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Chicago fishing: New Chicago bait shop, trout opener, shoreline salmon/trout

The opening of a Bridgeport Bait and Tackle, the opening days of fall trout in Illinois and ongoing salmon and steelhead action on southern Lake Michigan lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

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Hoping on Johnson administration leading Chicago Fishing Advisory Committee meeting

The hope, as the Chicago Fishing Advisory Committee met after the summer hiatus on Sept. 21, is that Mayor Brandon Johnson will resume the long tradition of Chicago mayors sending a representative.

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Chicago fishing: Early shoreline coho reports and other seasonal signs are coming in

Several signs of the season lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

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Chicago fishing: An early Chicago king and late summer patterns

An early shoreline king in Chicago and late summer patterns lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

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Midwest Fishing Report: Last week’s warm weather brought out all types of fishers

With the record warmth last week, all kinds of fishing — smallmouth bass, hybrid striped bass, largemouth bass, coho, crappie, catfish, perch — lead this truly sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

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Midwest Fishing Report: Coho lead, but warming inland waters give variety

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.

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Midwest Fishing Report: Coho and openers for Heidecke, inland trout, smelt netting

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…

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Midwest Fishing Report: Coho remains area’s most consistent fishing

Coho continuing to be the most consistent fishing around Chicago and the reopening of LaSalle Lake lead this sprawling, raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

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Midwest Fishing Report: Coho, back to winter (sorta), Illinois’ C&R trout opener

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.

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Braidwood opener, lakefront coho, LaSalle prospects lead this week’s Midwest Fishing Report

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.

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Early coho reports are coming in as well as ongoing perch on southern Lake Michigan

Early coho around Chicago and ongoing perch on southern Lake Michigan lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report; ice is retreating inland.

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Patience pays in catching a personal-best rainbow trout

Jingchen Zhu caught his personal-best rainbow trout to earn Fish of the Week honors on the Chicago lakefront.

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Avid angler lands rare double-striped steelhead in the Windy City

Fishing along the Chicago lakefront, an avid fisherman landed a rare fish that immediately became his all-time favorite catch.

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Rare double-striped steelhead caught on the Chicago lakefront

Quinn Wunar caught what is his “favorite by far” fish on the Chicago lakefront, a rare double-striped steelhead, to earn Fish of the Week.

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Pairing lakefront perch fishing with good eats and good drinks

The wonderful winter perch fishing on the Chicago lakefront makes for some wonderful food preparations and parings with drinks.

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Chicago fishing, Midwest Report: Salmon/trout, fall trout info, derby, cat-on-dog, Shabbona tale

Shoreline salmon and trout again lead this sprawling raw-and-file Midwest Fishing Report; plus info on Illinois’ upcoming fall trout season and a Waukegan derby, aa well as hints of fall fishing arriving around Chicago, a cat-on-dog note and a Shabbona saga.

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Chicago fishing, Midwest Report: Canada, London, shore kings, smallies, big coho, catfish, sturgeon

This sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report sprawls worldwide to include Canada and London; and there’s more, including info for the long holiday weekend, shoreline salmon and trout, big coho on southern Lake Michigan, and Wisconsin sturgeon.

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Wolf Lake buffalo, lakefront sturgeon, Chicago’s white squirrels, lack of steel shot & Stray Cast

Some history to buffalo in Wolf Lake combined with some family history in today’s column; plus notes on a lakefront sturgeon, Chicago’s white squirrels and the lack of non-lead (steel) shot for dove hunting, and the Stray Cast.

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Mentoring and friendship crosses borders while fishing the Chicago lakefront

Quinn Wunar and Jingchen Zhu built a fishing relationship and friendship while fishing the Chicago lakefront; plus the Stray Cast.

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Chicago fishing, Midwest Fishing Report: Up/down weather, coho, steelhead, smallmouth, trout

Even with the extra variable weather, a mix of spring fishing—coho, steelhead, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, crappie, trout—lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

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Chicago fishing, Midwest Fishing Report: Yo, coho, lakers, harbor pike, cooling lakes, surprising catches

Coho action on southern Lake Michigan/Chicago lakefront lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report; but there is also lake trout on southern Lake Michigan, northern pike in Chicago harbors, the opening days of Braidwood and LaSalle cooling lakes, and lots of the joy of surprise catches.

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