This was sent to me from a neighbor. The fish was caught in the Des Plaines River in N. East Illinois.
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American Eel?
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Duckman77
, May 25 2015 10:14 PM
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Duckman77
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Posted 25 May 2015 - 10:14 PM
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littlen
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Posted 26 May 2015 - 08:43 AM
Looks like one to me.
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Kanus
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Posted 26 May 2015 - 09:15 AM
Yessir that's an Anguilla
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BenCantrell
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Posted 26 May 2015 - 11:58 AM
GAaaaaaah! This makes me so excited.
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NateTessler13
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Posted 26 May 2015 - 02:29 PM
This is awesome! I bet some people at Illinois DNR or the Illinois Natural History Survey would be excited to hear about this as well.
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Duckman77
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Posted 26 May 2015 - 05:35 PM
The fish was about 2 feet long and was returned to the river.
Thanks for confirming the ID everyone!
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olaf
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Posted 26 May 2015 - 06:22 PM
Pretty close to my home! Tempted to go sit there for days trying to catch it.
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fishmiss0522
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Posted 27 May 2015 - 09:00 PM
My bf was the one who caught this: ) he's pretty proud!! He was using raw chicken breast soaked in garlic and cool aid.
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