Vermilion River Fishing

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Vermilion River Fishing

Vermilion River At Oglesby is located in Lasalle County in Illinois. If you live in Oglesby, North Utica, LaSalle, Cedar Point, Peru, Tonica, Dalzell, Standard, Leonore, Naplate or Spring Valley you're less than 10 miles from Vermilion River. The fishing regulatory body for Illinois is Illinois Department of Natural Resources. If you need a fishing licence you can purchase one directly from Vermilion River Fishing License 24/7. Prices and optons are listed including non resident fishing licenses. Please ensure to adhere to the fishing regulations for the state. Remember, regulations are there to protect fish species and enable fishing for generations to come.

Vermilion River Fishing Report Card

Here's your fishing report for today the 25th of November for Vermilion River. We take a number of different data points to make our fishing recommendation. Our recommendation is based on aspects about the weather conditions, moon phase & water conditions. Of course these should only be used as indicators combined with your own past fishing experience fishing on the banks of Vermilion River.

Clour Cover

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It's common knowlege cloud cover is an angler's best friend. Pack your bags, rod and head out the door right now as you've got 100% cloud cover over Vermilion River. You chances of bagging a few has increased.


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Wind Direction

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There’s an old saying on wind direction which has many variations but here's the most popular which I'm sure you've heard: “Wind from the West, fish bite the best. Wind from the East, fish bite the least. Wind from the North, do not go forth. Wind from the South blows bait in their mouth.” Its less so about the direction but the cause for the direction. We’ll cover this more in a blog post soon but for Vermilion River right now the wind is coming from a north westerly direction which means fishing is optimal.


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Wind Speed

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Good news, the wind speed is currently at 14 mph is considered in the optimal range for fishing as the ripples caused by the wind on the water's surface will help hide the line an lure on Vermilion River


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Moon Phase

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Moon phases have split fishing folk's opinion straight down the middle with the bigger impact on saltwater fishing but some freshwater anglers swear their catch improves when the moon is in a "New" or "Full" moon phase. These phases cause bigger tides making fish more active and susceptible to feeding meaning an opportunity for you to nab a catch. Vermilion River is currently under a "Waning Crescent" phase which means its less optimal fishing time.


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Vermilion River Map Location

Vermilion River Fishing 7 Day Weather Report

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Fish Information For Vermilion River

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Vermilion River Water Conditions

Find out if theres a raging torrent for torent or a calm mirror like surface using our daily updated stats for over 500,000 fishing locations.

Vermilion River Fishing Lunar Forcecast

Moon phases have a signifigant impact on fishing. The moon in the night skies over Vermilion River is in a Waning Crescent phase. This means if you're planning of fishing at night then fishing conditions are less optimal. Due to the moon conditions night brightness levels are at 32%.