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Location: North Central IL USA | jonnysled - 9/13/2016 2:21 PM
1.5 hours from Chicago gets you about to the Barrington Chain of Lakes ...
that would be the Fox Chain O' Lakes, not Barrington. 
http://www.lakelubbers.com/fox-chain-olakes-1266/ |
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| Wow, a lot of Illinois bashers here. Remember when most of us started musky fishing? Some got lucky and caught a fish and others it took some time. Give this guy a break man, he said Chicago area, he had 3 days, and he was able to drive a short distance. Slamr said hire a guide for a day on the Fox Chain. Great suggestion! If you choose not to, here is what I suggest. Mallard lake in Dupage county. I would first obtain a map of the lake, and since u still have a month to learn as much as you can about muskies, do so, esp. cpr. Late October should be a great time to try the lake, less pressure, water temps should be good and because the lake is 89 acres, the learning curve is small, especially for your 3 day time frame. Mark off all the areas on your map with a highlighter that you intend to fish from shore using tactics you learned during your month of preparation. One last thing- don't be discouraged if you do not catch a fish, we've all been there. Good luck. kdawg |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | ^ true, then there is always the swimming pool but i think that's in Hoffman Estates ... |
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Location: Lake Country, Wisconsin | Is Santas Village still open in Dundee? Used to have a great petting zoo and fantastic funnel cakes .... |
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Location: Northern Illinois | Slamr is right.... if you can take a day trip w/toro on the fox chain
do it. Catching a muskie from shore around here?? God bless, but you'd
be better off spending that money on lotto tickets. LOL. |
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Location: Gilberts IL/Rhinelander WI | Musky Brian - 9/13/2016 6:48 PM
Is Santas Village still open in Dundee? Used to have a great petting zoo and fantastic funnel cakes ....
It is. Probably looks exactly the same as you remember. Not much change except the admission price. |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | 5th lake Brad - 9/13/2016 8:05 PM
Musky Brian - 9/13/2016 6:48 PM
Is Santas Village still open in Dundee? Used to have a great petting zoo and fantastic funnel cakes ....
It is. Probably looks exactly the same as you remember. Not much change except the admission price.
But if you do go to Santa's Village, there's a great range and gun shop down the street (G.A.T) that even lets Democratic Libtards like me shoot there. |
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Location: Florida | RandalB - 9/13/2016 2:53 PM
2 Hours gets you into Hoosier Muskies too..
Maybe for another fishing trip, thank you for the suggestion. |
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Location: Florida | kdawg - 9/13/2016 5:55 PM
Wow, a lot of Illinois bashers here. Remember when most of us started musky fishing? Some got lucky and caught a fish and others it took some time. Give this guy a break man, he said Chicago area, he had 3 days, and he was able to drive a short distance. Slamr said hire a guide for a day on the Fox Chain. Great suggestion! If you choose not to, here is what I suggest. Mallard lake in Dupage county. I would first obtain a map of the lake, and since u still have a month to learn as much as you can about muskies, do so, esp. cpr. Late October should be a great time to try the lake, less pressure, water temps should be good and because the lake is 89 acres, the learning curve is small, especially for your 3 day time frame. Mark off all the areas on your map with a highlighter that you intend to fish from shore using tactics you learned during your month of preparation. One last thing- don't be discouraged if you do not catch a fish, we've all been there. Good luck. kdawg
Thank you, I will consider the Fox chain of lakes and Mallard lake along with the other recommendations I have been given so far. Have been researching Muskie/Pike fishing for a couple weeks now and will continue to do so. I do a lot of inshore/offshore saltwater fishing in South Florida, so I will bring some of that gear for my trip. |
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