Patchy cloud over the water after dark, with a useful NE wind pushing food about and no real change in pressure. The water to cover at Lake Illinois is windblown banks where food collects. Block out the hours from the day. Cover water early, then settle where the signs are. The autumn feed-up is on; baitfish areas are the key.
The bites are average now
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The bites are average now
| 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 3.6 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 9.8 | 11.4 | 12.7 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13 | 13 | 12.8 | 11.9 | 11.1 | 11 | 10.3 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| 71° | 71° | 71° | 71° | 71° | 71° | 71° | 70° | 71° | 74° | 77° | 80° | 82° | 82° | 82° | 82° | 82° | 81° | 79° | 77° | 75° | 74° | 73° | 73° |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30.04 | 30.04 | 30.03 | 30.01 | 30.01 | 30.02 | 30 | 30.02 | 30.02 | 30.04 | 30.05 | 30.06 | 30.06 | 30.04 | 30.01 | 30 | 29.99 | 29.99 | 30 | 30.01 | 30.03 | 30.04 | 30.04 | 30.05 |
| 91 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 87 | 81 | 76 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 76 | 79 | 83 | 84 | 86 | 88 |
Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time
Best bite time
