Provided by Capt. Scott Wolfe
Big Chinook starting to show up lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report, but there’s also the usual summer inland fishing for bluegill, catfish and largemouth bass.
Capt. Scott Wolfe emailed the photo at the top and this:
Hi Dale. Some big kings are showing up in Waukegan. Here is long time customer Troy Lund of Schaumburg with a 26 pounder caught Saturday afternoon. Sorry about the Twins hat. Nothing I can do about that.
Capt. Scott Wolfe
As to the Twins hat, I can think of some worse hats to wear.
LAKEFRONT PERCH
The season reopened Wednesday and was very slow with the wind and waves; since then there have only been a few sporadic reports of catches.
Lake trout on Lake Michigan as well as crappie, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and flathead catfish on inland waters, and an update on the Shabbona Lake concessionaire are highlighted in this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report as summer seems to be coming.
Ken Gortowski
It’s big-fish time for multiple species around Chicago fishing and the time of the year with big weather changes to lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.
Ken Gortowski sent the artful smallmouth photo at the top from a weekend outing on a Fox River tributary.
LAKEFRONT PARKING
Chicago Park District’s parking passes for the fisherman’s parking lots at DuSable and Burnham harbors are on sale at Henry’s Sports and Bait in Bridgeport and Park Bait at Montrose Harbor.
Readers suggest SpotHero app downtown. Otherwise, here are some basics: Foster (free street parking or pay lot); Montrose (free street parking); Belmont (pay lots on north and south sides); Diversey (pay lot or street parking); DuSable Harbor (pay lot or fisherman’s lot); Northerly Island/Burnham Harbor (meters, pay lot or fisherman’s lot); 31st/Burnham (meter parking between McCormick Place and 31st Street Harbor); Oakwood/39th (meters); 63rd Street/Casino Pier (pay lot); Steelw
Provided by Chris Belz
This sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report contains everything from a Chicago actor meeting a king to big bass pulling up to lots of varied big fish at Clinton Lake.
Actor
Joseph Sikora, product of Notre Dame College Prep and Columbia College, found some time for fishing between some recent shoots.
Lifelong friend
Hey Dale,
Appreciate your column and have enjoyed it for years thank you!
Find attached photo of Chicago’s very one, actor Joseph Sikora, who caught this 18lb King off of St Joes thanks to In the Box Charters.
Joe is currently filming Power 4ce in Chicago and had time to go fishing in between shoots.
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