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  1. John Gillio
    I'm sure invasive species would be frowned upon. I would also think it would be illegal to take fish under the legal size limit unless you were on private waters and had permission from the owner to do so. I would also stay away from protected species. I haven't seen anything in the Illinois fishing regs on the subject so I couldn't say for sure about keeping game fish of legal size in a tank. I have seen game fish kept in tanks on display at sport shows, bait shops, sporting goods stores, and state parks.
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    We had a snapping turtle that was raised from an egg one year. I was amazed at how much it grew during the school year. A student had gathered the eggs from an area near her farm pond. Her father had disturbed the site with a dozer. I believe she said there were 43 eggs. She actually hatched them from a makeshift nest she made from plans she found on the internet. Amazingly all of them hatched out. She released them in the pond and a nearby creek. The one that ended up with us was the last to hatch. She was about to give up on it, thinking it had died.
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    Nice video Tom. I still have a Ted Williams fiberglass baitcasting rod that I pulled from the waters of Lake Shelbyville back in the 70's. It was my favorite rod for many years. Good memories.
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    Great report Terry. Thanks for sharing. It's a nice looking stream.
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    Over the years I have learned alot about the behavior of fish fro m watching them in the fish tank I have at work. From bass to catfish,sauger to drum, even that of various kinds of bait fish is different and fascinating.
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    And when you can it makes you a richer man.
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    I agree with Mike. Bait will be in those weeds, so the bass will too.
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    That is how I first got involved in fly fishing. It worked on me in time, a diehard spin fisherman.
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    Looks great Colt. Fine idea.
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    Nice fish Rob. Maybe it's time to pull out the redbird blockhead so the birds might start smashing the rest of the league. I think there is potetial there.
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    .............. Nice photos Rob.
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    Aug. 2nd update. River is at lowest levels yet. This shot is taken from midstream looking upstream. It is about a mile upstream from the rivers mouth. There is water in the river up to this point. This however, is due to the Illinois River which is not at an all time low as of yet. The river does hold water in pools upstream from this point. There are dead Asian carp scattered throughout these rocks and in the pools above this point and the river below it. The air smells of dead fish. Lowell Bridge
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    Just my wife and a few of her colleagues.
  14. John Gillio
    Thanks Rob, great tips.
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    Thanks Rob, you make me smile. Great shots and the prettiest rope flies I've seen.
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    Gar

    John Gillio replied to asherman's topic in Open Discussion

    I'd like to see a pic of those teeth snared in a rope fly. Keep us filled in Rob.
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    I feel the wider gap does help in the hooking of larger fish. I find them much better for fish with thicker jawbones like stripers and flatheads. I tie most of my hybrid striper flies with wide gap hooks.
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    The six musicians sitting at the table with me all say go with the fluorocarbon, as it has less stretch.
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    The mouth of the river took a good drink, about 2 inches in an hour or so on Friday. Not much upstream at all. Nothing today.
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    A few more shots. Lowell Big Bend Oglesby Ed Hand Bridge Red,White,& Blue Bridge
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    Good one Tom !
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    HUh! I would say the " don't lean over my shoulder " rule would apply here.
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    And then mine. We just had up to two inches of rain in just about an hour,but we are too far downstream for it to help. We need to see some rain in the Pontiac area or upstream from there to see the river rise.
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    I see that its flow has dropped below it's lowest flow on record which was 40 years ago.
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    Nice salmon. Tom was right . Grilled catfish sounds much better than gar balls.
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