Hint it may be more than just #tradition of #RainbowSmelt on the #Chicagolakefront Smelt or the memory of smelt? Tiny flash of hope for smelt on southern Lake Michigan, plus Stray Cast chicago.suntimes.com/2022/3/30/2300… #Chicagooutdoors #Chicagofishing

Blurry shot of a loon in Waukegan.

Waukegan Harbor is the only Illinois site on the EPA's Great Lakes #AreaofConcern list. It will be taken off once scientists determine area fish and wildlife once again are safe for eating: dailyherald.com/news/20220404/…

Lake Michigan this morning.

This morning’s sunrise over the 68th St./ Dunne crib in Chicago.

Check this out! After setting a record high of 92 this afternoon, Traverse City dropped 31 degrees in 10 minutes (88 at 6:35pm to 57 at 6:45pm) after a northerly lake breeze pushed through, dramatically cooling the area. #miwx

Took a break on the way to #JASM22 to look back toward home & the office, about 80 miles away across the lake. Now safely in Grand Rapids, sipping a Two Hearted outside in the drizzle. Looking forward to tomorrow.

June mornings on the Lake Michigan shoreline: swallows and Chironom-noms.

Interesting sky view from the Chicago lakefront this morning.

Records are made to broken, some faster than others! On Aug. 4th, Karre Cromwell caught an Illinois state-record Pink Salmon, beating by a pound the current IL record we announced a few weeks ago caught on July 10. Cromwell's record catch weighed 4.9 pounds and was 23.5" long.

Another beautiful day of fieldwork in Chicago Illinois Natural History Survey

Another great creel survey sunrise at Belmont Harbor this morning.

Cool! Also looked nice from the ground on the Lake Michigan shoreline in Illinois this morning.

An attempt at capturing the blue iridescence on the lower jaw of a YOY yellow perch.

Some unexpected time at the lake today, between showers.

Round whitefish, kind of the forgotten whitefish in Lake Michigan. Sampled last week. #GreatLakesSci

Benthic invertebrates getting flash frozen today in western Lake Erie.

😍 these beautiful yellow perch chillin' in the shallows of #lakehuron. You can see how well their camouflaging stripes work when they go vertical to search for snacks, such as small insects, fish eggs, and invertebrates. #perch #yellowperch #freshwaterfish #greatlakes

What's sweeter than chocolates or flowers? Having another dissertation chapter out! Now published in Ecosphere, we quantified use of coastal wetlands by yellow perch in #LakeMichigan + emphasize the importance of maintaining connectivity across coastal habitats in large lakes

Early April at Calumet Harbor