Another really big lake trout (powerline) on Chicago lakefront: Fish of the Week

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Christian Howe showed the strength and variety of fishing the Chicago lakefront last Wednesday with a 26.8-pound, 38-inch lake trout caught with a night crawler on a powerline.

‘‘Nobody I know has ever caught a laker on a powerline,’’ he texted. ‘‘Weird.’’

FOTW, the celebration of big fish and good stories around Chicago fishing, runs Wednesdays on the Sun-Times’ outdoors page. Submit nominations on Facebook (Dale Bowman), on Twitter (@BowmanOutside) or by email (straycasts@sbcglobal.net).


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