Well we had a snap of Nice weather so my dad and I decided to hit a few spots before we are pushed into the deep freeze.
It was a great day!
We had a 10 species day 12 if you count hybrids

1. Carp
2. Walleye
3. Northern pike
4. Black crappie
5. Bluegill
6. Pumpkinseed
7. Green sunfish
8. Yellow perch
9. Largemouth bass
10. Hornyhead chub
11. Bluegill X Green hybrid
12. Pumpkinseed X Green hybrid

We ended up with about a dozen Nice panfish for dinner.



Today I decided to hit the same river solo.
I stopped where I caught the chub yesterday and picked up about 10 big chubs.
I put on my hip waders and waded downstream to a little honey hole I know of. Tough going but worth the trek.

The pool was filled with HUGE pike and bass along with schools of greater redhorse, quillback and carp.
I set out a nice chub on a freeline and WOOF!!
Big boil and screaming drag. a few minutes later I landed a 36" Northern (my personal Best pike)
After fumbling with a big fish and my stringer, I took a breath and sent out another chub.
BAM! next cast brought me a 30" Pike
This one I set free.
after a few shorter pike I ended the pike fishing with a nice 27" pike to add to my stringer.

This spot is my jewel and I normally will harvest no more then 2 pike a season from this river.
The health of this river is beyond belief.
There is literally a pike every 10 feet and none are snakes. I saw several today that were pushing the 40" mark

I decided to drift the pool with worms to see if I could get some Redhorse.
I landed 3 Greater Redhorse the largest was 28"

All and all a magical autumn day.

Not the prettiest picture but here he is.



lol Cant wait to get to work on him and have him in my living room.
Not to mention all the wonderful meals I will get.
Yum
Pike My favorite fish

This is probably my last open water trip of the season, unless I brave the cold and fish for Burbot on Winnebago in the end of the month.

Wow, nice report and action. I got out today and did real well with White Suckers and SM Bass. Really weird catching Smallmouths in November!

Did you get any pics of the Greaters at all? I sure would love to see a pic of that 28 inch fish. My Greater hole has been terrible this fall. I think the water is too low for them to even think about migrating there this year....

I didnt get any pics of the other fish sadly.
The river is full of slippery rocks and I often take a dunk while wading down. So until I get a waterproof camera I wont be getting pics of the actual spot.

Next year I hope.

The greaters in this spot range from 24"-30"
26" is average
Unreal huge fish in this system for some odd reason. lol

I wish I would have spent more time today chasing some of the bass in the pool, I saw some really nice Largemouth and Smallmouth.

If you ever come out my way let me know.
I would consider a fishing hole location swap. lol

lol....I appreciate the offer man. I will take you up on that someday for sure.

Nice report Jknuth! Thanks for sharing the pictures too. Man...I'm drooling just picturing your spot filled with Annaconda Northerns...I need to find a spot like that. I heard that the Fox river is pretty dirty, is that true? I mean I've been out to the Green Bay area and the river seemed really murky, is it the same where you fish?

On another note, do you do fish mounts? And if yes, how much do you charge? By inch? And last but not least, do you only do skin mounts or replicas too?

Thanks,
Fish_E_Hunter