Scott Ferguson
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Lots of algae on the bottom in that area. Any baits that bump the bottom will come up with a mess but not much except a few strands of grass are floating so it should be easily fishable especially with top waters
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I wouldn't miss it. I hope everyone can make it.
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We will meet at Garys Mill Rd. off of Rt. 59 which is just south of Rt. 38 in West Chicago @ 8am. Saturday July 14.
We have permission to park at Currier Elementary School at the west end of their parking lot which is just east of the river over the bridge on the south side of street ( on Garys Mill Rd.-See google map)
I will bring dibble bars, gloves, the plants and floating blowup boat. There will be 11 flats. We will be planting just north of the bridge. It has been predicted to rain sometime that day.
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Sorry for the last minute notice, but with the unpredictability of water levels and weather, conditions are now right to get some water willows planted this weekend.
We will meet at Garys Mill Rd. off of Rt. 59 which is just south of Rt. 38 in West Chicago @ 8am. Saturday July 14.
We have permission to park at Currier Elementary School at the west end of their parking lot which is just east of the river over the bridge on the south side of street ( on Garys Mill Rd.-See google map)
I will bring dibble bars, gloves, the plants and floating blowup boat. There will be 11 flats. We will be planting just north of the bridge. It has been predicted to rain sometime that day.
The work isn't very difficult, bring waders and some gloves and be a part of the habitat restoration of the DuPage River. With enough help, we should be done in just a few hours. If you can help, post here and let us know.
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If we don’t get all the rain predicted for Thursday night through Friday evening, I’ll be there.
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Due to a cancelation we have an opening for a 4 day, 3 night stay, for August 21-25. For more details see the Road Trip post;
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After you buy the knock off blank lure, split rings, hooks, jig skins, shipping and your time to put them all together, are you really saving much money? Those jig skins are pretty interesting. I've never been too keen on photo realistic paint jobs, but I know a lot of guys are. How durable are they? Do they go on the baits easily? The baits that work very well for me seem to do as well or better ter when most of the paint has been knocked off, but if I was to come across lures that were cheap enough and I really hated the colors, I can see trying them.
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Much better safe than sorry.
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I have changed the permissions so everyone should be able to view all the events on the calendar. Sorry for the inconvenience!
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That's weird. I see two events. Rich McElligott at DuPage Fly Shop on the 19th, and The Kish outing on Saturday.
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Are you looking at the 2018 calendar?
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This article was forwarded to me. I think it is important to read.
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4 minutes ago, rich mc said:
nice issue, forgot about the mixed media fly .
I pulled that one out from the archives.
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Your Illinois fishing license expired on Saturday. Get you new license online here. https://www.il.wildlifelicense.com/license.php?action=custlkup
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If you are looking t to make money, you'll make more working at McDonalds or being a greeter at Walmart. A friend of mine was in the business for a while. He did a good job and made several rods for me and donated a few to the Blowout. His best education on the business came at the International Custom Rod Builders Expo. There you see all of the best builders, sit in on seminars and learn the business from the best in the business. I think that show was what caused him to get out of the business. The guys there don't waste time trying to compete with the mass produced rods most of us use. The guys who are making money are selling very high end rods. Finding customers who'll pay $300 to $500 and higher for a baitcasting or spinning rod isn't easy.
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Cabelas has Z-Man Ned rig jigs and plastics on sale right now.
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1 minute ago, Mark K said:
As far as I can tell, they would be 100% legal in Sylvania too.
Their jigs are beautiful. Nice sharp high quality hook.
The plastic is super soft and stretchy, but I think they are really hard to rig straight. So much so, that I would rig' em at home. Me thinks if one were to super glue to the jig one would have a bomb-proof jig. According to the manufacturer they don't play well with Plano type boxes.
The hooks are good and sharp but they are brittle. They do break without a lot of force. I rig mine in advance. I hold the bait next to the hook and use an o-ring to mark where the hook needs to come out of the plastic. I also super glue the heads to the plastic. The plastics are extremely durable but after a bunch of fish they do get loose so glueing them to the heads helps a lot. As long as the Plano box has never held normal plastics before, it works just fine. Mixed with other plastics, the Elaztech material melts. I like throwing them into downed trees so the weedless 'shroom heads let you work through branches without snagging. I use straight braid and the braid will wrap around the wires of the weed guard though.
