Lake Michigan

Indiana: Area Discharges: BT, CO on spoons, spawn, golden roaches under bobber. Inland Steel: BT, CO on spoons, thundersticks. The Gary Lighthouse: BT, CO on golden roaches, jig/squid, twister tails, crawlers. Port of Indiana: CO on spawn, spinners, spoons, golden roaches. Michigan City Pier: CO, BT on spoons, spawn, golden roaches. PE on minnows, bee moth.

Illinois: 95th Street: BT on spawn, spinners. Navy Pier: PE jigs, minnows. BT on spawn, cut bait.

Kankakee River

Indiana: Kankakee Fish & Wildlife Area: LM, NP on minnows, slab buster spinners. The Point north of English Lake: NP on minnows, silver spoons. CH on chicken liver, frozen shrimp, cheese bait. Grand Kankakee Marsh: NP on minnows, countdowns. WA on jig/minnow, jig/crawler, rattlin' rogues. LaSalle Fish & Wildlife Area: WA on jig/minnow, slab buster spinners, johnson spoon/pork rind.

Illinois: Momence: WA on jig/minnow, rattlin' rogue, roostertail spinners. Aroma Park Area: WA on jig/minnow, rattlin' rogues, jointed countdowns. RB on worms, rubber spiders. Kankakee Dam: WA on jig/minnow, countdowns. SM on mepps spinners, rapalas, crankbaits. Kankakee State Park: SM on mr. twister keeper hook & double twister tails, slab buster spinners, minnows. WA on crankbaits, jig/minnow. Wilmington Area: WA on rattlin' rogues, jig/minnow. CH on cheese bait, chicken liver, minnows.

Little Calumet River

SH on spinners, spawn, shrimp.

Salt and Trail Creeks

SH on spinners, spawn, shrimp.

Wolf Lake

WA on minnows.

Fox Chain O' Lakes

CR on minnows, jigs.

Fox River

SM on jig/twister tails, minnows.

St. Joseph River (MI)

SH on spinners, spoons.

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; striper, 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, and the Sportsman's Letter, Kankakee, Ill.