More tales come of northern pike caught on the Chicago lakefront

Isaiah Jeong with the first of his 30-inch-plus northern pike caught on the Chicago lakefront this summer. (Provided)

Random challenges catch my attention, especially those related to big fish on the lakefront.

‘‘Fishing in Chicago has been a little slow this summer, so I have been making random challenges for myself,’’ Isaiah Jeong emailed. ‘‘I knew [northern] pike were around, so I threw some bigger spinner baits and crankbaits in bright chartreuse colors.’’