With the coming HOT weather forcast, and August (catfish month) right around the corner, it might be time to start targeting some catfish at Lake Glenview.
While largemouth bass CAN be caught throughout the summer, forest preserve/park district lakes can be tough to fish for them. There is a TON of pressure and the fish usually go deep and are best caught at sunrise or sunset, but especially sunrise.
I know... catfish are not a gamefish to most, or me either. But it CAN be a fun time!
Chicken livers are my favorite baits for catfish. Just go to the meat section of the grocery store and pick up a whole tub of chicken livers for under 2 bucks. Chicken liver hooks are the best - they are basically a 2/0 sized hook with a big safety pin attached to hold the liver. But those hooks can be hard to find. What I do is freeze the livers before an outing, and glob them on a medium sized trebble hook or a regular 2/0 hook.
Of course, you can't keep the catfish from Lake Glenview, but it can be a nice and relaxing to way to spend some time fishing for good-sized fish, without actually being a "buckethead".
While largemouth bass CAN be caught throughout the summer, forest preserve/park district lakes can be tough to fish for them. There is a TON of pressure and the fish usually go deep and are best caught at sunrise or sunset, but especially sunrise.
I know... catfish are not a gamefish to most, or me either. But it CAN be a fun time!
Chicken livers are my favorite baits for catfish. Just go to the meat section of the grocery store and pick up a whole tub of chicken livers for under 2 bucks. Chicken liver hooks are the best - they are basically a 2/0 sized hook with a big safety pin attached to hold the liver. But those hooks can be hard to find. What I do is freeze the livers before an outing, and glob them on a medium sized trebble hook or a regular 2/0 hook.
Of course, you can't keep the catfish from Lake Glenview, but it can be a nice and relaxing to way to spend some time fishing for good-sized fish, without actually being a "buckethead".
