5/8/10 Fox River Oswego

From the Wisconsin border to the Illinois River, some of the best and easily accessible fishing in the Chicago area.
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5/8/10 Fox River Oswego

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The river was a little high, but in otherwise perfect shape. Fished a stretch down from the Route 34 bridge on the east side that I hadn't done in years. I usually hike over to the west side. No clue why, but I've always done well on the west side. The east side I only recall fishing this part once, but I've canoed it a few times.

A quarter mile hike fishing some really good looking water with lots of great cover and structure and all I got was one quick release dink from out in the middle of the river. And the only reason I even cast there was to get some line untangled and straightened out.

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Called it quits after that quarter mile, hopped up on shore and explored my way back. Kids on atv's make that easier on me.

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Came across what I thought was a hunk of scrap metal till the 88 gave away that I was looking at a severely battered beyond recognition Oldsmobile.

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On the other side of the tree was an old washing machine half buried into the ground. We had one of these when we lived in apartments when I was a kid. Big round tub on legs with wheels. My mom would make it magically appear out of nowhere and roll it up to the kitchen sink.

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Almost 4 years after people. Story kind of is that the guy that lived here once ran a canoe livery out of the area. The first time I came across it around 5 years ago the yard was filled with beat up old canoes, a few canoe trailers, a couple of crazy kid buses, a few cars and mountains of junk. It's all gone now. Rumor is he's dead. I remember the house being surrounded by garbage, literally. He would open windows and doors and throw out his garbage.

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After this I went and fished a stretch in Montgomery. Hooked a carp in the nose and that was it. Couldn't get up the interest in taking any more pictures. It was just one of those days.
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