There are a lot of ways to fish them. The traditional way the guy who came up with the rig does it is he slowly swims it along but dead sticking, hoping and dragging it along the bottom all work.
The first time I showed this bait to a number of fishermen, they all looked at it at and were unimpressed. Once they saw the success I had with it, they changed their minds.
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If I have a fish show himself, by a swirl on the surface, or a missed hit, I pick up a senko type bait and throw to that spot. “60% of the time, it works every time” Seriously, I keep a senko tied on at all times, ready for just such a situation.
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I want to tell everybody who attended the Blowout thank you very, very much! Your generosity in not only buying a ticket to attend but buying raffle tickets and silent auction items made the Blowout a big success. We would be nowhere without you.
I also want to thank all the volunteers, Pat Hirschtick, John Loebach, Eugene Collins, Forrest Miller, Paul Trybul, Terry Dodge, Craig Holderness, Ed Buric, Bart Durham, Jim Jozwiak and Cory Gale for coming early to set up, working throughout the event and staying late to clean up.
Another thanks to those who donated to the family of Norm Minas in their time of need. Tammy Minas is getting $250 to help with her expenses.
One more thanks to our featured speaker Chad Hoover who not only gave an entertaining talk, but also donated a NuCanoe kayak that we auctioned off.
Also, to Jesse DiMartini for her update on the water willow and muscle plantings on the DuPage river.
I hope we can count on you returning again next year. Set your calendars for Saturday, March 2, 2019. We'll see you there!
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Only 3 more days! See you all there.
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I'd like to include a little tribute to Ron at the Blowout so I need you guys to provide me with some pictures of him I can put into the slideshow. Send them to me at isalliance@sbcglobal.net
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It is with great regret and sadness, to inform you that our friend and fellow ISA member, Ron Kurasz (aka Ron K) passed away this past Sunday 2/18. Here is a letter from his brother Alan.
Hello to all of Ron's fishing buddies.I am Ron's brother, Alan Kurasz, and i regrettably am informing you that Ron passed away this past Sunday, 02.18.18. He suffered a massive stroke on Wednesday while at the Joilet Mall. He never regained consciousness and after consultation with the neurosurgeon, he was taken off the ventilator Saturday night. At first he was breathing on his own but on Sunday morning he passed. We are having Ron cremated and are looking into a possible memorial service later this year. i live in Indianapolis and am a CPA and we hare in the midst of our busy tax season.If there are other contacts that are not on this emailing list that you feel should know of Ron's passing, please pass this along.Also, while i too enjoy fishing, i am nowhere near the expert caster that Ron was. I am in possession of his fly rods and reels and while i plan on keeping a couple, i will likely try to sell these on ebay later this year. If anyone would have an interest in any of his gear, i would certainly prefer to sell to someone who knew him.If you have any questions, you can email me at: alan.kurasz@gmail.com or call my cell phone: 317-777-4884. I have accessed his email as part of handling the affairs of his estate but any further correspondence should be directed to my personal email or phone #.Alan Kurasz317-777-4884 -
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As you all know, the ISA has booked the "Tinkers Dam" cabin on the Menominee River for the last two years and we are booked again for next August. The owners of the cabin have offered a 10% discount to any ISA members who book a stay at the cabin .
The cabin is very modern and has all the amenities. Besides being in the middle of a great stretch of smallmouth river, it has 3 bedrooms, wifi, satellite TV, dishwasher, clothes washer and dryer and free long distance telephone. It would be a great place for a family vacation. There are restaurants and grocery stores nearby as well as other sight seeing attractions. If you want to book, contact the owners directly and tell them you are with the ISA. gprange3@wi.rr.com
Here is a link with more info.
July 28 Float- altered
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6 ISA members showed up, everybody caught fish. I don’t have an official count but 10-20 each I think is close. Bart had a 19 and Sean Leheney had an 18. Floating algae was annoying so topwaters were used. I got most of my fish on a weightless Senko. Pictures will be in the E newsletter coming out in a few days.