Adventures_on_the_Water

PG Report: 8/6/06 .... Warming up

2006-08-06T20:05:00.000-07:00

PG Report: 8/6/06 .... Warming up

Today I Went out This morning 7:30a.m. until 12:00. to Fish for both Common Carp and Large Mouth Bass a Combination outing that proved successful. Although it was a little difficult to bring everything I use for both species to My Fishing spot, Everything turned out pretty well. I Started fishing for Large Mouth Bass And Targeted them for about 2 hours Catching 10 on Soft Plastics Wading n water about 2 1/2 feet deep. The fish were spotty catching a few every now and then. I’d hook two or three back to back then it would slow a little. When it started to Rain The fish seemed to become really active picking up my plastic while dragging it along the bottom and they would just swim away with it. For Carp I was fishing a current break close to submerged timber the Fish were assorted sizes mostly small ones so was fairly difficult to get a decent hook set but I did manage 8 Common carp the biggest being close to 10lbs but not at or above that.

~Conditions~

Temperature: 87

Sky: Rain/Mostly Cloudy

Wind Range: Light (0-10mph)

Wind Direction: South west

Weather Trends: Stable

Barometer: Stable

Water temp: 71- 75

Water Color: Brimey Green

Water Visibility: 10 “

Current Conditions: Moderate

Bottom Conditions: Rock

* Georges Out Come*

Caught: 18

Lost: 0

Released: 18

Fish Health: Healthy

*Equipment/Supplies*

Bait/Lure Presentation: Moderate

Rod Used: Ugly Stick Light 6’0 Med/light

Reel used: pFlueger Trion 7 Ball bearings

Line used: 10lbTrilene Sensation

Lure/Hook: Soft Plastic

Bait used: N/A

*Season Tally*

Season Skunks: 1

Season Fish: 579

Season Outings: 39

Avg. Fish per Outing: 14.8

George

N.W. Chicago Illinois

Avid Multi-Species Fisherman

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PG Report: 8/5/06 .... With All My Heart

2006-08-06T19:55:00.000-07:00

PG Report: 8/5/06 .... With All My Heart

My Beautiful girlfriend Sara and I arrived late This evening hoping for a few Carp We fished for 2 hours 6pm-8pm The plan was to Let Sara get the First fish i get the second She gets the third and so on. She Started off with a decent common carp I followed it with a channel Catfish then She Got another carp witch had snapped the line I told her it was ok gave her a kiss and a hug and said there's plenty more out there. I quickly rebated the hook and Wanted to get one quick so she can rebound from her misfortune the next fish hit not far from the time it hit the water about 60 seconds to be exact and she did well Reeling it in and then the smile that made it all worth it. I love you Sara with all my heart. After wards I didn’t get a chance at another fish but will head out tomorrow morning on a combination outing for both carp and large mouth bass.

LOOK FOR THE REPORT !!

~Conditions~

Temperature: 89

Sky: Partly Cloudy

Wind Range: Light (0-10mph)

Wind Direction: South

Weather Trends: Cooling

Barometer: Stable

Water temp: 71- 75

Water Color: Muddy Brown

Water Visibility: 8“

Current Conditions: Moderate

Bottom Conditions: Rock

* Georges Out Come*

Caught: 1

Lost: 0

Released: 1

*Sara's Outcome*

Caught: 2

Lost: 1

Released: 2

Fish Health: Healthy

*Equipment/Supplies*

Bait/Lure Presentation: Moderate

Rod Used: ---------- 9’6 Med/light

Reel used: Quantum

Line used: 12lbTrilene XT

Lure/Hook: Size 6 Bronze Bait Holder hook

Bait used: Special Preparation

*Season Tally*

Season Skunks: 1

Season Fish: 561

Season Outings: 38

Avg. Fish per Outing: 14.7

George

N.W. Chicago Illinois

Avid Multi-Species Fisherman

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PG Report: 8/2/06.... Biggin

