The Fishing Line

What's hitting and where

NOTE: Recent warm days and increased daylight is quickly decreasing ice on area lakes and ponds. Use extreme caution if considering ice fishing.

Lake Michigan

Indiana

Out of Hammond Marina: BT on golden roaches under bobber.

Michigan City: CO, BT, SH on jigs/bee moth, shrimp. Illinois Montrose Harbor: BT, SH on jigs/golden roaches. PE on minnows.

Navy Pier: PE on minnows, jigs.

Trail and Salt Creeks, Little Calumet River

BT, SH on spawn, spinners. CO on spawn, bee moth.

Kankakee River

Indiana

NP on minnows, dr. spoons, slab buster spinners.

Illinois

SM on mr. twister wtd keeper hook/twister tails, jig/minnow. NP on minnows, dr. spoons, slab buster spinners.

Lake George

CR on minnows, tipped jigs. LM on minnows. BG on red worms, bee moth.

Willow Slough

BG on bee moth, spikes. CR on minnows.

Flint, Long and Loomis Lake

BG, RE on wax worms. CR, LM on minnows. NP on golden roaches. Wampum Lake BG on bee moth. CR on jigs, minnows.

Braidwood Lake

CH on minnows, stink bait. LM on minnows.

Fox Chain O' Lakes

BG on bee moth, spikes. CR on minnows, jigs.

Fox River

WA on twister tails, minnows.

Shabbona Lake

LM, CR on minnows, jigs. BG on bee moth, spikes. WA, CH on minnows, sweedish pimples.

Reminder: 2008 Indiana fishing licenses need to be renewed before April 1.

Senior licenses for individuals 64 and older are available this year.

Legend: bluegill, BG; blue catfish, BC; brown trout, BT; bullhead, BH; carp, CA; channel catfish, CH; chinook(Kings), CN; coho, CO; crappie, CR; dogfish, DG; drum, DR; flathead catfish, FC; hybrid white bass, HYB; lake trout, LT; largemouth bass, LM; muskie, MU; northern pike, NP; panfish, PN; perch, PE; redear, RE; rock bass, RB; sauger, SA; sheephead, SP; smallmouth bass, SM; smelt, SL; steelhead, SH; striped bass, ST; sunfish, SU; tiger muskie, TM; walleye, WA; white bass, WB; whitefish, WF; yellow bass, YB.

Updates contributed in part by Mik Lurch Fishing Tackle Outlet, Hammond; The Sportsman's Letter, Kankakee; Lake George Bait & Tackle, Hobart; and Country Bait Shop, Valparaiso.