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Burbot make an easy pick for Fish of the Year.
Two Illinois records (and near-records) came this fall. More important, burbot put excitement into late-season lakefront fishing.
Last week, Dale Rehus held the first Chicago Lakefront Beer, Bourbon and Burbot Festival with a handful of anglers. A young angler to remember, Jeremy Preucel, took honors with a burbot ounces off the Illinois record.
‘‘If things go according [to plan], I should be on track for the next one,’’ Preucel messaged.
Saro Kevorkian holds his burbot after weighing on Dec. 7, 2020 at Park Bait to be the next Illinois record.