2006-08-06T13:41:00.000-07:00

PG Report: 8/2/06.... Biggin

Today After We Got Home and Situated we Headed out. My Girlfriend Sara, My brother James and I Hit a Very Local and popular spot but Figured no one would Try to battle the Heat Today with a Heat index of 105. So we set Up For Carp James Kept telling me He was going to whip me in Fishing. And Well I told Him “ No You wont Whip Sara? “ He Said “What?” I said “Today's Sara's Day Try To beat her in your little Friendly Match I’ll bet you anything you wont”. He Told Me He Could So We Went out The plan Again today was to let Sara Get Her biggin Over 10lbs So I Let her Catch Every Fish Until The Last one So I wont officially Get another skunk on the year. Every thing was the Same accept The new “Secret Bait” Which I Had High Expectations of, And it Worked Great once again Managing 13 Fish total Between Sara and I. I Did All the Dirty work today Hooking Unhooking Pictures Etc. But it was a blast I had A Great Time Guiding My Girlfriend on Fish! At First I tried For about 20 minutes in one spot with nothing but a Few Nibbles Then Switched to Current Flowing Near A Very Large Under Water Weed Bed And Continued To Pull in Fish. I’m Pleased to announce Sara Did Get Her Big Fish over 10 lbs a 12lb 7 oz Common Carp in which she named Biggin Bob. I Was Very happy for her And Can’t Wait to get her on a 20 + Fish in which will come this fall. My Brother James Caught Several Dink Large Mouth, Bluegill, And Crappie his biggest crappie in a picture displayed below. He tried for carp hooking two landing none.

~Conditions~

Temperature: 90

Sky: Mostly Sunny

Wind Range: Moderate (10-20mph)

Wind Direction: Southwest

Weather Trends: Cooling

Barometer: Rising

Water temp: 71- 75

Water Color: Brimey Green

Water Visibility: 1 Foot

Current Conditions: Fast

Bottom Conditions: Mud

* Georges Out Come*

Caught: 2

Lost: 0

Released: 2

Fish Health: Healthy

*Sara's Out Come*

Caught: 11

Lost: 0

Released: 11

*James outcome*

Caught: 21

Lost: 14

Released: 21

*Equipment/Supplies*

Bait/Lure Presentation: Slow

Rod Used: N/A

Reel used: N/A

Line used: 12 Lb Trilene XT (CLEAR)

Lure/Hook: Size 6 Bronze

Bait used: Special Preparation Bait/Chum

*Season Tally*

Season Skunks: 1

Season Fish: 539

Season Outings: 36

Avg. Fish per Outing: 14.9

George

N.W. Chicago Illinois

Avid Multi-Species Fisherman

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PG Report: 8/3/06 ... Crystal Breeze

2006-08-06T13:03:00.000-07:00

PG Report: 8/3/06 ... Crystal Breeze

Today Sara, James And I Got out to Experience Some Nice Bass Action With The Beautiful Storms That Rolled Through !! Right off The bat I’d Like To Congratulate my Self on a new Personal Record 21 Large Mouth Bass in 3 1/2 Hours. We Started Fishing Throwing Soft Plastics Third Cast I hooked into a Very nice bass to start the Day. My Brother James Started For Carp And Cats Hooking Three Carp and Landing all And two cats missing both. Sara Began Catching three Right away including a Nice One ! I made A Little Tweak to My Presentation and I was On a Roll Landing a lot of Bass. The Fish Were There And Really Feeding Heavily and Very Aggressive. Most of My Fish Hit on the fall or When Laying still on the Bottom but when They hit They Really Sucked in our Lures. The Fishing Was Fantastic When we First Arrived it was cool and Dark Fishing in the rain but then the storm moved out and the sun rolled right on in having me fish a little slower but still picking up Fish.

NEW PERSONAL RECORD:

George 21 Large Mouth Bass Fishing for 3 Hrs 30 Min.

