Illionis Bike fishing trip

[dan hufferd]

I had some work in the great state of Illionis, near Chicago for the last 6 weeks. 

There are a ton of very nice interconnected bike/walking trails most leading to water in some way. It seems every subdivision has a pond of some sort. I could not help but to do a little recon fishing. I was able to squeeze in one morning of bike fishing.

I left my room at 7am on 2 wheels, rode just over 11 miles, caught 11 bass cruising the weeds near bluegill beds, I was back in my room before 11am clocked just over 22 miles. Weightless pb&j zoom trick worm was the ticket, if they didn't hit it on a 5 second drop, just pop it up again. Fun!

I am glad to be back in my hill country!  I'm not a city dweller!

Total miles biked in Illionis 107 in 6 weeks, not real good, but it did rain, and I do work 12hr days/nights.

Thank God for fishing! 

[Quillback]

That's pretty neat, good way to combine exercise and fishing.  

[Johnsfolly]

The biking and fishing sound great @dan hufferd! The work sounds just like work to me! Being away from home for that long sucks as well. Hope that you and yours have a happy 4th!

[dan hufferd]

16 hours ago, Johnsfolly said:

The biking and fishing sound great @dan hufferd! The work sounds just like work to me! Being away from home for that long sucks as well. Hope that you and yours have a happy 4th!

Thank you my friend !

It was work, but a good experience as well.

Illionis is so flat, high taxes, lots of people close together. It was not attractive to this S.W. Missouri native. 

You know it's bad when you can't wait to see St Louis.

I enjoyed the ethnic diversity. Even though the plant is comprised many people of different colors and languages, than myself, I was made to feel welcome.

That may seem like an odd statement but, think about the climate in the Chicago area in the last few weeks.

Anyway living on top of someone is not my gig, but each to his own.

I am back to my hills, hollers, rocky creeks, ect, YAY!

 

[curtisce]

That's a nice bike you have the @dan hufferd. Biking is one of my main pursuits as well. I've found that many times I can pprovide my own shuttle easier with my bike. Luckily I have a fairly large river boat. don't try this with a kayak🤣

[dan hufferd]

5 hours ago, curtisce said:

That's a nice bike you have the @dan hufferd. Biking is one of my main pursuits as well. I've found that many times I can pprovide my own shuttle easier with my bike. Luckily I have a fairly large river boat. don't try this with a kayak🤣

Thank you Salsa Fargo, bought from Sunshine Bike Shop Spfd.Mo. Great folks there.