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Recent weather making fishing for lakefront Chinook more variable, snagging for Chinook and coho opening Friday at select spots on the Illinois lakefront, closing dates for cooling lakes, and early catch-and-release trout opening Saturday are in this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Provided by Ryan Merkel ILLINOIS’ LAKEFRONT CHINOOK Hi Dale, Pete Merkel, my cousin, caught a new boat record for us today out of Winthrop Harbor. (Two photos of the fish are attached below)This king was 28 lbs and 42” long. Hit on a green/white flasher with an Aqua Howie’s fly behind a rigger. We were in 125 feet of water and the rigger was set 110 feet down. Fish took a massive initial run pulling 500+ feet of line off the reel. Great day on the water, we also got a 23 lbs king a just f...

Provided by Capt. Scott Wolfe Big Chinook starting to show up lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report, but there’s also the usual summer inland fishing for bluegill, catfish and largemouth bass. Capt. Scott Wolfe emailed the photo at the top and this: Hi Dale. Some big kings are showing up in Waukegan. Here is long time customer Troy Lund of Schaumburg with a 26 pounder caught Saturday afternoon. Sorry about the Twins hat. Nothing I can do about that. Capt. Scott Wolfe As to t...

Lake trout on Lake Michigan as well as crappie, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and flathead catfish on inland waters, and an update on the Shabbona Lake concessionaire are highlighted in this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report as summer seems to be coming.

CHAIN O’LAKES AREA Art Frisell at Triangle Sports and Marine in Antioch said catfish are unbelievable, try stinkbait or crawlers; bluegill are excellent on ice jigs tipped with waxies or spikes, use light line and small bobbers, shallow; walleye are great on leeches and fatheads on a split and hook; muskie are fair on topwaters or big bucktails, especially on Fox; look for white bass in 8-15 feet, try Cubby jigs tipped with small fatheads or spikes, no bobber, just cast out and let it sink. N...

The start of parking meters at Montrose Harbor headlines this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report, but there is also lots to note on white bass, lake trout, crappie, smallmouth bass and largemouth bass.

Big largemouth bass being caught from local lakes and ponds, big smallmouth bass being caught from area rivers and the Chicago lakefront, and a big walleye caught from Heidecke Lake are among the reports in the sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Ken Gortowski It’s big-fish time for multiple species around Chicago fishing and the time of the year with big weather changes to lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report. Ken Gortowski sent the artful smallmouth photo at the top from a weekend outing on a Fox River tributary. LAKEFRONT PARKING Chicago Park District’s parking passes for the fisherman’s parking lots at DuSable and Burnham harbors are on sale at Henry’s Sports and Bait in Bridgeport and Park Bait at Montrose Ha...

Provided by Chris Belz This sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report contains everything from a Chicago actor meeting a king to big bass pulling up to lots of varied big fish at Clinton Lake. Actor Joseph Sikora, product of Notre Dame College Prep and Columbia College, found some time for fishing between some recent shoots. Lifelong friend Hey Dale, Appreciate your column and have enjoyed it for years thank you! Find attached photo of Chicago’s very one, actor Joseph Sikora, who caught thi...

Mike Norris Big Green Lake – The smallmouth bass bite is on, but I am only catching males. The water temp is still in the low 40’s, and I expect the bite and size to improve with warmer weather forecast for this coming weekend. Try Damiki rigs in 24 ft of water for smallies. Lake trout up to 36 inches active in 180 ft of water trolling with spoons and crankbaits. Lake Puckaway – Walleyes are done spawning and cooler water temps have slowed the fishing. Wisconsin Elite Series Walleye T...