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Justin Brown caught this 23-pound king salmon on Sept 4, 2010, on Lake Michigan along the Milwaukee shoreline using a dirty white boy spoon.
Here’s a big Lake County non-typical buck captured by Trent Schneider of Hawg-N-Sons TV.
County:
Date and Season: Nov. 11, 2011; Bow
Notable: Fourth Pope & Young in 5 years
County: Pike
Date and Season: Oct. 8, 2011; Bow
Notable: Unofficial gross score of 165 inches.
County: Jefferson
Size: 4.52 pounds, 18.75 inches
Date: May 14, 2008
Notable: Big crappie almost became dinner instead of a record.
More Asian carp poisoning aheadAnother round of Asian carp poisoning and sampling is ahead for the Chicago Area Waterway System.
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Read our statewide Illinois fishing report to learn that ice is melting and crappie and bass are biting in some spots. We've added several more lakes and rivers this week. And read closely to get information on a 48.5-inch muskie caught in the past week.
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A southern Illinois man has died after the boat he was in capsized on the Ohio River.
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With bass headed to the spawn beds in much of central and northern Illinois, now is a good time to review some basics for catching spawners.
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