Bass fishing, not real far from Chicago,IL
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nope.\ndo not needed to, i can get halibut, salmon,trout cod ,right out my front door..    :)
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The best tasting fish are either bass or walleye.  Not sure if bass would live in your area or not, though.  \nAs for either, you would be well off to ask someone local about fishing that particular area, as depending on conditions, time of year, etc. you can get wildly different reactions to the same fishing technique.
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illinois i mean close to st loiis just across the river
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It doesn't hurt to try you never know what may come up. Try contacting bait companies,line companies, and some may at least give you a discount, probably not a full blown ride, although it would be nice. keep working towards the top, and try fishing higher divisions to get yourself noticed out their. good luck
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Department of wildlife and fisheries is the way to go, but to really get a fell for the ponds stop the small bait shops in your area, ask the old guy behind the counter he will give you the best info. Seriously I grew up outside Boston and fished the South shore for years but when I moved out to central mass, I had no idea where to begin. I stopped at a little shop out on 122 I believe. And actually talked to the guy who wrote for the Telegram. Some of the best info I have received.
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My husband and his buddy's have a cabin they go up to in the chain of lakes that they fish for Muskie. They about every year now have pulled each others resources and go, but they have to travel by boat part of the way to get up there through, to their cabin site. I have never made to trip with them yet, and I don't even know if they would want me to. I guess the mosquito's are out of this world up there. I hope that this was helpful to you, and all I have seen are the pictures. It really looks beautiful though. One of them His friend, "Joe", caught a 69 lb Muskie once, and they put him in the magazine.
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dont do that you will get screwed over go to lake clinton and fish more luck there than private pond
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It all depends on where at in MT, what kind of fishing you like to do, and if you are just after catching fish or you want to catch a big one.  For flyfishing the best river is the Missouri just north of Helena about 30 miles next to Craig, MT.  Down south of Billings about 45 miles is Harlowtown and the Big Horn is there.  Both of these rivers have great rainbow and brown trout (avg size is 18-22 inches)  In the North west corner (Flathead Valley, where I live) is Flathead Lake which has many different species, if you are not familiar with the lake I would suggest hiring a guide to show you the ropes this lake is fished with a boat and usually downriggers.  Just across the mountains from here is the blackfoot indian reservation (special $10/day or $60/yr permit required) and there is approx 6 lakes over there that are stocked with rainbows and it is not uncommon to catch fish that weigh 8 lbs. or more, they can be fished from boat or shore, fly or spinner.  Other than that there is multitude of places with great fishing in MT, just ask around and usually you will at least get pointed in the right direction.  GOOD LUCK!!!
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I don't know of any web sites that will send ya free baits, but if you find one let me know. I know where you can get alot of free baits though if that will help you out any. Go to a FLW event or a BASS event and they usually had out free lures. At least at the Flw championship or the Bassmasters Classic.
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Start looking for a sponsor and start entering the national tournaments. If you have any free time, I need a fishing guide East of Atlanta ..... LOL
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I know there is catfish, Bass, and Brim. Mountain Island Lake is actually the Catawba River aka Lake Norman and Lake Wylie.
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I would have to agree to Markus, try soft plastics.  I caught a 5 lb largemouth on a YUM 4inch "dinger", it's like a senko type stick worm.  I actually let the line loose, and held the worm in my hand, and threw it up into the air.  I found that a certain "kerplunk" made the bass hit the worm like it was going out of style.  I was night fishing in a heavy pressure, over-fished lake in western Pa.  If it is rather hot, I would try a YUM 7 inch ribbontail worm.  They produce great strikes from some nice bass. I would have to suggest a slow retrieve with a few little jerks to make the tail flutter very fast.  It almost imitates a snake.    Of all bass lures, I am the most confident using soft plastics.  As always, keep your line tight when using plastics, and your rod at a 9 o'clock position.  When you feel the bass take the bait, lower the tip, reel in the slack, and set the hook with a good sweep up.  I find that in my area that watermelon is the most productive color at anytime.  I would suggest trying soft plastics in watermelon first, and then when you can use that type of worm efficiently, maybe try other colors.  Tight lines.
