Don Plauck Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Pete caught this on May 6th on the Fox River fishing from the canoe with myself and his brother, Andy. Although not weighed, far and away the fattest smallmouth I have ever seen in my life(72 years)! Approximately 17" long- guessed it at over 4 lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary L Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Man that was a Fat Smallie. In that time period she must have been full of eggs. Never seen one that fat before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Clifford Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 That is really something. What did it fall for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Don R Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Awesome fish! Looks like she was caught on a 16" softball lure Don R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyP Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 I was the guide on that trip (i say that cuz i was drivin the canoe)...there were a bunch of nice smallies stacked at the dayton dam...they were all feeding on shad. That fish was a pig. We caught about 20 nice fish there. It was kind of a bust after that. All of the smallies seemed to be up at the dayton dam area. We fished to the mouth of the fox/IL rivers and we only caught fish up there. That picture doesn't do that fish justice cuz it was hugely fat. We fished the rest of that stretch and caught a few white bass and drum...got round up by something that was probably a big flathead just downstream of the dam. get down there and fish that area if you can...he caught that one on a minner or leach rig if i remember correctly.. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyP Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 Here's another picture of that fish, I hope it shows up better than that little tiny one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark K Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 OMIGOSH. It's the Elvis of smallmouth! That fish needs to lay off the helgramites and do some laps around the rifles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKollmann Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 Pete caught this on May 6th on the Fox River fishing from the canoe with myself and his brother, Andy. Although not weighed, far and away the fattest smallmouth I have ever seen in my life(72 years)! Approximately 17" long- guessed it at over 4 lbs. Very nice catch, Don. I too have a canoe and am a member of ISA and Prairie State Canoeists. The stretch of the river appears a nice part of the river my wife and I would enjoy paddling. In what area of the Fox was the picture taken? Thanks. Steve Kollmann (aka "Paddlin' Man") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyP Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 i doubt my dad will reply...my sister-in-law posted that for my brother with my dad's login. Dad's not really computer savy yet. That was taken within sight of the dayton dam. That stretch is a nice paddle but the fishing got progressively worse as we moved downstream that day. May just be the time of year...Canoed it in July a few years back caught one or two whities, eyes and saugers and a few smallies. The stretch above the dam starting in sheridan is much more scenic...below the dayton dam you only have about a mile until you're in ottawa. not a pretty part of the river i might add. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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