[Brandon]

got over to the riv tonight. beautiful weather. threw the 2inch white grub/twister and after about 20 bluegill got this 9 inch crappie. quite a bit bigger than those i'd found a few days ago. now if i can just find those 12-14 inchers. :lol:

 

[dedfisher]

nice crappie. i gotta go panfishing on the chicago river one day.

 

[Brandon]

yeah panfishing can be a nice break if the bass just aren't cooperating. lots of fun, constant action.

 

[YoungDr]

What's a good spot for panfish on the river? I want to take my 4-yr-old fishing.

Thanks!

 

[Brandon]

go anywhere where there are rocks or trees down toward the water. which is basically all over the place- at least at my neck of the woods between lawrence and oakton. pm me if you want some specific spots.

 

[ejeraser]

Got any decent spots for pan fishing in the chicago river. I used to go over by the college North Park and fish would catch some by a dam or waterfall area is that stilla good spot?

 

[Brandon]

yeah that area is still decent. caught two rock bass, two crappie, and 1 white perch there in an hour on Sunday. fish the east side of the river though. the wall by the spillway has become a joke. tons of bucketheads catching carp after carp. so yeah, if you want to catch carp (in a crowd of people) go there. actually i don't see any real big carp there though. probably nothing over 10-12 pounds. but crappie can be taken around the rockier areas. jigging with some small grub/twisters just off the bottom. i have luck just above and in between rocks-seems like they hide in there waiting to ambush bait.