Had an opportunity to get out to the river for only the second time this year
Bought a boat a couple of years ago and it limits my wading of the river
Forgot how pretty a fishery the Kankakee is, especially in the fall which is my favorite
Less heat, fewer people and usually better fishing
Statrted out at the Wilmington Dam and moved downsteam
Was floating a large roach without a weight and with some times, working first the dam face and then eddies
Was lucky enough to hit a couple of concentrations of fish with several larger than usual (at least for me) smallmouth
Several 16" (measured on my exclusive taped measurements on my rod, soon to be in a store near you), couple of catfish and thankfully two gar that hit but came off on their own (ugh)
Amazing that in print 16" sounds like small but with a football shaped smallmouth it sure looks huge
One of the things that I like about the Kanakakee is the buffet style of fishing where you never know what comes next
I was fishing the face of the dam and hit a pig of a largemouth, dont ask me what is was doing there, that measured 17" on my rod
Huge fish with a huge girth, obviously filling up for the winter,
Everything I caught with the exception of one smallmouth came on roaches, tried my favorite topwater bait but not even a hit.
Spinnerbaits, jigs, etc, also nothing
Was mildly surprised that I didnt stumble into a walleye or two
River is down but still a challenge in spots to wade
Was surprised and a little bit worried that in wading below the dam that I stepped into several pockets of sand of considerable size, something I've never really noticed near the dam face before. Not a good sign
Again, great day, nice weather and way more fish then I anticipated
For those of you who can get out during the week when its a little less crowded I'd recommend getting out for the rest of the season
I'll be out of town for a week or so on business but will be back out in October
Bob
Bought a boat a couple of years ago and it limits my wading of the river
Forgot how pretty a fishery the Kankakee is, especially in the fall which is my favorite
Less heat, fewer people and usually better fishing
Statrted out at the Wilmington Dam and moved downsteam
Was floating a large roach without a weight and with some times, working first the dam face and then eddies
Was lucky enough to hit a couple of concentrations of fish with several larger than usual (at least for me) smallmouth
Several 16" (measured on my exclusive taped measurements on my rod, soon to be in a store near you), couple of catfish and thankfully two gar that hit but came off on their own (ugh)
Amazing that in print 16" sounds like small but with a football shaped smallmouth it sure looks huge
One of the things that I like about the Kanakakee is the buffet style of fishing where you never know what comes next
I was fishing the face of the dam and hit a pig of a largemouth, dont ask me what is was doing there, that measured 17" on my rod
Huge fish with a huge girth, obviously filling up for the winter,
Everything I caught with the exception of one smallmouth came on roaches, tried my favorite topwater bait but not even a hit.
Spinnerbaits, jigs, etc, also nothing
Was mildly surprised that I didnt stumble into a walleye or two
River is down but still a challenge in spots to wade
Was surprised and a little bit worried that in wading below the dam that I stepped into several pockets of sand of considerable size, something I've never really noticed near the dam face before. Not a good sign
Again, great day, nice weather and way more fish then I anticipated
For those of you who can get out during the week when its a little less crowded I'd recommend getting out for the rest of the season
I'll be out of town for a week or so on business but will be back out in October
Bob