rich mc

 i remember talking with don labrose  about the east branch around rt38 and 355could be a nice spawning ground area. said it was too muddy  mentioned putting in kiddie pools with sand and  gravel for spawning. plus they took out the dam by st charles rd

i wasnt able to try and watch it . any stream restoration is great. but why not headwaters first and work downstream. they did it on the west branch that way.

 i had to tell my grandson  not to mention the revolver [lure] at school .        can you imagine the problem if he told his teacher has two revolvers!

more of a bass sound compared to higher squeakier plopper

 report on the revolver  vs whopper plopper    my 6 inch [plopper has been getting attacked visiously lately on some small ponds  , most get off.. ive noticed the revolver by the googan squad has a lower pitch .  last night i took my grandson out for fishing before school starts wed.   he did along cast withe the revolver, got smashed right away.  fish went into weeds andit was a long pull of a bucket full of weds and fish.  finally beached the line broke. tony jumped down to get the 18inch bass and the lure.  let the fish go and gave me thelure. upon looking at all the weeds another 19b ass was found among the green.  i can only imagine his mind wont be on school work today

 just tied up some jigs and ned rig style flies for the raffle.  looking forward to seeing  old and new members

looking forward to seeing the video. they did a grreat job by mack rd and winfield rd

so far i am planning on it

mike.howard,craig and i ran the casting portion of the event. crowds were smaller and kids and parents were eager to learn to cast.weather couldnt have been nicer. i am sure sgt tommy is smiling !

bumped to move it up

 great idea , putting the smallmouth first. practicing what we preach     thumbs up move   

 the Knights of Columbus and Shabbona Sportsman Club are putting on a seminar  saturday june 26 from 6-8 30pm       Held at the St James Church Hall in lee il we will cover lines plastic worms,wacky style,neko, tube jigs , topwater,bass jigs, chatterbaits  spinnerbaits and frogs.   $10 for adults , $5 for high school students,  youth are free with paid adult .    lure  raffle s.  drinks and snacks available.

we have 10 anglers that specialize in  using a particular lure  ,  learn the what ,when and where.       rich mc

ill be there at 7 30 with all the gear  rich

amazing, thank you orvis

what about craig holderness and pat h

isnt batavia a site for possible water willows this year

i have the kits  and you can count me in.     also have a banner.   i have the felt fish pond for lil ones too

 as you can see on my desk.i screwed some plywood to extend off the table my vise is there.   the top is on a metal tool chest of drawers so i have no room for my big feet.  my seat is a bar stool height. only problem with it is if i drop something .  thanks eric

i like the flattened lead eyes

been using the revolver lure th last few days. basically the sound isvery close to the plopper. it does have the rattle but does have nice hooks. having the prop in the middle takes away trying to walk the dog retrieve.  i like the flatter tail as it does roll as much when itgets hit,more hook ups.   makes me wonder if adding some silicone to the tail section of a zara spook willaid in walking it?

i actually think its a tackle bs sales pitch.  having thrown live cicadas on ponds and not have bass or gills hit them.  just use what works every summmer.  

reminds me of an old lure retriever

was able to watch the first half hour before i had another place to be.   i have an original Dave's bad hair day fly!    looking forward to fishing with rich as he has a guided trip cert to use at shabbona with me.  covid stopped him last year i guess. 

 i have another worm pattern to match the berkley flat worm. i have tried to order a pack and all the stores and online location are sold out  can anyone send me one or two and ill send back either a fly or jig with my copy. thanks rich   first one to private message me gets in

so glad it was recorded. thanks