Northern Illinois Fishing for Smallmouth Bass? Let’s do this. The following are my TOP 3.4 BAITS FOR ILLINOIS SMALLMOUTH that will put more of #bronzebacks in the boat (or on the shore)!
Illinois has a lot of issues… but one thing that we are blessed with is an abundance of smallmouth bass – and also sauger, saugeye, largemouth bass, drum, green sunfish and crappie – and some surprisingly beautiful areas to fish. If you know how to catch ’em, it’s JUST about enough to make you want to stay…
… not quite… but real close.



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