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Article: TRY DOOR COUNTY FOR SMALLMOUTH BASS IN JUNE

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The Beacon News - Aurora (IL)
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June 5, 1998
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Life is getting complicated. I've fished in Door County twice in the last three weeks.

The first trip lasted nine days.

The second trip was a shade under two days.

That's 11 days of fishing the same area.

You'd think I'd had enough.

Yet as I write this article, I'm planning a return trip to Door County.

The appeal is too strong and I must go back.

Why.

Smallmouth bass ... lots of them.

During the first trip, Libertyville angler Bob Uliks and I caught and released over 400 smallies.

Most ranged 17 to 18 inches in size.

We caught a handful over four pounds each.

One day we came upon a U-shaped pier in Egg Harbor, one several bays along the west side of Door County.

I nailed a ...

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