Coho on southern Lake Michigan continue to lead the sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report, but fishing really gets going Saturday around the Chicago area with opening days at Heidecke Lake, the statewide inland trout season and smelt netting on the Chicago lakefront (well, opening night for that).
The Illinois Department of Resources stocks more than 80,000 rainbow trout each year at 58 bodies of water statewide, including in Prospect Park in Moline.
Coho continue good on southern Lake Michigan when weather allows access and lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report; plus there’s a return to more wintry conditions.
A packed opener at Braidwood Lake, ongoing coho around Chicago fishing and prospects for the LaSalle Lake opener lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.