~Conditions~

Temperature: 86

Sky: Rain/Mostly Cloudy

Wind Range: Light (0-10mph)

Wind Direction: North East

Weather Trends: Warming

Barometer: Dropping

Water temp: 71- 75

Water Color: Brimey Green

Water Visibility: 10 “

Current Conditions: Moderate

Bottom Conditions: Rock

* Georges Out Come*

Caught: 21

Lost: 0

Released: 21

Fish Health: Healthy

*Sara's Out Come*

Caught: 6

Lost: 0

Released: 6

*James outcome*

Caught: 3

Lost: 9

Released: 3

*Equipment/Supplies*

Bait/Lure Presentation: Slow

Rod Used: Ugly Stick Lite 6’0 Med/light

Reel used: pFlueger Trion 7 Ball bearings

Line used: 120Lb Trilene Sesation

Lure/Hook: Soft Plastic

Bait used: N/A

*Season Tally*

Season Skunks: 1

Season Fish: 560

Season Outings: 37

Avg. Fish per Outing: 15.1

George

N.W. Chicago Illinois

Avid Multi-Species Fisherman

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PG Report: 7/31/06.... Break Through (2)

2006-07-31T20:19:00.000-07:00

PG Report: 7/31/06.... Break Through (2)

Today after Football Practice Decided to head down to the Local spot I fished yesterday. Only to Fish The opposite side do to easier access with the bike, I did fish The spot I did in the last report but First two Fish were Small so I moved to try and Find a Few bigger ones. I fished from 3:30p.m. To 5:00p.m. I used the Same Preparation bait But With a Few more adjustments. Yesterday Evening I spent 5 Hours Making different Kind of Mixtures and Tank Testing it Then testing it through Running Bath Water. I Found Really Good Bait. Its more of a Chum And Bait Combination When it Gets into the water After about two minutes Particles From the bait Breaks up Sending It to the Surface And Releasing more Of the Scent, Which Attracts Carp to the Area, So While I’m Fishing I’m Also Attracting Carp. I’m fairly Confident This Special Dough bait Can Work in Every Kind of Body of Water. It can be stored in any temperature and stays on the hook well. The Carp eat some of the bait off or it breaks up and they go for the next bite and get hooked. Its Fairly Simple not complex at all. I’m Really Confident in this new Carp bait, I’m Very pleased And I think I’ve Found a Break Through in my secret Recipes A Bait and Chum Combination. !

Today while Fishing there was a Kayaker who had decided to go over the water falls... As soon as he went over The water fall Sucked him straight in and for a good 60 seconds nothing then his Kayak pops out and 30 seconds later he lays two finger on rocks close by to bring himself up to safety. He was very lucky. Every one watching including myself was amazed at his stupidity. I’m sure now He learned. Two other kayakers came and helped him to shore and helped retrieve his kayak and paddel.

Here’s pictures of the outing, Two of the pictures The Camera was facing the sun and flashed so all you can see is pure white with an outline of me and the fish so Only posting the Pictures that came out good. All pictures were taken by myself on self-Timer.

*Conditions*

Temperature: 92

Sky: Partly Cloudy

Wind Range: Light (0-10mph)

Wind Direction: South

Weather Trends: Cooling

Barometer: Rising

Water temp: 71- 75

Water Color: Muddy Brown

Water Visibility: 1 Feet

Current Conditions: Fast

Bottom Conditions: Mud

* Out Come*

Caught: 8

Lost: 0

Released: 8

Fish Health: Healthy

*Equipment/Supplies*

Bait/Lure Presentation: Slow

Rod Used: Dawia Fire Wolf 10’6 Light

Reel used: pFlueger Trion 7 Ball Bearings

Line used: 10 Lb Trilene XT (CLEAR)

Lure/Hook: Size 8 Treble

Bait used: Special Preparation Dough Bait

*Season Tally*

Season Skunks: 1

Season Fish: 537

Season Outings: 35

Avg. Fish per Outing: 15.3

George

Perch_guy@yahoo.com

N.W. Chicago Illinois

Avid Multi-Species Fisherman

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PG Report: 7/30/06 ...... Untitled (MUST READ !)

2006-07-30T17:49:00.000-07:00

PG Report: 7/30/06 ...... Untitled (MUST READ !)

