Lir Fishing Report

[TheTugistheDrug]

Headed to the lower Illinois this weekend. Please pass along any advice you have.

Thanks!

[okiebug]

Yesterday i was killing it dead drifting wooly buggers. Tried stripping them in with no luck.

[BFTMASTER]

I WAS DOWN THERE LAST SUNDAY, FISHED DAWN TILL DUSK. WATER WAS OFF/LOW.

TIP: FIND ACTIVE FISH....IF YOU ARE NOT SEEING FISH SURFACING OR JUMPING, MOVE

WE FISHED DEEP WATER WITH MIXED SUCCESS. THEN WE NOTICED FISH SURFACING VERY SHALLOW, LIKE 6" TO 8" DEEP. THEY LOOKED LIKE SMALLER FISH, BUT ENDED UP CATCHING SOME NICER FISH.

SOMETIMES WHEN I REELED IN THERE WOULD BE A DOZEN OR SO CHASING MY LURE.

HAD TO WORK THE LURES REALLY FAST SO NOT TO CATCH MOSS OR THE BOTTOM, BUT THAT SEEMED TO EXCITE THE FISH. IT WAS FUN JUST TO WATCH THEM FIGHT OVER THE BAITS.

LURES:

RAPALA CD-1 BROOK TROUT AND BROWN TROUT COLORS

1/8 OZ. OLIVE MARABOU JIGS FROM LILLEY'S LANDING WEB SITE

SOME ON POWER BAIT WHEN IT GOT SLOW

HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME!!

[dgames]

Did well last saturday afternoon with a size 16 bead head midge fished about 18" below a dry fly used as an indicator.

[TheTugistheDrug]

Stopped counting as two of us caught well over twenty in 2-3 hours each day this weekend. Black zebra midge 18", pink weight worm 14", black wooly booger 14". Indicator and dead drift, did much better on dead drift...never used an indicator again after dead drifting. Thanks for the help!