Excitement took over the tired as 330 came and the alarm
screamed in my ears. Brim Reaper and JcCrappie met me with their yaks in tow
ready to hit the water. We had planned on Silver Lake Loon Lake
Loon was the perfect choice it totally shielded us. The
south shore has a high ridge and block of forest which completely saved the day
for a group of addicts in small yaks!
We arrived at 530 and a score of shore angler were already
pounding the water in the dark. The shoreline was riddled in night bobbers and
head lamps. We were unaware that you could start at 5.
Once on the water we had space for ourselves and only had a
handful of other watercraft to share with.
The trout were grouped in schools. All swimming from 2-5 feet down I
tried spinners but no luck. I watched a group of anglers score several trout
quickly from shore. I paddled out of their casting range and dropped anchor.
The school I marked on my Lowrance was much thicker here. That’s when the fun
started, my floats disappeared quickly as minnows were attacked at 4.5 feet. At
one point I had 2 on at once! Chunsum hooked a couple as well.
At one point I lost feeling in my ass and needed a break.
Brim and I headed to shore. The great thing about Loon is that they were
prepared for fisherman. Bathrooms, bait, and food were available. We enjoyed a
hot dog and shot the shit as we watched the guys fish for a while.
Later Sooner bass joined our DuPage Angler Kayak Trout Party
and scored a large trout. I believe it
was fooled by a sassy shad. We found a fish crib and managed to catch some
crappie off of it before the wind was too bad on that end of the lake and had
to move.
Back were we started, I finally got a Loon yellow bass! This
was my first yellow in years since the die off in the Fox
River and Chain. It didn’t matter how small it was, I was excited.
It was pretty cool to four guys from DuPageAngler.com on the
water all in kayaks!! I had a blast and cannot wait until the 2013 fall opener.
Nice work, Dan.
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