Des Plaines River 5/3

NICE JOB

Beautiful fish

Not to sound ignorant, but where is dam #1?

You know what... I believe Dam#1 is up in Wheeling accross from Palwaukee airport.

Yes, Dam #1 is up across from Palwaukee. So are #'s 2 & 3 I think.

didn't even see this thread til now. Nice catch sky. where do you access the river? and where do you park. isn't there a forest preserve right around there?

Yes, Dam #1 is up in Wheeling across from the airport

Augy, Parking is aviliable in Woods Forest Preserve across Hintz/Milwaukee Rd next to the river.

is there a boat launch at Woods preserve?

no, i dont think there is, but there is a canoe launch down the road a ways off of milwaukee at (Greg or Gary something)??? forest preserve, across from the ??? hotel. Sorry, i looked up boat launches last summer and my memory has slipped a bit. But the only boat launches i found for the mighty dp are way, way south, nothing up around the nw burbs.