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Rank: Dragon Fly  Joined: 2/13/2012 Posts: 1,008 Location: Chaseburg, WI
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I just might quit fishing ... my niece caught this from shore Saturday near the treatment plant in South Milwaukee ... in a brief afternoon she has by far out fished my largest brown .... They went without a net, so her husband Joe had to climb down into the water and grab the fish ... just as the 8lb line snapped. I am thinking I was born without the 'big fish' gene. Nice job Katie!  Fly Me A River
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Rank: Super Fly  Joined: 7/25/2011 Posts: 2,607 Location: Sussex Wisconsin
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Nice fish! I'm constantly amazed at the fish that are caught right next to downtown Milwaukee and up and down the shore. Lake Michigan is a outstanding fishery. -Bill “You'll never look back on your life and wish you had spent more time in the office." -- Brian Trautman, Captain SV Delos
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Rank: Dragon Fly
Joined: 6/30/2011
Posts: 475
Location: Far west suburbs of Chicago
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Great to see such an amazing shore fishery. A big boat-or any boat at all, for that matter-isn't necessary. It was a brilliant decision by someone at the DNR to stock Browns and give the shore anglers a shot at trophy fish. With the forage base collapsing, I sure hope they'll reconsider the decision to keep stocking chinooks at the expense of browns.
Congrats to your niece on the fish of a lifetime. How do you top that?
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Rank: Midge  Joined: 4/16/2016 Posts: 97 Location: Janesville wi
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Rank: Super Fly  Joined: 3/17/2013 Posts: 1,061 Location: Lake Elmo, Mn
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This is how I feel when someone shows me a Brook Trout from Nipigon.... damn... "I fish because I love to: Because only in the woods can I find solitude without loneliness."
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Rank: Super Fly Joined: 3/17/2013 Posts: 1,061 Location: Lake Elmo, Mn
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Pete wrote:Great to see such an amazing shore fishery. A big boat-or any boat at all, for that matter-isn't necessary. It was a brilliant decision by someone at the DNR to stock Browns and give the shore anglers a shot at trophy fish. With the forage base collapsing, I sure hope they'll reconsider the decision to keep stocking chinooks at the expense of browns.
Congrats to your niece on the fish of a lifetime. How do you top that? The forage base would be fine if they'd stop trying to recreate the 1960s. I think they're better off only stocking Chinooks in the southern end of the lake, LOTS of natural runs on the northern end. "I fish because I love to: Because only in the woods can I find solitude without loneliness."
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