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Chicago fishing: Spring signs abound, perch closure and Wisconsin opener

Leading this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report are spring signs on Lake Michigan and inland waters plus the perch closure beginning May 1 on Illinois' Lake Michigan waters and Wisconsin's general inland opener coming Saturday.

Libertyville , Illinois , United-states , Shabbona , Michigan , Des-plaines-river , Navy-pier , Lake-lawn , Wisconsin , Grand-river , Ohio , Chicago-park

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”!

Berrien-springs , Michigan , United-states , Chicago , Illinois , Waukegan , Mazonia , Chain-olakes , Wisconsin , Edgewater-park , Ohio , Lithia

Chicago fishing: Shoreline salmon, counting to 1,000 and fall announces itself

Shoreline salmon on southern Lake Michigan continue to lead the sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report, but fall fishing truly arrived with the arrival of real fall weather and Vince Oppedisano reaches a cool mark.

Conference-point , Wisconsin , United-states , Apple-river , Illinois , Winnetka , Root-river , Ohio , Black-point , Indiana , Canada , Pine-creek

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.

Fox-lake , Wisconsin , United-states , Knollwood , Illinois , Geneva-bay , Waukegan-harbor , Powerton , Kane-county , Burnham , Fox-river , Lithia