Today I really Needed Tackle So 9:30a.m. Rode my Bike To Dicks Sporting Goods within in 1 hr and 30 minutes I was there and back. At 3:30p.m I Decided to hit the River for Some Large Mouth bass I fished 20 minutes and Caught one Large Mouth Fishing a White Spinner Bait Then decided to go for carp Since They Seemed to be Feeding Pretty Heavily I figured I chum Now Then When I came Back with My Carp Rod I’d be able to pound them. So After 30 Minutes I came back and started Fishing for Carp with My Special Preparation (Healthy) Dough Bait. This Dough Bait I’ve Worked on for About 4 or 5 outings now and finally Got it Right, In the Last Carp Report I Previously Told you I seen Good Things to build on. Well here are those Results. I’ve Already got my Winter Special Preparation Carp bait And Now I think I’ve Found a Break Through Summer Bait! I’ll still have to make a few adjustments to it to get it to my desired Quality. When I started Fishing for carp The Carp nailed it! I was using a Size 6 Bronze Bait Holder hook but Wasn’t getting any hook sets so I switched to a size 6 Treble hook And Repeatedly Caught carp after carp. Out of the 14 Carp I caught today only One was hooked in the lip tough enough to make him bleed. The Fishing was good And I was Actually Tired from Fighting Fish around the 11th one But I kept it up because with the abundance of fisherman fishing our waters lately a day like this wont come every day!

*Conditions*

Temperature: 89

Sky: Partly Cloudy

Wind Range: Light (0-10mph)

Wind Direction: South

Weather Trends: Cooling

Barometer: Rising

Water temp: 71- 75

Water Color: Muddy Brown

Water Visibility: 1 Feet

Current Conditions: Moderate

Bottom Conditions: Grass

* Out Come*

Caught: 15

Lost: 1

Released: 15

Fish health: Healthy

*Equipment/Supplies*

Bait/Lure Presentation: Slow

Rod Used: Dawia Fire Wolf 10’6 Light

Reel used: pFlueger Trion 7 Ball Bearings

Line used: 10 Lb Trilene XT (CLEAR)

Lure/Hook: Size 6 Treble Bait used: Special Preparation Dough Bait

*Season Tally*

Season Skunks: 1

Season Fish: 529

Season Outings: 34

Avg. Fish per Outing: 15.5

George

Perch_guy@yahoo.com

N.W. Chicago Illinois

Avid Multi-Species Fisherman

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PG Report: 7/29/06 ... Vibrant

2006-07-30T17:42:00.000-07:00

The second outing of the day trying to get my girlfriend Sara onto her first 10lb Carp. I didn't Feel Like I was going to catch a lot of fish maybe confidence was still shot from that one last outing (disapointment). But Put Dry Ice in the Cooler, Threw in some Gatorade and Beef Jerkey and on our way. We arrived and Fishing was really Slow We Arrived at 5:00p.m. And fished untill 7:00p.m. I did manage a carp but a small one... And Sara is again the story of the day Catching her First Channel Catfish !! Shes not doing bad this year with a lot of First Species. She enjoyed the fight and fish. I did have a nice time out with Sara and this outing was also a good expiermental outing, I have a lot of good things I Seen today to build on For the Next Carp outing.

*Conditions*

Temperature: Sky: Partly cloudy

Wind Range: Light (0-10mph)

Wind Direction: SW

Weather trends: cooling

Barometer: Rising

Water Temp: 71-75

Water Color: muddy brown

Water Visibility: 1 ft

Current Conditions: slow

Bottom Conditions: mud

* George's Out Come*

Caught: 1

Lost: 2

Released: 1

*Saras Outcome *

Caught: 1

Lost: 0

Released: 1

Fish Health: Normal

*Equipment / supplies*

Bait/Lure Presentation: Still

Rod Used: Daiwaii Fire Wolf 10'6 Lite

Reel used: pFlueger Trion 7 Ball bearings

Line used: 10lb Trilene XT (clear)

Lure/Hook Used: Size 6 Bronze bait Holder

Bait Used: Special Preperation Bread mix

*Season Tally*

Season Skunks: 1

Season Fish: 514

Season outings: 33

Fish Avg an outing:15.5 fish per outing

George

Perch_guy@yahoo.com

North West Chicago Illinois

Avid Multi-Species Fisherman

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PG Report: 7/29/06 ... Chicago’s Finest

