Smallmouth bass an ounce light of an Illinois record
Published: , in Outdoor News
Just weeks after a DNR report suggested smallmouth bass continue to grow and thrive in the Chicago harbors of Lake Michigan, a Kankakee angler backed up biologists with a near-record catch.
In fact, Kyle Danhausen’s Burnham Harbor smallie missed a new Illinois state record by a mere ounce. Danhausen’s April 24 catch weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces, just shy of the 7-pound, 3-ounce smallie caught by caught by Joe Capilupo in Monroe Harbor in 2019.
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