Wind the main story today, with a firm NNW blow as pressure builds. Put the first casts for Channel catfish on creek junctions on the moving tide at Waukegan Harbor. If you pick one session, make it the night. Work the productive water thoroughly. Fish follow the bait in autumn, so find one to find the other.
The bites are average now
Night
50%
The bites are average now
| 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 5.5 | 6 | 6.8 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 10 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 12.3 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| 45° | 44° | 43° | 43° | 42° | 40° | 39° | 39° | 38° | 38° | 39° | 40° | 40° | 42° | 42° | 41° | 40° | 40° | 39° | 39° | 38° | 38° | 36° | 36° |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29.84 | 29.84 | 29.85 | 29.85 | 29.87 | 29.88 | 29.89 | 29.91 | 29.93 | 29.94 | 29.96 | 29.96 | 29.95 | 29.94 | 29.94 | 29.95 | 29.97 | 29.98 | 30 | 29.99 | 29.99 | 30 | 30 | 30.01 |
| 89 | 87 | 90 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 78 |
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