2006-07-30T17:28:00.000-07:00

PG Report: 7/29/06 ... Chicago’s Finest

Made Plans Late Last Night to hit the River at 6.a.m. With Shane. So I met him up and we drove to a nice spot. Shallow And Gravel. We Were throwing tubes with a few fish here and there, then Shane threw out a Shallow Diving Orange Crawdad Lure. And followed through with fish after fish. I switched to a Medium Diving Yellow Crank bait with a black dot and Caught a Few Fish. This day alone has made up for my last two outings! (Sorry for The brief Story, More fish to be caught) Fished 6-10a.m.

*Conditions*

Temperature: 89

Sky: a few clouds / mostly sunny

Wind Range: Light (0-10mph)

Wind Direction: Switches

Weather trends: Warming

Barometer: Dropping

Water Temp: 71-75

Water Color: Briney Green

Water Visibility: 2 feet

Current Conditions: Fast

Bottom Conditions: Gravel

* George's Out Come*

Caught: 8

Lost: 0

Released: 8

*Shanes Outcome*

caught: 11

Lost: 1

Released: 11

Fish Health: Normal

*Equipment / supplies*

Bait/Lure Presentation: fast

Rod Used: Ugly Stick Lite 6'0 Med/lite

Reel used: pFlueger Trion 7 Ball bearings

Line used: 10lb Trilene Sensation (clear)

Lure/Hook Used: Shallow Diving Crankbaits

Bait Used: None

*Season Tally*

Season Skunks: 1

Season Fish: 513

Season outings: 32

George

Perch_guy@yahoo.com

North West

Chicago Illinois

Avid Multi-Species Fisherman

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PG REPORT: 7/28/06 .... Better out look

2006-07-28T20:40:00.000-07:00

Earlier this evening I got out at 8:20p.m. On the bike and fished until 8:40 p.m. I didn't have much time at all but I did manage a bass. It hit on a tube Jig while it was falling on the first cast. From there I switched to shallow diving white crank bait and hooked 3 landing none. I lost the crank bait to a snag and started throwing a white spinner bait second cast under some trees and I had a monster hit, And I mean The best and hardest hit I’ve ever got while bass fishing. I Set the hook hard and the fight was on It jumped out of the water and I was amazed at the size of this bass It was a good 4 pounds. While bringing it in He wrapped around something so I let the line go and figured he'd swim his way out, He did swim away but then when I pulled back to see If I got him out he'd go directly back in the snag. So walking to my left to see if I can get him out that way the line just got loose. Felt like someone cut it with a sharp knife... But that isn't the worse part not only did I lose a great bass for the Chicago river 5 minutes later My Friend jumps straight out of the water Spinner bait in mouth adding insult to injury. I wasn't as concerned about losing him as I was about him surviving it will be hard for it to feed Hopefully it manages to some way fall out of its mouth. Very unlikely but I would love for this fish to survive so I can get another chance at it!

* Conditions*

Temperature: 90

Sky: Mostly Sunny

Wind Range: Light (0-10mph)

Wind Direction: West

Weather trends: Stable

Barometer: Stable

Water Temp: 71 - 75

Water Color: Muddy Brown

Water Visibility: 1 ft.

Current Conditions: Moderate

Bottom Conditions: Brush/Grass

*Out Come*

Caught: 1

Hooked: 4

Released: 1

Fish Health: Normal

*Equipment/Supplies*

Bait/Lure Presentation: Fast

Rod used: Ugly Stick Lite 6'0 Medium Lite

Reel Used: pFlueger Trion 5 ball bearing

Line Used: 10lb Trilene XT (GREEN)

LURE/HOOK USED: Tube/Shallow Crank (white)/Spinnerbait (white)
Bait Used: N/A

*SEASON TALLY*

Season Skunks: one

Season Fish : 505

Season Outings: 31

George

Perch_guy@yahoo.com

Avid Mulit- Species Fisherman

North West chicago illinois

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PG Report: 7/26/06 ... Disappointment

