PRY12 Gage - 6.27
2015
Here we go with a new year and another season of chasing down Brutus, the 20 inch Kishwaukee River smallmouth. The air temp on this day (1/17/15) were near
40 degrees, so I decided to make my way down to the Kish to enjoy the warm weather, stretch my legs a bit, and to just spend some time with my old friend, the Kish.
The river is about 90% froze over with a few spots that are opened.
I walked the trails of Blackhawk Springs Forest Preserve and made my
way across the springs and snapped a couple of pics. The natural spring water temps keep
at a constant level which is somewhat above the freezing point so these springs never freeze,
and are warm enough to support algae growth.
I did scout out a couple locations on the Kish for early Spring smallmouth. :)
