Outdoors notes: local fishing report

There has been a major muskie kill on North Spring Lake, near the Jake Wolff hatchery outside of Manito in central Illinois.

I received several reports of jumbo muskie floating on the lake’s surface as well as washing up on various shoreline locations.

Biologists believe higher-than-normal water temperatures appear to be culprit for the die-off. I have yet to hear any reports from South Spring (directly across the road) regarding any fish kill of trophy bass.

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