2006-07-27T19:16:00.000-07:00

PG Report: 7/26/06 ... Disappointment

This was and might as well be the biggest disappointment of my 13-year fishing career. I’ve had skunks we’ve all had them, But I’ve been lucky enough to average about two a year the last 5 years. This year I have one from a very tough Bass fishing day in late spring. But today was just bad, My Girlfriend Sara had told me the night before she wanted to fish for carp this afternoon. So I set up everything last night and prepared a nice outing, expecting a few fish. I had a Subway sandwich and Vitamin water for the each of us after we ate it at our spot we started fishing. I planned on catching one (in which I did) Then I’d let Sara take it from there, took awhile until I did a very bad hook set and missed a fish, The Sara Caught one and it was pretty much it. I was very disappointed in all the work I put into this spot the last two years which has given up over 25 20lbers and over 80 12-15lbers. The fish were there and feeding I just wasn’t able to get the hook into them. They were decent fish I could feel the bite differential holding the line with my finger. But today was bad, Worse then a skunk in my mind. But we did manage fish and I want to say Great job baby on hanging in there and pulling in a carp. I tried really hard to put you on a biggin you know I did. Your Patience will pay off and the next outing for carp I promise you a Common carp over 10lbs. Great job Today baby!

Temp: 84

Wind: SE 9 MPH

Sky: Partly Cloudy

Rod: Daiwaii Fire Wolf 10’6 Lite

Reel: pFlueger Trion 5 ball bearings

Line: 8lb Trielne XT

Hook: Bronze Bait Holder Size 6

Bait: Special Preparation corn/Bread and Dough ball

Water: Slightly Stained

Visibility: 2 1/2 Feet

Temp: 71-75

Season Hooking Percentage:
98.8 %

George

Perch Guy

Chicago Illinois

Avid Multi-Species Fisherman
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PG Report: 7/25/06 .... WHINEY

2006-07-25T19:12:00.000-07:00

PG Report: 7/25/06 ... Whiney

This is why I stress to many anglers I come in contact daily not to over look a spot. Many spots are overlooked because they don't look like the typical fish holding habitat above water. But you never know what's beneath the surface. My Beautiful Girlfriend Sara and I got out today after my Football Practice and since I was able to use the car We Targeted three different locations where I pulled one out of each although nothing of size. Sara and I moved into a very shallow 1-2’ flat filed with tons of submerged structure such as trees, brush, and rocks. Once we arrived in are desired spot we switched to light wire jig heads predicting we’d be able to bend are way out of the snags. Turns out we were very successful not losing one lure to the drink. After about 20 minutes of hitting this spot I decided I wanted to move so while waiting for Sara to get Ready I asked “ are you ready to move? “ She responds “ I want to catch one fish out of this spot before we leave and it’s going to be a big gin “ I responded “ ok baby, go for it”. She made a cast and when she reeled it in I asked her “ are you ready to move” she responded “ No baby I just got a nice hit !” I responded “ ok babe then a few more cast” Next cast and sure enough she wasn’t lying she pulled a nice large mouth out of thick brush with 8lb trilene XT. Wonderful Job BABY! Nice fish and Great Picture, now For you whiney anglers that are scared to lose a few lures I say your in the wrong hobby it’ll happen. Take chances and risk out on the water (I mean with your lures only of coarse) and it will pay off, and most of all NO SPOT SHOULD BE OVER LOOKED!

Temperature: 90

Sky: Partly Cloudy

Wind: South West 12 MPH

Water: Slightly Stained

Visibility: 2 feet

Water Level: Medium

Water Temp: 71-75

Rod: Ugly Stick Light 6’0 Medium/Light

Reel: pFlueger Trion 5 ball bearing

Line: Trilene Sensation 10lb (Clear)

Jig head: 1/4 oz

Lure: Green Tube 4 “

Technique: Fish seemed to be holding very tight to the bottom near some type of structure, Letting the lure drag or bump and fall from structure triggered all strikes.

