The fish in Northern IL/IN came off the beds about 2-3 weeks ago. The pattern for me is tough the week after the spawn, but then it's about 2 weeks after where the big ones really have their feedbag on. This year was no different. The bite has been pretty consistent all spring, but I was out Thursday and in 3.5 hours of fishing my top 5 were just over 21 lbs. Also, bluegill fished for about an hour and got quite a few nice 8-9.5” bluegill. I’m including a pic of the top fish for the day which was a 6#10-oz. LMB which came on a 5” black no flake senko.
Thanks for keeping up the site and spreading the info.
Regards,
John Ringer
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