Thread: Illinois River

Yes I have It’s hit and miss Where you trying at ?


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Maybe around LaSalle

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Never been around there. Look for creeks and ditches that dump into the river. Flats along channels Large bays
Any place with buck brush you gotta single pole in it but there’s some donkeys


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I've got a couple places like you described all picked out. Never fished the river except for sauger. Thanks for the info.

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Originally Posted by silverside

I've got a couple places like you described all picked out. Never fished the river except for sauger. Thanks for the info.

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Did you go? If so, how did you do?

Have not gone yet. It is still in the plans for this spring though

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Originally Posted by silverside

Have not gone yet. It is still in the plans for this spring though

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Watch the water levels. The Illinois tends to flood during the spring thaw and spring rains.

as a near daily Il river fisherman during the spring and fall i have been catching large amounts of sauger, and every year the numbers gets better. Don't fish the main river if you can help it fish the little sloughs,lakes, and backwaters. The waters i fish are from liverpool to up by btown and for the crappie just keep looking you'll find em they are plentiful here.