Mike Norris
Big Green Lake – The smallmouth bass bite is on, but I am only catching males. The water temp is still in the low 40’s, and I expect the bite and size to improve with warmer weather forecast for this coming weekend. Try Damiki rigs in 24 ft of water for smallies. Lake trout up to 36 inches active in 180 ft of water trolling with spoons and crankbaits.
Lake Puckaway – Walleyes are done spawning and cooler water temps have slowed the fishing. Wisconsin Elite Series Walleye Tournament last weekend was only 9.51 pounds.
Fox Lake (Dodge Co) Northern pike are active in shallow water, but the largemouth bass bite has slowed with water temps dropping back into the 50’s. Look for walleyes in the Government area and try trolling with spinners and crawlers.
San Antonio Zoo to open $1.4-million overhead path for jaguars in the fall
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While next fall’s walkway will allow zoo visitors to peer into the jaguar habitat, Tim Morrow says he’s in talks with a potential donor to restore one of the park’s most popular attractions the sky ride, taken down in 1999 because of its poor condition.Ronald Cortes /ContributorShow MoreShow Less
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President and CEO Tim Morrow says the San Antonio Zoo is in a competitive environment with two theme parks that construct “big capital projects” to draw larger crowds every year.Ronald Cortes /ContributorShow MoreShow Less
Andy Mikos
Brown trout and coho are going on southern Lake Michigan, largemouth bass are moving shallower on inland, big smallmouth bass are active on Lake Michigan and Chicago-area rivers and crappie are going inland, too, for this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.
Andy Mikos emailed on Sunday:
Hi Dale. I hope your recovery is going well and you are enjoying the spring weather. Saw your video on Facebook powerlining which was cool. My friend Chizel got this 13 pound brown yesterday on my boat out of Diversy. It was part of a 6 for 10 outing with 3 browns, 2 Lakers and a coho landed. Lost another sweet brown at the net and a screamer king the straightened out a peanut fly during a 450’ run. Take care -Andy. Ps- I know you like fishing pictures with the city in the background.
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LaSalle Lake reopens Monday, coho are being caught in fits on southern Lake Michigan, some big largemouth bass are being caught at Braidwood Lake, ice-out comes, and river fishing builds for this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.
Scott Oglanian messaged the photo at the top and this from Braidwood:
I was looking for a big one and I got 1
I should say so, as he noted:
5.1 at Braidwood!
14lb fc sniper
About the biggest I heard of so far from Braidwood.
LaSALLE LAKE OPENER
As usual, the cooling lake south of Seneca reopens on March 15, Monday. My preview will be in Saturday’s Sun-Times. Hours are the usual 6 a.m. to sunset.
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Coho action building in spurts in southern Lake Michigan (more lakers on the Chicago lakefront), plenty of ice fishing remaining, even with the warmup, and rivers opening up lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.
Charlie Gimmler messaged the photo of a 15-inch crappie at the top and this:
Caught on a fathead in 8’ of water Friday morning in Lake County, with still 8-10 inches of ice.
BRAIDWOOD OPENER
Largemouth bass on opening day at Braidwood Lake.
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Pete Banach posted the photo above and this:
We did really well out there today. Over 100 fish. LOTS of little ones but 16 keepers. Best 5lbs. 1 at 41/4 handful of 3 1/2s and. Few 2s. Great day.