The follow-up to a similar themed posting from last week takes a further look at walk-in fishing as one of my public access stomping grounds. This time around I lean a little more heavily on visuals over words.

Below is where you start and out there off the road somewhere is where you fish.

These are another anglers footprints which means you are not off the beaten path far enough.

These are the type of prints I like to see in the undisturbed muck, another fish pursuer known as the great blue heron.

This is my print about six inches deep in the nasty strip pit mud, if you see it, I would say work this water hole over pretty good.

The cattail “path” is not a good option although less worse than the higher ground routes.

As this video demonstrates, there is no good path, everywhere looks about like this.

 

This is where you return at the IRAP strip mines east of Victoria, IL

Permit required, obtain online if you dare… http://dnr.illinois.gov/IRAP/ParticipantLogin.aspx

Why in the world would you actually want to try this?

Enough said. Talk to you later. Troy