The Latest Breaking News from Mike Norris

The “Bomb Cyclone” late last week built ice virtually everywhere around Chicago and led to ice fishing being nearly universal (especially when the deep freeze eased slightly), all of which leads this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report. Question is what the warmth and rain later this week…

Building ice going into the holidays leads this sprawling, raw-file Midwest Fishing Report, but there’s also ongoing perch fishing on the Chicago lakefront.

Early hints of perch on southern Lake Michigan lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

The fall bites are building for walleye, sauger, crappie and even bluegill to lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report; and the wait goes on for perch.

Obviously, things changed radically over the last 10 days and that shows in this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report, which is led by river smallmouth bass and the wait is on for lakefront perch.

The opening of Illinois’ fall trout season Saturday and the continuing nearshore trout and salmon fishing on southern Lake Michigan lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Again salmon and trout on the lakefront lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report; plus on Saturday, openers come for Illinois’ catch-and-release fall trout season as well as salmon snagging at select spots on the Illinois lakefront.

The rise of big kings along with usual summer variety of action around Chicago fishing leads this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Lilacs are blooming as befits the first real week of spring and that leads, or sorta leads, this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.