Where Around Here? Smallmouth Bass on the Fly w/ Big River Flyfishing
Fishing for smallmouth bass on the Kankakee River, Spring 2016 with Captain Will Winans of Big River Flyfishing (bigriverfly.com), Zeph Michaels of Orvis Yorktown, & Tim Adkins of Motion Flyfishing (motionflyfishing.com)/Critical Angling (criticalangling.blogspot.com).
Music
Track: Good Times Roll, pt 2
Artist: RJD2
Album: Deadringer
Illinois Fly Fishing Rainbow Trout Fall 2017
Fly fishing for rainbow trout in Illinois during the catch and release fly fishing-only early season. Used mainly nymphs and streamers, some dries also. Caught over 100 rainbows in just a few hours!
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Kankakee River Valley Guide Service Heidecke Lake Big Fish on Video.mpg
How can you learn how to fight big fish if you never catch any big fish? Captain Bob uses the big fresh water black drum as a training tools in his BIG FISH SCHOOL. Today this video will show case one of the hardest fighting you will ever catch so don't knock it unless you tried it. More client video below this paragraph. Reasons to Fish for Fresh Water Black Drum1. First watch this Video. 2. Some of you may remember people laughed when guides started offering Carp fishing on a fly rod now that is the hottest trend in fly fishing across the country. 3. Captain Bob is a pioneer in the technique used to catch fresh water black drum on a fly and has caught well over one-hundred this year. Now he is trying to educate the public on what they are missing and that is a hard fighting rip your drag out style of fishing. 4. Where can you seriously go and catch fish on your fly rod as large as 40 pounds because they do exist here! 5. Captain Bob has stated the average fresh water Illinois fly rod angler has never caught ONE fish over 4 pounds on a fly and he wants to change that! 6. Not to mention you can actually stalk your prey, a lot of time see your prey, and use your casting skills to drop in a fly and make them eat it? 7. If you are a mediocre caster Captain Bob will coach you, sharpen your skills, and explain his theory on how to present a fly and improve your casting performance so you can make these casts and hook these fish. 8. All equipment is provided on this outing to catch these fish allowing you the opportunity to try other types of gear, gear that maybe you heard about and wanted to try, or now like and want to purchase. Yet you can bring your own fly rod if you choose. 9. Seeing and presenting a fly to big fish will get your heart racing. Particularly now that Captain Bob knows first hand you could have the opportunity to break the Illinois state record on drum which is 30 pounds. Captain Bob has seen fish of that size but these big boys are smart, weary, and easily spooked many anglers fold under the pressure when seeing a fish of that size but only have seconds to make the cast no big deal this about having fun no pressure from me. 10. The freshwater drum is the perfect local fish to practice or sharpen your fly casting and fish fighting skills the take is strong and the runs are long. 11. Sure they are ugly as hell but holy cow can they battle it out with you ! Whether on spinning gear or if you fly fisherman or woman are up for that new challenge trying to catch these large ocean class fish on what Midwesterners typical use to fly cast with. 12. The nice thing is these fish are practically right in your own back yard close to home sixty miles Southwest of Chicago, Illinois!
Who going to break the Illinois state record of 30lb. in 2013? I already seen those fish in the 40 pound class.
Kankakee River Late Fall Fishing. Two Quick Trips
Made two quick trips to Kankakee River before they pulled Piers at Des Plaines Conservation Area. Total of about three and a half hours of fishing produced 3 bass and some misses.
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Dale Bowman Shares His Favorite River Fishing Story
From the Susquehanna to the Kankakee.
Illinois Creek Fly Fishing - Chubs and Rainbows
Some highlights from a day of fall fly fishing!
Fly Fishing Duper 7 19 15
A video of me fly fishing the Dupage River west of Joliet.
Rock Creek Waterfall Fun at Kankakee State Park
Running kayaks down a very low rock creek.
Kankakee River Valley Guide Service Super Top Water River Fishin.wmv
Kankakee River Valley Guide Service owner/operator USCG Captain Bob Santangelo posted a shorter version of this video earlier in the season but this has more action. Bob is a Fishing Guide and a Field Testing Engineer for jerrysflies.com a tackle manufacturing company on the East coast. This video was shot on the Kankakee River which it located forty mile south west of Chicago, Illinois. Considered one of the finest smallmouth rivers in that state. The Video shows and deminstrates how this top water bass popper really catches the fish. Jerrys Flies sells baits that are as good as the competitions, but his are cheaper because you are not paying for that big brand name that has to support all of that overhead! So why pay $7.00 for a bait when you can buy it for $4.00 and something for a bait? Log in to jerrysfleis.com and order some today! View other videos of Bob's on his web site kankakeerivervalleyguideservice.com or call Bob at 708-261-6759
Kankakee River Valley Guide Service 90 Foot Fly Cast
Captain Bob Santangelo from Kankakee River Valley Guide Service go to the Web Site at or call 708-261-6759.
Now with proper instruction this is just another way to take your fly casting and catching to the next level why? To Challenge Yourself that's why anyone can cast a spinning rod. Keep your fly in the bite zone for a total of 60 continuous feet definitely will increase your catch ratio!
Fly fishing Nov 2018
Fly fishing for trout Lower Illinois River on Black Friday, 2018.
Fishing in the Kankakee River for Smallmouth
My son and I go wading in the Kankakee River fishing for smallmouth bass
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Busse Woods Trout 2017
Fished during my lunch break and was able to get a few bites.
Lure: Mepps BE1 Aglia-E In-Line
Rod: St. Croix Premier PS70MLF2 7'0 Medium Light Fast
6# fluorocarbon line
Kankakee River Video
Put together by Kankakee River Roundtable, this video describes the issuse that the Kankakee River is having today. Go to gokankakeeriver.org for more information.
Kankakee River Smallmouth
What a great experience, Capt Austin Adduci with grabyourflycharters.com gave us a trip fisherman read about. We floated down the Kankakee in an authentic western style drift boat and hammered the smallies on top. This is a must do for any fisherman, fly or traditional gear. grabyourflycharters.com
Kankakee River: Late Summer Low Water Smallmouth
September 23, 2018. My brother, Ron, and I went to the K3 to do some summer smallmouth fishing. The aquatic vegetation has been unusually prolific this year which, combined with the low water level, making for some challenging conditions. Ron (chitownvet) did get another nice smallie near a creek mouth but the footage was on a corrupt SD card that I had to eventually throw away. The days are becoming shorter now, and I can't wait until the water temps fall even lower and the smallmouth and walleyes get into their fall movements and feeding binges...
Upper Illinois fly fishing
Gred Dodds of CheckURFly Guide Service talks the finer points of fly fishing.
Starved Rock Lock and Dam LaSalle County, Utica, Illinois, USA
The Starved Rock Lock and Dam was constructed between 1926 and 1933 as an element of the Illinois Waterway. The Waterway was a project designed to provide a navigable channel from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico via the Mississippi River.
Slippery Rock Creek April 2, 2019
McConnells Mills State Park, PA. Fly Fish area only section of the creek.