George
Perch_guy@yahoo.com
Chicago Illinois
Avid Multi- Species Fisherman

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PG Report: 7/23/06 ... Diffferance

2006-07-23T20:32:00.000-07:00

After getting back from fishing for Bass earlier, I decided to make another run out but this time for common carp. The fishing was slower the sun was bright.. And the fish were there and biting, But i was only able to manage Two. i was Fishing A drop off With weeds all along it I was fishing maybe 5-6 inches from the weeds and catching carp. The bites were pretty light surprisenly given the circumstances. It was fun to get back out for these fiesty fighters once again.

Temp: 75

Wind: se 8 mph

sky: sunny

water: murky

water temp: 71-75

water visibility: 8"

rod: Daiwaii Fire wolf 10'6 Lite

reel: pFlueger trion

line: 8lb trilene XT

Hook: Size 4 Bronze bait holder

Bait: Whole Kernal Sweet corn

George

Perch Guy

Chicago Illinois

Multi-species fisherman

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PG Report: 7/23/06 ... SUNNY DAY

2006-07-23T19:22:00.000-07:00

Today I headed out very late in the morning fishing from 11:00a.m. to 1:30p.m. It was very hot as I anticipated but stuck through it and of coarse my patients as it usually does payed high dividends. And again not much of any size but A great time out none the less. I got a sunburn the previous trip so today took my shirt off to get alittle all over. The fish seemed to be suspended 2 feet off the bottom today but scattered picking up 1 or 2 every 15-20 minutes. I started off really slow and actually thought i may of got my first skunk of the year but after adjusting to conditions I started to produce some fish. Yet another great expierance out on the water in my Cabela's Waders !

Total Catch:
George 11 Large Mouth

Temp: 86

Wind: SE 6 mph

Sky: Mostly Sunny

Water: murky

Water vis: 1 1/2 ft

water temp: 71-75

Rod: Ugly Stick Lite 6'0 Med/lite

Reel: pFlueger Trion 5 ball bearring

Lure: Custom modified Straight tail 4 1/2 Inch.

Line: Trilene Sensation 10lb ( Clear)

Beverage: Vitamin water (Strawberry kiwi)

Technique: Let it lay on the bottom jerked into the 2 Ft. off the bottom mark then repeatedly twithed 5-6 times... keeping it in the 2 ft. mark then repeated. Fish hit on the fall.

George
Perch Guy
Chicago Illinois
Perch_guy@yahoo.com

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PG Report: 7/22/06 BOLD

2006-07-22T20:22:00.000-07:00

After making plans with my buddy Shane the previous night to hit the river this morning. I cleaned my rods and reels and organised my tackle, this morning I arrived at 8:30a.m. greeted by shane already out on the water in his hodgeman waders. He was there for about 30 min. before I had arrived and told me he didn't even get a tap. After about 15 Mi. he hooked into his first Large Mouth. Now it was time for me to pull one in, And Since the First one is the hardest one to catch I really Couldn't Wait. i made cast after cast for about 20 min. then made a small adjustament to my plastic and I was starting to build confidence catching fish after fish. Shane switched to the same lure but had limited success. Today I mainly focused on dropoffs, Fish seemed to be suspended about 2 feet in front of the drop offs. Since the chciago River is mostly Made of Sheet Rock The Drop offs Are Steep When You can Find them and Usually About atleast a foot of room for a fish to sit under them For Example it would look somehting Like a Chair Sitting Opposite then it's standard position, this Time with all four legs straight in the air facing the sky/ceiling and back against the ground leaving room for something to be put in the space where the actual seat is and the ground. i took all my fish off of this type of structure today. After Catching 13 Large Mouth in this spot (spotA) Decided to switch before I leave, at the next spot (spot B ) I was standing on the shore line fishing along the dropoffs once again. Braves fan was fishing here but not sure if he'd caught anything, When I moved to spotb Bravesfan switched to spot A were i was Previously Where I had seen him pull out 2 Before I left. At my new spot (spotB) I ended up Catching 3 Large mouth better sizes then spotA biggest being close to 2lbs Then after a short 20 min. of fishing this spot i called it Quits.

