Thursday Nighters on the Des Plaines/Illinois River

08/27/2026

Our last event for the 2026 season is tomorrow at the Seneca Ramp. Please have boats in the water ready to go by 5pm.

08/25/2026

Last Thursdays Tournament was a different format with 1 fish winner take all! Scott pulled off the win with a nice smallie at 3.24lbs!!

This Thursday will be the final Thursday nighter of the season!! It will go back to the standard format! We will be launching out of Seneca! Sign up will start at 4:15 and we will try and launch at 5pm!! Hope to see you all out there.

08/20/2026

Tonight is our final event on the DesPlaines River for the season, Next week is in Seneca.

We are doing something a little different tonight everyone will be fishing for 1 fish. We are doing a Big Bass event winner takes all to close out the Thursday Night season on the DesPlaines/ Kankakee!!

Meeting at 4:50pm, take off at 5pm. $60 entry includes the ramp fee.

08/13/2026

Due to the prediction of severe thunderstorms and damaging winds this afternoon combined with water conditions we will not have a tournament this evening. We will see you all on 8/20 for our last one this summer in the DesPlaines.

07/31/2026

07/31/2026

The Smallies were on fire last night for our Seneca Thursday Nighter! Hunter and Austin got 1st with 12. 13lbs and Big Bass at 3.44lbs. It was a close one for 2nd place But Keegan and Brian’s 11.09lbs beat out Justin and KJs 11.06lbs.

Back at the Big Basin Next Thursday!!!

07/30/2026

a little late with last Thursdays results:
Eric and Andrew came in 1st with 11.68lbs and a 3.09lb big bass. Austin and Hunter placed 2nd with 9.13lbs and Tom and Tony got 3rd with 8.47lbs.

Reminder we are launching out of the Seneca Ramp tomorrow night. Sign ups at 4pm meeting at 4:50pm and launch right after. Hope to see ya there!!

07/17/2026

Another good night on the Des Plaines River with Mike and Trey taking another 1st place win with 13.05lbs and Big Bass at 3.36lbs Ethan and Talon came in Second with 11.34lbs. We will be back at the Des Plaines next Thursday 7-23! Hope to see you all there!