Anyone around the Joliet / Plainfield Area

[jsbz]

Just looking for some local people to chat with that are local to me.  Anyone around the Joliet / Plainfield area?

[Kingfish6221]

I'm in Aurora, fish Fox backwaters, Shab, Chain and couple other lakes north. How about you? You got some honey holes that way you need a partner for? 

[Specia1Ed]

Oswego/Montgomery here.


Fish mainly Fox Chain. It's been worth the drive. 

[jsbz]

Hey guys........

Not really I have just started my obsession with hardwater fishing .

I have only fished the I&M area in Channahon for crappie and do pretty well.   I just purchased a Vexilar FL8 this week and cant wait to give it a whirl.  I plan on adventuring elsewhere soon and would like to hit some of the subdivision retention ponds and golf course ponds near my house that I frequent during the summer.  I am not sure if they hold crappie but I sure hope so cause thats my fish of choice right now.

[Tricounty]

jsbz: I am over in homer, I have a rental in joliet, and some friends in plainfield. I have hit some road side ponds, and mazonia last year only got some bass and small gills. Good luck finding some crappies, the ones I get up north are good. it would be nice to find some closer than 5 hours.

Good fishin!

[jsbz]

Hey Tricounty.............

Yeah I have yet to find any good fishing places around here and its getting a little frustrating  .

I hit up Silver Springs State Park the last two days and got skunked both days.........not even a damn nibble!  I am not out for just crappies but panfish in general.  I would be happy sitting on my bucket plucking gills out but thats not happened this year as of yet.

[Tricounty]

jsbz, I am not sure if mazonia is open yet. but lake #9 at the sharp bend in the road down from the dnr office you can get small gills all day. A couple of guys were set up in the same spot 3 days in a row. that was last year.
There are a lot of lakes down ther bring a spud bar they are all spring fed. there are 2 detention ponds I want to try near cedar rd.

Good luck

[icekid86]

Im in naperville off of rt59 and 103 more than willing to chat or fish with you

[fishchris]

hey jsbz...i live in lockport and fish alot of the cook cty forest preserve lakes. and the harbors downtown probably going downtown this weekend i work out in channahon so i get out to milliken and mazonia once in awhile...be more than willing to meet up sometime as long as i have someone to watch my kids...usually out of work by noon.

[jsbz]

Hey fish...........sounds like a plan.  Have you had any luck at milliken?  I went out there a few weeks ago for an hour or so and didnt catch anything. 

[bubbahide]

i live in joliet and do some fishing in subdivisons ponds (ones i don't get kicked off).would like to go to mazonia. going to take this weekend off after that any one wanna meet up?

[fishchris]

hey j....milliken has been ok   gills up in the flats. we did pretty good on crappie, stripers, and yellow bass in the hole .it was hit or miss though. i have not really spent the whole day out there yet we sorta hit it as a last minute deal comming back from mazonia. water was pretty murky both times  gills on waxies. crappie on fatheads and wigglers. same for the stripes and yellows.had 1 hit on the tip up  ended up with the head left on a 4" golden roach........toothy critter. may be out that way sun...going down to fish trout in tha harbor sat unless i get forced at work then ill fish out there

[jsbz]

Cool if your looking to go out Sunday give me a holla...........I just picked up a new Frabill Trekker DXL so I am itchin to use it

[jsbz]

Bubba......

I am open to anything so if your interested maybe we can get a group to head out to mazonia or milliken

[bubbahide]

J that would be cool, this weekend is shot for me i need to spend some time with the family, been out every weekend seance Christmas. Milliken lake might be a better spot to meet up. Don't know Mazioma very well.It might be easier for a bunch of us to meet. Keep in touch though the week.
 

 PS rain rain go away!!!

[Crappiekila]

I am from the Bourbonnais area and would be in for a get together around the area. I have fished Mazonia both north and South units but it is few and far between. There are some good fish in there but I have not found them yet. I didn't even know about that Milkin lake but would like to try it. I usually fish alone so would be good to chat with some fellow fisherman on the ice.
 

[jeff_83]

has anyone been out to milkin lake, hows the ice. might try and get out this weekend.

[fishchris]

hey jeff83....went by yesterday to check on the ice....very slippery i might add.. 6-8 inches thick as of yesterday  with the rain im sure that will change somewhat should be safe thru sat though i would definatly suggest bringing a spud and a friend before venturing out.