Capt. Mike Schoonveld: Windy City Salmon

There are many reasons a Great Lakes Angler would want to fish Lake Michigan offshore of the Windy City—and just as many to stay away. It’s certainly not for everyone but it is special in its own, unique way.

I included a review of a Toyota Sequoia in my Tackle and Toys column in GLA in the August/September issue last year. Here’s a quote from the review about where I drove the test vehicle. I wrote: “… in stop and go traffic on Chicago’s Fullerton Avenue heading for Diversey Harbor. (Long story why that trip was included.)” This is the long story.

Years ago I fished the Chicago lakefront with Capt. Sam Romano, one of the pioneer charter captains on Lake Michigan.