lac you got my message. Still safe up here. If i was you id suggest going to yellowstone park out by darlington wi. I dont know exactaly where elgin ill is. ive probably been thru it since i traveled for my previous job but doesnt ring a bell. I guess it depends what your all after for fish too if your after gills or crappies or walleye. If your after walleye id suggest getting the boat out and hitting the open water by the dams and jigging for them heard alot of people are hammering them and im getting the bass tracker out this weekend to give it a shot and see how i do. i never really jigged the dams to much for them always trolled wing dams and jigged them but ill give the lock n dams a shot and see how it goes need any more info let me know!