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Chicago fishing: Brown trout and largemouth bass part of summer fishing settling in

Summer patterns, including big brown trout on southern Lake Michigan, settle in and lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 11, 2023

Chicago fishing: After the flood and into the Fourth of July

Some cleaning up after the flash flood on Sunday and others settling into traditional Fourth of July fishing lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 4, 2023

Chicago fishing: Kankakee derby, redears and drum are options for holiday weekend

The start of the Kankakee River Fishing derby and the time for redears and freshwater drum lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 27, 2023

Chicago fishing: May madness of all species, white bass to crappie

We arrived at that time when nearly all species, white bass to crappie, put the sprawling into the sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 16, 2023

Chicago fishing: Crappie fishing is ‘on fire’

The improving crappie fishing leads this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 9, 2023

Midwest Fishing Report: As one season closes in Illinois, another opens in Wisconsin

A reminder that perch fishing is closed in Illinois, the prospects for the Wisconsin opener on Saturday, and some early reports of Chinook on southern Lake Michigan lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report; but there are plenty of other options from coho to spawning bass to crappie to…

Chicago Sun-Times · May 2, 2023

Midwest Fishing Report features a variety of weather and fish

Varied weather and varied fish — muskie, coho, crappie, perch, bass, walleye, catfish — lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 25, 2023

Midwest Fishing Report: Last week’s warm weather brought out all types of fishers

With the record warmth last week, all kinds of fishing — smallmouth bass, hybrid striped bass, largemouth bass, coho, crappie, catfish, perch — lead this truly sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 18, 2023

Midwest Fishing Report: Coho lead, but warming inland waters give variety

Coho on southern Lake Michigan continue to lead the sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report, but the extended balmy conditions have drawn multitudes of anglers to fish for many species, smallmouth bass to bullheads.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 11, 2023

Midwest Fishing Report: Trout opener, coho, crappie, walleye, (smelt, schmelt, who dealt?)

Illinois’ trout season opener (a success, despite some weather challenges), coho and trout on southern Lake Michigan, crappie improving on inland waters and river walleyes lead his sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 4, 2023