Chicago Fishing Report : 6/13/2009

The driving north and east winds have slowed down perch fishing on the lake front. The bite has been getting earlier and earlier. A week ago, 5:30-6:15 a.m. was when the bite was on, it has slowly backed down to 4:15-5:00. This means the early bird gets the word, the really early bird.

Cold temperatures have not helped things advance and I doubt more perch are being driven in from the depths. What last week was easy morning limits has turned into half a dozen being an average morning session.

Last night when things got calm the lake really died in terms of a perch bite. I didn't hear of anyone getting more than a stray here and there.

Here's hoping that june starts feeling more like june, and less like late april.