Total Catch:
Shane 3 Large Mouth Bass
George 16 Large Mouth Bass

Temp: 85

Sky: Partly cloudy

wind: N 13 mph

water: Murky

Water Vis: 1 ft

Water temp: 71-75

rod: Ugly Stick Lite Med/lite 6'0

Reel: pFlueger Trion 5 ball bearring

Lure: Tube Jig

Line: 10lb Trilene XL (CLear)

George
Perch_guy@yahoo.com
Chicago Il.
Multi-Species Fisherman
Angling101.com
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PG Report: 7/21/06 ... Splat

2006-07-21T17:45:00.000-07:00

Walking upon my fishing destination I was greeted with a lot of mudd on the banks.. So After I darted left and right to avoid mud on my gym shoes ( which was very difficult to do). I Started to set up, After Getting my Waders on And unhooking my lure off of the rod I started into the water, While walking out a gentleman across the river shouted " Are you George?" I responded Yes, then he Responded back "hey It's me Braves fan (WCF). I was very pleased to meet you Braves fan although not Formally... But none the less Was very pleased to meet you. I started Jigging And started off alittle slow.. I was trying to locate some type of weeds making several cast dragging it along the bottom, Once the weeds were spotted I Caught My First Large Mouth Bass Not much of Size (10") but was a good Sign. The Whole Trip Today I Fished a Sloping point parrallel to a decent size weed bed. Fish Were Hitting the bait after I ripped it up from the bottom.. It seemed to really trigger strikes. I havn't fished this specific spot in almost a month and It looked good. I caught a total of 8 Large Mouth Bass today most around the same size, Also Hooked three Carp 2 of which had got away. One Which Slammed My Jig and after a short but very tiresom fight it was in and ready to pose.

Total Catch:
George 8 Large Mouth Bass (12"-15"), 1 Common carp (6-7lbs)

Temp: 68

Sky: Cloudy / Light Rain

Wind: North 8 Mph

Rod: 6'0 Ugly Stick Lite Med. / Light

Reel: pFlueger Trion 5 ball Bearring

Line: 8 lb Trilene XT ( CLEAR)

Lure: Tube Jig ( Black) 4"

Jig Head: 1/18 oz Lead Head Wire Jighead

George
Perch_guy@yahoo.com
Chicago Illinois
Avid. Multi-Species Fisherman
www.Angling101.com
www.windycityfishing.com

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The first Cast

2006-07-19T21:20:00.000-07:00

I figuered here on the first cast I'd introduce myself. I'm not new to angling although a Young angler, I'm out to prove much. Age doesn't matter when it comes to fishing what does matter is time, preperation, patients, and above all the love of the sport. Yes skill and luck play a role, but that comes through trial and error. Many Anglers ask themself "how can I become a better Angler" ? The answer is easy, The more time spent on the water the more expierance gained, The more expieranced gained the better the angler. I've gone through history of Fishing, I've tried Alot of Differnat methods of Fishing From European style float fishing, to Competetive Bass fishing with artificials covering vast amounts of water in a short period of time. I've Read Fishing books, And Watched so many fishing Videos.. Theres no one proven method for catching fish they are opportunist.. We know that.. Every one has there own theries on what works best etc. Threes a big overlooked thing when it comes to fishing, Confidence many anglers just use what works for any one else. Think what the pros use will work with the same results for them but most times this isn't even close to the case. I've fished For Everything From Bottom Suckers to Chinook (king) Salmon, And I enjoy it all. Any Fish Fun to catch on a hook and line Qualifies as a sport fish, And different people have their own "favorite Species" I like them all. Fishing overall is a fun and very rewarding pastime that I'm very pleased was past down to me by My Grandfather also named George. He was always a Float and Night Crawler Fisherman.. Which Still to this day works well. I Rarely if ever use Live or Natural bait.. Unless fishing for some bottom feeders, But my grandfather relied on this so when we'd Go Fishing I'd Locate a Small school of fish and Have him fish the school out while I target another species. It's work well, Most times of the year fish are easy to catch the hardest thing is finding them. This site is to Show You my Personal Fishing adventures, My personal experiences along with other anglers I may come in contact with. I hope you have a wonderfully time reading and looking through my reports as I did making them.

George
Perch Guy
Chicago IL.
Avid. Multi-Species Fisherman (ICA)

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