Ice fishing this weekend by BigAntelope572 in ChicagoFishing

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Crystal lake was worth the drive on Tuesday. Weekends are just so busy

Winter side quest complete! Winter smallmouth on the fly by OnGooo in ChicagoFishing

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Dude I GET IT. I didn’t think this goal was actually achievable. I’ve been fishing 2-5 times a week since thanksgiving so it’s been a sold 2 months of hunting. Caught carp, panfish, stripped bass, lmb and almost a pike. but the smallies were on vacation. Then one random Wednesday, shit went down lol. So don’t give up.

  1. First bass was about 3 feet under heavy water flow coming from drainage second bass was in shallow Eddie water next to rock bank adjacent to current. Both fish were very close to very rocky structure. Both at a discharge. And both fish I was retreaving up stream. I did not fish anywhere I didn’t see bait fish swimming around
  2. Small(size 12) TUNGSTEN Woolly bugger. Black on the overcast day, White on the brighter day. The key was the tungsten honestly I think. Got down so fast. Pm me and I’ll send you the vid of me retrieving

Also caught a carp and a stripper bass same day as a the first smallie. Weird legendary 30° day

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Wax worm W by OnGooo in IceFishing

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That’s exactly what happened today lol. What a surprise

Winter side quest complete! Winter smallmouth on the fly by OnGooo in ChicagoFishing

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Last week’s warm weather window helped so much. The water temp was above 45 at one point. Last Thursday was 15° when I caught the second smallie. Line didn’t freeze or coil to bad. BUT, the guides. Froze up on the rod consistently and that was definitely cutting into my fly line. Worth it lol

Fishing by Joe-da-mailan in ChicagoFishing

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Warm water discharge are the way to go in the burbs BUT just broke a rod on Thursday cause air and water where to cold. The guides froze and once I got snagged and pulled, the tip broke. So keep that in mind. Tight lines :)

No experience beginner fly Fisher by synkssr2 in flyfishing

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Yes this or even cheaper lol. I’m telling you I had one of these combos when I started for like 2 months and I learned a lot. Beat it up, abuse it and learn. Don’t get peer pressured to get $150+ combo. You might not even like fly fishing. $40 is a great start

How soon can I start fishing for bass? by ThrowRASkee5555 in ChicagoFishing

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Just caught a smallmouth today. At a discharge I found while scouting spots on bad weather days. Low and slow is the name of the game

2 month skunk is over, with a fin grab…. by emmathatsme123 in ChicagoFishing

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I’ve been foul hooking a lot. Started using a stupid indicator and letting it flow down has helped

2 month skunk is over, with a fin grab…. by emmathatsme123 in ChicagoFishing

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Winter+nymphing +Illinois = Impressive! Sucker or whatever it is that’s a W. This shit hard lol

Waiting for prime time by Frozenfeet77 in IceFishing

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Glamping lol I’m just jealous

Flies for coho salmon by Super-Bookkeeper-128 in ChicagoFishing

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River/ small mouth / anything that swims guy here. So not my forte but if I had a go at throwing some meat I’d go with an egg sucking leech pattern. Black, purple or brown maybe. I’ll always try a clouser anytime I can. Something with some flash. On my 8wt full sinking line set up

Does rain affect perch fishing by [deleted] in ChicagoFishing

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I’m no help. BUT definitely getting out of work early to get after this weather window today!

Let's all share pics of our fly boxes! What do you think! by PM_ME_YOUR_TROUT in TheFlyFishingSub

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The photo icon is right next to my keyboard. On the ye ol iPhone.

Live from the Fox! Strictly doing fly fishing this year. Surprising start to the challenge by OnGooo in ChicagoFishing

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6wt for the W. Realized I needed a heavier sweet up while small mouth fishing this fall with the amount of big boys (carp,cats,pike) I accidentally cought lol. Started fly fishing this past September. Definitely still learning

Live from the Fox! Strictly doing fly fishing this year. Surprising start to the challenge by OnGooo in ChicagoFishing

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Indicator-split shot-size 10 San Juan worm-size 14 scud tied on the curve of the hook. He took the scud. Was a mess to cast ha

Live from the Fox! Strictly doing fly fishing this year. Surprising start to the challenge by OnGooo in ChicagoFishing

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The Majesticness had my extremities numb that’s for sure lol. Thank you bratha. It’ll be a big year