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Originally Posted by Steely Dan
uhhhh....... fish.
the chicago river, once home to fewer than 10 species of fish back in the '70s, is now home to more than 70 different species of fish!
and now that the MWRD is legally required to disinfect their outflows, the river just keeps getting cleaner and cleaner, with more wildlife coming back all the time.
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I fish the river every week. I was just telling a couple friends over lunch I have never seen the river as clean as I have this year. Visibility must be 4-5 feet in places, which if anyone ever paid attention at different times in the past, it was maybe 6 inches.
The fish I have been catching this year are also huge. I pulled out a 15-16 inch bass and a 12-13 inch crappie Monday afternoon, plus other good size fish. For people that love the outdoors, it's one of the best "secrets" of Chicago IMO.