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When it comes to grading a Lake Michigan fishing season, numbers put up by charter boats that operate out of Chicagoland tend to dictate the final score.

Fish by fish, about 60 people readied roughly 70,000 rainbow trout for the annual Lake Michigan stocking – clipping fins at the Jake Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery in mid-March.
Braidwood: Fish overall are slow, but appear to be picking up as water settles. Boaters are finding some good largemouths on spinnerbaits and swimjigs. There are some days that reaction strikes are the way to
Crab Orchard Lake: Most crappies are still holding over deeper cover on minnows and jigs. Some anglers were also taking some bluegills near the rip rap on a variety of baits. Catfish action is still
Sangchris Lake: Bass are good on spinnerbaits and chatterbaits. Try casting along shorelines with emerging vegetation, if available. Catfish picking up on anything that smells: liver, shad, doughs. Crappies are good on minnows and on
Fox River: Walleyes good on jigs and minnows in the warming hours of the day. Fish are being taken near the dams as well on jigs and minnows. Illinois River: Sauger bite is picking up.
Region I A District 7 CPO recovered a dead bald eagle in Knox County after a winter storm with strong winds and driving snow. The bird apparently either ran into the Wolf Covered Bridge or
Banquets/Fundraisers April 4: Sugar Hill WTU Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Lourdes Parish. For more info call Jake Evans, 309-303-9988. April 5: Central Illinois Ridge Runners WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., VFW, Macomb. For more info call Norm
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