LAKEFRONT PERCH: Steve Palmisano, Henry’s: It begins. Perch are beginning to be caught in the river at 92nd Street and at the slip north of 87th.

Arden Katz: Perch beginning at North Side harbors. John Rokosz, via Stray Casts: Small perch in the river.

Mik-Lurch: Doing best at slip north of 87th, jigging tight to the wall with a cut half-minnow (helps scent in dirty water).

AREA LAKES: In between. Some will have ice fishing for Thanksgiving.

AREA RIVERS: FOX: Johnny ‘‘Sunshine’’ Pajak: Minnows continue to take walleye in deep holes.

ILLINOIS: Time on the Water Outdoors: Sauger (take sorting) are good in deep holes. Some pulling three-ways in 10 to 12 feet.

KANKAKEE: Ice floes and jams cleared. Norm Minas: Action varies from zero to a few catches. His best day was smallmouth in slack area with weighted keeper hook with an Erie Darter. Walleye at in-flows on minnow baits.

CHAIN O’LAKES AREA: Excellent ice fishing last week, but weekend warmup put on brakes. Should be ice fishing for at least a few days around Thanksgiving on early spots such as T-Channel and Nielsen’s.

DELAVAN/GENEVA LAKES, WISCONSIN: Brian Gates, Geneva Lake Bait & Tackle: There will be spotty ice fishing on Como and Delavan.

DOWNSTATE: SHELBYVILLE: Ken Wilson, Lithia Guide Service: ‘‘Terrorizing the crappie’’ in 15 to 20 feet on south end and in 8 to 10 feet on north end. Key is to find diving gulls. A few white bass.

EVERGREEN: Time on the Water Outdoors: Crappie bite going, but no word on saugeye.

REND: Jason Johns, Boneyard Fishing: ‘‘Crappie are going nuts’’ on drops in 12 to 16 feet by bridges or creek mouths.

NORTHERN WISCONSIN: Snow and warmup made for tricky conditions, but there is ice fishing. Kurt Justice, Island Sportshop: Crappie (8 to 9 feet) and walleye are good. Some pike, mostly in bays. Some lakes (such as Trout) remain open water, and guys are muskie fishing until Sunday.

NORTHWEST INDIANA: When weather allows, lakers are being caught on reefs and rocks. Some whitefish at Michigan City. Mik-Lurch: Steelhead are being caught in Trail and Salt on spawn sacs or b-moths.

ST. JOSEPH (MICHIGAN) AREA: Capt. Eric Conder, Tackle Haven: Some steelhead and whitefish being caught off piers. Steelhead slowed in the river.

FISH OF THE WEEK

Matthew Kirs of Hanover Park showed why a handful of anglers love fishing rivers and streams in cold weather. He caught and released this 5.2-pound largemouth bass Nov. 1 from Salt Creek. He was using a Jerry Rago Alpha Rat.

BUCK OF THE WEEK

Tim Lynch of Crestwood arrowed this 14-point buck Nov. 8 while hunting with his dad, Tom, on the family’s farm in western Illinois. It green-scored 1671⁄2.

‘‘Very windy day, but the bucks were on the move, looking for the does,’’ Lynch said.

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