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I have found that the best retirieve to catch bass would have to cast it out as close to weeds, or logs, or rock cover as you can, keep your rod tip up and you line taut.  Let the worm sink and usually you will get the hit on the initial fall.  If not, let the worm sink to the bottom.  Then give the worm a few tugs, very small tugs, remember, you have to make it look real, so huge tugs make it look like a super worm, and may result in a hit, but, not many.  After you have given 2,3 maybe 4 little tugs on the worm, let it sink again.  I have found that most hits occur as the worm is falling.  So it is a must to keep your line taut, or you won't even feel the strike.  You must also keep your eye on your line where it enters the water.  Sometimes, you don't feel the hit, even with a tight line, but you will see your line either twitch, or move off to one side or the other.  Be ready to set the hook.  I prefer the YUM dinger in the 4 inch model and 6 inch model, in the watermelon seed color with gold flakes. They have a small slit in the worm to hide the hook in, resulting in easier, and better hook-ups.  Bill Dance once said "Any color and size of worm is good, as long as it is 6 inches and purple."  Try watermelon seed first, it seems to work everywhere.  Purple, black, red, and watermelon seed  also seem to work well.  But you have to experiment to find a good color. Here are a few sites to get you started.  I also have found that if the YUM dinger doesn't work, the YUM 6 inch ribbontail usually does.  If niether of those work, I try the YUM hawgtail, and almost always catch bass with 1 of the 3.  I would be lying if I told you that these three soft plastics have not improved my catch ratio per fishing trip, than any other plastics, and lures combined. I have found that using worms, I have found that it makes little difference on the water condition, when fishing a worm.  I have caught bass in muddy water, clear water, and in between with a worm, as well as at night. Bass have a "sensor" called the lateral lines. The bass can feel the worm before they see it.  In fact the largest bass I have ever caught was caught on a YUM dinger, at 2 a.m. during a full moon. But I have also had good bass at night when it was cloudy out. I prefer to Texas rig my plastics, most always wieghtless, on a 1/0 worm hook.  Have fun, and tight lines.
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I think Lake Worth in Fort Worth had one but not sure if it is still operating.\n\nCame back to edit. Lake Worth had a hatctery and still might. There was a small catfish farm on Whitesettlement Roed where you payed to catch their catfish but I am pretty sure it is now gone. Was more like a large farm tank.\n\nCall Ben at Lake Park Marine in Lewisville as he may know if any are around there. 972-436-8422.
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try a fishing outfitter like fishermans or maybe something like G I Joes
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On the day before memorial day, I went to Ohio to visit with my relatives.  They had a pond across the street, so I went fishing for 4 hours that day.  It was a private pond and therefore is rarely fished.  That day, I caught 15 largemouth bass ranging from 7 inches to 17 inches.  Most only took seconds to reel in, but a few took about a minute. Definitely the best fishing I have yet to have.  The day before that, I went fishing with the local bass club president.  On a 6 inch ribbontail worm, I caught a huge crappie!  I don't fish  for crappie so I did not know how big it was.  Until my friend said that it was indeed a big a$$ crappie.  Usually crappie lures are rather small, and I was using a 6 inch worm so that should help you see how big it was.  I would say it was at least 12 inches long.
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I don't know where Charleston is. But the best fishing anywhere in Illinois, in my opinion, is the Illinois river for Sauger (Walleye's kissing cousin) or the Chain in Northern Illinois. \n\nAlthough I understand the Kankakee is pretty good water to fish to and people are saying Vermillion lake (Don't know where that is) is getting better.\n\nGo to website called Mike Jackson Outdoors. Don't know the address. All during the fishing season, he has the hotspots in Illinois to fish. Also www.cjsmithresort.com has some info on fishing the chain.