The Libertyville Fishing Club held its 8th of 18 outings on June 5 and 6 at
Green Lake, and finally we
had some decent weather and fishing action. 13 members and 1 guest fished Green
Lake. A total of 326 points were scored, consisting of 6 largemouth, 46
smallmouth, 2 walleyes, 4 northerns, 1 catfish, 5 rock bass, 1 crappie, and 2
white bass.
With the warm spring, water temperatures were up to 70 - 72 degrees on
Saturday. This was much higher than past years which made fishing different.
Smallies were in 6-9 feet of water. Largemouth were under the docks and other
game fish had moved out a little deeper. While a variety of techniques from
trolling to casting crankbaits and spinner baits produced some fish, crawfish
colored plastics like tube jigs were the baits of choice.
It was cold and rainy on Saturday night. This brought down
water temperatures by 6
degrees overnight which made the fishing tougher on Sunday.
Some members had outstanding outings led by Dave Vincent with 57 points. After
limiting out on smallies on Saturday, Dave put some LM Bass in the boat as
well. Next were Jeff Sannes who trolled for 45 points and Al Silcroft who used
tube jigs for 45 points including the
big fish - an 18.25 inch
smallie. Jay Hall scored 42 points and now leads in the big fish category for
the year with a 30 inch northern
pike.
What a great lake and facilities. We will be back the same time next year.