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Moline solidified its position as a state power in the Illinois High School Association bass fishing by winning their second state title Saturday.
“It’s a pretty fun lake, if you can find the fish,” Maroon Bennett Glassner said. The Maroons, who won their first title in 2014, found fish and weighed the biggest bag of the tournament of 13 pounds, 1 ounce on Day 2 at Carlyle Lake to jump from fourth past Day 1 leader Christopher (second, 19-0).
Antioch jumped from seventh on Day 1 to take third and the final trophy with their second limit of five largemouth bass on Day 2 of 9-12 to total 16-9. It was the third straight top-10 finish for Antioch at state.
FISH GATHERING
Tuesday, May 18: Guide Mike Norris, “Spring fishing trip planning,” Arlington Anglers, Poplar Creek Banquets, Hoffman Estates, 6:30 p.m., arlingtonanglers.com.
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WINGSHOOTING CLINICS
June 5 or 6: Des Plaines Conservation Area, Wilmington, (815)423-5326. Click here for more on available wingshooting clinices.
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Mike Schoof, property manager at Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area, said the lake will remain open for fishing and hunting this year with no regulations on bluegill and statewide regs on bass. “Hopefully, some folks get some fish pulled out,” he said. Dewatering of the lake should begin in early March. Fishing should last through April or May, depending on rainfall, in 2022. Willow Slough is an hour south of Chicago in Indiana on the state line. Click here for a column I did on the public meeting announcing the original plans.
Glenbard North’s all-freshman girls team is headed to the state finals in IHSA’s bass fishing, where they will be joined by the Goreville’s sisters team.
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FISH GATHRING
Wednesday, May 12: Paul Beran, Jim Bloede and
Mark O’Neill, “Open Water Lake Trout: Trolling & Jigging Techniques,” Lake Geneva Fishing Club, Poplar Creek Bowl, Hoffman Estates, 6 p.m., lakegenevafishingclub.com
ILLINOIS SEASONS
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“It’s lighter than my fishing bag so it makes everything easier. I bought a smaller bag and that holds two medium tackle boxes, so I have lures and stuff to go after almost any fish.”
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BIG NUMBER
About 2.29 million: Record number of visitors at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in 2020, via statista.com. Click here for more information.