Colin Lund holds his big flathead catfish, caught today from the Kankakee River.
Provided by Kyle Lund
“Big Kankakee River flathead my brother Colin got today,” Kyle Lund messaged Monday afternoon.
Colin Lund used cut bait in a creek mouth to catch his 33-pound, 9-pound flathead catfish.
Flatheads have made an impressive resurgence in the Kankakee River, especially from the Kankakee dam on downstream in recent years.
I happen to love gaping-maw photos of flatheads and Lund had one of those.
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