Kirby McDaniel caught his personal-best walleye April 9 on the Fox Chain O’Lakes.

“Fish was released after photos,” the Wadsworth man emailed.

The PB walleye, 29-inches-plus long, was caught with a jig and minnow.

FOTW, the celebration of big fish and their stories (the stories matter, as this one shows) around Chicago fishing, runs Wednesdays in the paper Sun-Times.

Consider this a reminder that you don’t have to travel hours to catch quality walleye.

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