The extended weekend around the Fourth of July and what it means for fishing around the Chicago area leads this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report. messaged the photo at the top and this on Monday from Shabbona Lake. Sarah Martin caught a mess of healthy bluegills at Shabbona.
Beautiful day at the Lake. I thought it captures the idea of fishing around the long Fourth of July weekend. Both Park Bait and Bridgport Bait and Tackle are now seeling parking passes.
Email with questions. Chicago Park District parking passes ($20 for two months) are for the anglers’ parking lots at DuSable and Burnham harbors. North side of Navy Pier is open for anglers.
Discounted parking for anglers is $9 daily, beginning at 5 a.m.; must be out by 10 a.
m. for the discount. to prepay for the discounted tickets.
My column from Nov. 30, 2022, on parking the length of the Chicago lakefront is posted at From the Illinois Department of Natural Resources: “Bullfrogs may be taken only by hook and line, gig, pitchfork, spear, bow and line, or bow and arrow and arrow, hand, or landing net.June 15 through October 15, both dates inclusiveDaily Harvest Limit is 8; possession limit is 16A sport fishing license is required to harvest reptiles and amphibians” From the Indiana DNR: “Frog hunting season runs from June 15, 2024 – April 30, 2025, and hunters can harvest the American bullfrog and green frog.
The bag limit is 25 frogs per day with a possession limit of 50 frogs, and any combination of b.