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It's late May and aptly enough just about everything is going, even the cicadas, to lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

For those looking for a fun fishing adventure this month, Tight Lines 208 has some tips to get you started.

Freshwater anglers ply the ponds for trout, bass and chain pickerel with live bait, jerkbaits and scented artificials, while others gear up for shellfishing.

Tautog are in bunches and bingeing, and while the striper has slowed with average catches falling into the schoolie category, anglers are still finding the occasional bigger bass by throwing eels into marshes and rivers at night.

The cod bite has been joined by pollock and haddock, while inshore, mackerel schools have moved in close again putting migrating stripers within easy reach.