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Chicago fishng: Bit more ice & mixing lakers and few browns with perch

There’s a bit more ice and mixing in lakers and a few browns with the perch on the lakefront lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 5, 2024

Chicago fishng: Bit more ice & mixing lakers and few browns with perch

There’s a bit more ice and mixing in lakers and a few browns with the perch on the lakefront lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 3, 2024

Chicago fishing: Yes, lakefront perch and still waiting for ice (N. Wis. updated)

The December mantra—lakefront perch and waiting on ice—continue to lead the sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report (updated Northern Wisconsin)

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 26, 2023

Chicago fishing: Steelhead, hints of perch, muskies looking ‘swoll’

Steelhead going up and down the Chicago lakefront and some early signs of perch on southern Lake Michigan lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report; plus Kurt Justice noted in the northern Wisconsin report that muskies are looking “swoll”!

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 7, 2023

Chicago fishing: Wintry change alters outlook and brings hopes of perch coming in

A turn toward winter, no matter how brief, has changed the outlook on fishing around Chicago and people starting to get antsy for perch to come in around Cal Park lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 31, 2023

Chicago fishing: New Chicago bait shop, trout opener, shoreline salmon/trout

The opening of a Bridgeport Bait and Tackle, the opening days of fall trout in Illinois and ongoing salmon and steelhead action on southern Lake Michigan lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 24, 2023

Chicago fishing: Heat may disrupt start of C&R trout season in Illinois

Fishing through the fall heat, including a possible delay in the early C&R trout season in Illinois, leads this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 3, 2023

Chicago fishing: Waiting on the fall feedbag inland

Shoreline salmon and trout on southern Lake Michigan and hints of the fall feedbag inland lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 19, 2023

Chicago fishing: Labor Day fishing and prospects for post-holiday action

A lot of fishing reports from Labor Day fishing and some expectations for post-holiday action lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 5, 2023

Chicago fishing: An early Chicago king and late summer patterns

An early shoreline king in Chicago and late summer patterns lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 15, 2023