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by MattC
Sun Oct 19, 2008 2:20 pm
Forum: DesPlaines River and its Tributaries
Topic: Desplaines 10/19/08
Replies: 4
Views: 504

Desplaines 10/19/08

Got to the river in lyons at about 9am, river is about back to normal level. I really havent waded the river since that huge flood and the river has changed a lot. Started off throwing a Diawa Peanut and third cast landed this little guy. http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p323/fopoil/IMG_6475.jpg A...
by MattC
Sat Oct 04, 2008 2:01 pm
Forum: Fox River and its Tributaries
Topic: Batavia 10/3
Replies: 1
Views: 224

Batavia 10/3

After work decided to go to the fox. Was planning on going to Les Arends F.P. but drove by to see that the parking lot was closed due to being re-paved, so went over to 25 and started at the old dam by funway and worked my way down river. Action was pretty slow today got about 8 smallies nothing big...
by MattC
Mon Sep 29, 2008 5:16 pm
Forum: Fox River and its Tributaries
Topic: Fox 9/28
Replies: 8
Views: 621

Re: Fox 9/28

Thanks Ken, I wish i lived closer to the fox, the drive from Forest Park isnt a short one. Some of the guys from the Fishing Headquarters site are talking about making an outing to the Fox, you are more than welcome to join us, i think the 12th of October.
by MattC
Sun Sep 28, 2008 2:13 pm
Forum: Fox River and its Tributaries
Topic: Fox 9/28
Replies: 8
Views: 621

Fox 9/28

Fished the Fox river today at Jon Duerr F.P. in South Elgin, got there at 7am. Action started out pretty slow, from the parking lot I got into the water and started wading upriver casting to the shore to my left and casting to a current seam to my right created by and island that was 100 yards up ri...
by MattC
Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:45 pm
Forum: Fox River and its Tributaries
Topic: 9-23-08 Fox Prospects for at least ten days
Replies: 3
Views: 368

Re: 9-23-08 Fox Prospects for at least ten days

Thanks Ken for the info
by MattC
Wed Sep 24, 2008 3:54 pm
Forum: Fox River and its Tributaries
Topic: 9-23-08 Fox Prospects for at least ten days
Replies: 3
Views: 368

Re: 9-23-08 Fox Prospects for at least ten days

Thanks for the tips Ken, maybe will have to take a trip to the Fox this weekend. I have never really waded the fox, just a little bit in South Elgin, i will have to take a look in some of your post from other sites and pick an area. Is the whole river pretty much wadable, i dont feel that comfortabl...