Sizing up memorable fish: Quinn Wunar catches memorable Chicago lakefront fish and doesn’t measure it

Quinn Wunar tweeted last Wednesday, “I battled the wind today at Adler [Planetarium] for this beautiful fish.”

He had no measurements, for his own good reasons.

“I grew up fishing on my dad and uncle’s boat out of Winthrop [Harbor] back in the ‘90s and I only take weight trolling,” he explained. “Fishing from shore is so tough that when I hook up I appreciate every fish Individually as opposed to chasing pounds or weight. I know it’s silly and a lot of my friends and fellow fishermen were busting my chops for not getting at least a weight on that brown. But I like the fact that it’ll always be a big beautiful silver/chrome mystery.”

Here’s a better view to size up Wunar’s fish on your own.

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