Looking for better fishing near Chicago?
It's fishing time! Remember last year how you didn't catch many fish near home? Remember hours out trying and only a few small fish? How about 100 fish and a couple of 4 lb. fish the next time you go out? This is an average day for our club members fishing on public waters of Chicago's suburbs. Catch more and larger fish guaranteed! Click Here

Catch 1,000 Fish - Adult Fishing Classes
Want to get a taste of catching 1,000 fish this season?
MAC will be holding Spring fishing school events and will show you it is easy to catch 1,000 fish locally without special gear!

Reservations are limited, this is an introductory session which will last one hour. Please contact John Wilkins- angling instructor 630-235-2162 to reserve your spot. We will hold 3 free events each Spring, this is your chance to get in and see the great fishing available to you on local ponds.

Free Fishing Seminar:

SOUTH
MAY 17 10 AM - Downers Grove
Success on the local pond, learning to fish on $3 - closest to home.

NORTH
May 24th 11 AM - Prospect Heights

Register for free fishing classes here
or - call today, leave your name and number as well as number of people coming at 630-235-2162 to reserve your spot.

VISIT OUR SCHEDULE PAGE HERE!

Fishing classes this Spring will include:
Basic Casting, Rod, Reel Components & Basics of fishing local ponds (still waters).
The angler will learn the best methods to cast, rig up and fish baits. Included in this class will be
- live bait rigs
- fishing on a $3 budget
- getting fish to bite
- playing & landing fish
- defeating wind
- fishing plastics for local ponds
- fishing crankbaits
- small jigs, big success

Limited to first 12 reservations.
Sites: Downers Grove & Prospect Heights, IL-rain or shine.
(Other fishing seminars will be added as well as group lessons.)
Individual sessions available.

MAC is back, but big changes are in store. Big Changes for 2008 Chicago Fishing.
Interested in fishing in the Chicago area and catching a load of fish, you are in for a great year!

MAC Fishing Club - Chicago, IL

The MAC (Midwest Angler Chicago -Fishing Club) offers the chance for new anglers, Jr. Anglers and adults in the Chicago area as well as the Midwest, to register to learn how to fish, meet new friends and improve your catch- right near home! Our philosophy is - to the power of 8. Every angler we meet and who joins the club will improve your catch times 8. While some of our anglers improve their catch 100 times over, you will:
1. Catch more fish
2. Save money with simple gear, baits
2. Cherish local waters & ecosystems
3. Drive less, fish more
4. Build angling locally
5. Appreciate all fish
6. Pass what you learned on
7. Support USA Angling team & tradition

The MAC is a Chicago Fishing Club dedicated to American Angling and teaching U.S. Anglers living in the Chicago's suburbs. With educational events around Chicagoland, the MAC's dedicated members will show you the best of the local fishing scene.

ARE YOU?

• Wishing to teach your children or family how to catch fish
• New to fishing
• Wanting to catch more or larger fish near your house
• Frustrated in your fishing success
  
• Desiring to defeat your buddy on your local pond
  
  The MAC will open new doors to you! If you are a seasoned angler, but don't fish around Chicago, but are thinking about it - we can put you on a lot of fish & big fish nearly all the time. Learn to fish the baits that work so you score and experience the Chicago fishing scene at its best. Catching fish using our methods will make you deadly at landing big game fish in Minnesota, Wisconsin & Canada - or anywhere you might go. The techniques I learned in Chicago from a fishing teacher and master, helped me to personal bests landing huge walleye, blue fin tuna, carp, northern pike, king salmon. channel catfish and rainbow trout that I might have lost without my local area pond practice.
  
  Joining is simple
  You may visit one of our free events or mini-seminars and then decide to join after. You might just want to purchase our seminar series or a one-on-one session, many packages are available.
  
  Our events are very simple, the cost is below $60 annually with many discounts for family, friends, seniors, military, teachers & public servants (police, fire, elected officials as well as 2nd year members!).
  
  What is required?
  1. Attend one or two fishing events a year
  2. Be environmentally sound, protect local waters
  3. Pledge to US fishing ethics
  4. Either volunteer for 1 kid's fishing event- or help organize
  5. Fish, Learn & Have Fun
  6. Keep membership dues current
  7. Pass on what you learn to one new member each year
  
  Contact me for more information here
  John Wilkins- angling instructor
  630-235-2162

Midwest Angler Fishing Club
Shows you how to fish lures, jigs and how to use live bait to catch fish in the Chicago Area. Du Page County, Cook County activities for family, kids and local fishing for bluegill, carp, catfish, walleye, bass, crappie fishing in Northern Illinois include fishing outings, fishing seminars in Chicago area for beginning anglers, intermediate & advanced.
Learn More Here

Download Information on our Fishing Club (2.5 meg)
.pdf document
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REGISTER TO FISH CLICK HERE

If you are new to the area, the MAC is Chicagoland's Fishing Club for anglers wishing to learn how to fish Chicago waters & suburban ponds. The methods of fishing that we use are many but most consistent catches come through finesse bait tactics using fine bite indicators. Fishing in Chicago is fantastic if you use proper bank angling gear (even from the boat).

Anglers interested in fishing our outing in the Chicago area can contact us and find further information about the club here: Learn More Here

2008 Illinois Trout Opener- Spring catchable trout season opened at 5 a.m. on April 5, 2008 while To legally take (harvest) rainbow and/or brown trout from any waters which receive catchable trout or hatchery stockings of trout, anglers must have a fishing license and inland trout stamp, unless they are under 16 years of age, blind or disabled, or Illinois residents on leave from the Armed Forces. A daily limit of five trout per angler is enforced. Remember that on these ponds, the rule is this species can't survive summer pond temperatures and lower oxygen level, their purpose is for catching & eating and they are a temporary stocked fish. 2008 Illinois Fishing Reg Book Click Here (6 meg .pdf) Article: 2006 Cook County Trout Opener Late Again- trout anglers fishless! Click Here US Match & Fishing News AMFA no longer sanctioned by MAC due to tampering with US Angling, actions against US Angling team, Clubs & US Team- MAC recommends avoiding any AMFA event. Places we fish - Arlington Heights Bloomingdale Chicago Downers Grove Naperville Prospect Heights Wheaton Fishing Tackle Information 2008 tackle reviews coming soon

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