cranker'
03-22-2001, 08:33 AM
Couldn't pass up the nice day so I took the day off and took a trip down to the Illinois in search of some eyes. What a nice day on to be on the water! To bad the fish took the day off too. Still nice to get out with Dad and wet a line.
Conditions: sunny, water temp - 47, wind 10 out of the NE, air temp 38 at 7:30 to 50 when we got off at 2:00, water visibility 6" (lots of debris floating at times).
Didn't catch a fish! tried everthing from jigs & floaters to cranks and zips. Nada, zilch. Only saw 2 dinks caught all day, both on the north side of plum. Lots of boats motoring up and down river in search of active fish. Also a lot of tournament guys prefishing for the MWC tournament this weekend doing the same. They didn't 'seem' to be doing any better. Still loads better than sitting at work!
-cranker'
Conditions: sunny, water temp - 47, wind 10 out of the NE, air temp 38 at 7:30 to 50 when we got off at 2:00, water visibility 6" (lots of debris floating at times).
Didn't catch a fish! tried everthing from jigs & floaters to cranks and zips. Nada, zilch. Only saw 2 dinks caught all day, both on the north side of plum. Lots of boats motoring up and down river in search of active fish. Also a lot of tournament guys prefishing for the MWC tournament this weekend doing the same. They didn't 'seem' to be doing any better. Still loads better than sitting at work!
-cranker'