

This is crazy! This fishing trip and report from the future sounds identical to the one we had on 10/19/2011

lol

[koolangler]

Very nice indeed , you guys are true warriors, awesome pics.