Mike Binder caught a northern pike to remember Sunday during the Take A Vet Fishing event on the Chain O’Lakes.
“You just don’t see too many this size come out of the Chain, I have personally never seen one this big!” Capt. Anthony Zimmer texted. “[It was caught while] trolling a No. 7 white and black Flicker Shad on 10-pound monofilament. Fish was just over 40 inches. Released to fight another day!”
Let’s stretch Zimmer’s statement even wider: We don’t see many pike that big in the whole Chicago area. For most of us, pike that big come from the Northwoods or Canada.
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