Quote Originally Posted by Fishaholic View Post
State Record walleye was caught in the river I fish all the time, the Kankakee...awesome for big bass, pike, gills and crappies and the great fight of the bowfin...occasionally a large eel is caught there too, saw one that was brought into a local baitshop that was a little over 3 feet long.
do you fish the Kankakee this time of year or does it freeze? the good thing about the tail waters here is it never freezes no mater how cold it gets because the water comes from the bottom of the lake. great spot for winter fishing open water. water stays around 45degrees.