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Illinois river

Postby fish_on on Sun Mar 14, 2010 9:17 pm

Do any of you guys know any good spots for steelhead on the illinois this time of year? And what works the best on them?
Ive been havin trouble gettin in to them. :(

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Re: Illinois river

Postby Applegate on Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:03 pm

I have heard they are pretty tough to come by out there this year.
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Re: Illinois river

Postby fish_on on Wed Mar 17, 2010 5:49 am

Ya and the whole artificial flys and lures only thing doesnt help either
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Re: Illinois river

Postby archer on Wed Mar 17, 2010 8:40 am

I just ran into a guy yesterday that said a glo bug is the ticked to the Illinois river. He did not give out any locations though. Since it is a river with very deep holes, I would think a slip bobber set up and a glo bug or jig would do the trick.
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Re: Illinois river

Postby fish_on on Wed Mar 17, 2010 9:42 pm

what would be the best way to keep the glow bug down under the bobber? Ive tried to fish the whole bobber and jig thing but i cant figure it out :( ive watched a lot of videos and read how to do it but i couldnt get it to work. i guess i should try to get one technique down before i try and do another. It looks like it is a real succesfull method for you guys though so its probably a technique that i should learn.

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Re: Illinois river

Postby greg on Wed Mar 17, 2010 9:49 pm

Either use one that have dumb bell eyes or use a split shot 6 inches above it. :-?
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