Kyle Tepper News Today

Ice fishing should be going within the week around Chicago, that and some surprises on the lakefront lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

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.

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

The smattering of lakefront Chinook from shore and prospects for fishing the Labor Day weekend lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Flathead catfish and other creatures of the season lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

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

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.

Kyle Tepper caught a freak crappie in the Chain O’Lakes area that looks like something from far southern Illinois or Mississippi. The catch gives the chance to splash around the oddities of crappies in Illinois.

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Nearshore salmon and trout around Chicago fishing continue to lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.