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Waukegan Harbor Fishing Report 6/9/23 and Fishing the Transition Fishing has been consistent, however the fish have been moving around the depths based on prevailing wind patterns. This morning we fished 70’-90’ and went 17/31. Lots of short strikes or fish coming off half way in. This week we’ve worked the water between 120’-145’, 90’-110’…

06/01/23 Waukegan Harbor Fishing Report and Dipsy Divers Topic of the Week

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Lure Selection vs. Available Light & 5/25/23 Fishing Report from Waukegan, IL.

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5/25/2023 Fishing Report – Waukegan Harbor The past couple days have been a wash for us with the wind/waves as they’ve been. Our latest report comes from Tuesday. Fish have been scattered about the waters, but 80’ to 110’ have been producing the best for us. We are catching nice mixed bags with a number…

Weekly Fishing Report and Tips for Trolling Speed and Direction

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5/18/2023 Fishing Report From Waukegan Harbor As we talked about in our blog a couple weeks ago there are kings in the area like this one we caught this morning. The coho have scattered and seemingly a bit early too. Although there’s some alewives around the harbors, we are marking most of the bait on…

5/11/2023 Waukegan Fishing Report & The Answer to the #1 Question Asked By Charter Guests

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Menu Home Reservations Rates FAQs What to Bring Corporate Events Fishing Galleries Spring Chicago Fishing Charters Summer Chicago Fishing Charters Fall Chicago Fishing Charters Welcome to Spendthrift Charters! As the number one Chicago fishing charter service, proudly serving the Chicago and Waukegan, Illinois areas for over 40 years, Captain Jerry Nied has been chartering the…

Finding the King Salmon and 5/4/23 Waukegan Fishing Report

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5/4/2023 Waukegan Fishing Report The coho bite is still going strong and the bait is stacked. The fish moved out to 25’ – 40’ feet of water with 27’-30’ being the best today. Dodger/Flies and spoons are productive. Our best spoons are still the Michigan Stinger UV NKB and UV Killer Dolphin on the riggers…

4/27/2023 Waukegan Harbor Fishing Report and Rod Selection

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4/27/2023 Fishing Report – Waukegan Harbor Coho fishing remains consistent with fish coming on dodger/fly combos and spoons. Fish are holding between 20’-40’ working the bait in the area. Speaking of bait, there is so much bait, more success has come from working the outside of the bait than running right in it. If you’re…

Dry Cured Smoked Salmon and Smoked Fish Spread Recipe

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Hey all, Now that we’ve been filling the freezers with fresh salmon, we thought we’d share a couple recipes with you. Also, if you don’t have access to a smoker; many places will smoke your salmon for you. If you fished with us or in the NE Illinois area I can think of three places…

4/20/23 Fishing Report, About our Blog, Dodger/Fly Combo, Coconut Coho Salmon Recipe

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Fishing Report 4/20/2023 Coho fishing has been on fire this week. Fish are anywhere between 20-30’ foot of water both in front and South of Waukegan Harbor. Probably to the North as well, but we haven’t fished there. The water temp is heating up along with the bite and spoons are coming into play. The…

4/12/23 Waukegan Fishing Report and Coho Catching Tips

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