New fisherman catches a really big pike at Montrose: Fish of the Week

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Medzit Redzepi is learning fast in Chicago. He caught this beautiful pike Thursday at Montrose Harbor.

‘‘I just recently started fishing [in March],’’ Redzepi emailed. ‘‘I caught it using a [red] Rapala. I cast it and varied the retrieve. I let the crankbait sink about 4 or 5 feet.’’

Redzepi, an ethnic Albanian originally from Macedonia, has been in Chicago for 13 years, including from eighth grade through graduate school.

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


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