Boat fishing will still be allowed from the Sky Ranch ramp up to the narrows throughout waterfowl season. Coho on southern Lake Michigan, as well as some steelhead, lake trout, brown trout and ongoing perch action, lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report. Updated: Feb 28, 2023 / 09:23 PM CST. If right, we are supposed to see 12-14+ snow. With the very mild winter this year, weve been able to get out quite a few times lately. Little Green Lake Fishing for walleyes and crappies has improved. The bite is still good for perch and bluegill. What a jungle in the water.Bruce. We look forward to seeing you in our shop. To report violations, call the IDNR at (877) 236-7529. Capt. So all in all, we had a very good morning and the rest of the day was spent traveling, eating, napping, watching movies, and getting our gear restored back to clean, working order to hopefully do battle with our next batch of species on the menu. A report of morning was fairly simple; breakfast, seminars, rig tackle. 571 Fishing Area 2828 S. Eleanor Street Chicago, IL 60608 Show on Map Sherman Fishing Area 1301 W. 52nd St. Chicago, IL 60609 Show on Map Washington Fishing Area 5531 S. King Dr. Chicago, IL 60637 Show on Map Lagoons Want to stay informed of what's happening on the Lake and at Park Bait, Click below. Capt. All released. Mostly a travel today as stated in our last report, we decided to make a run higher up on the chart to be in position to elude the weather as best as possible if needed, but we did do some fishing today as well motoring up the line. SALMON SNAGGING: Here are the details from the IDNR: 4) Snagging for chinook and coho salmon only is permitted from the following Lake Michigan shoreline areas from October 1 through December 31; however, no snagging is allowed at any time within 200 feet of a moored watercraft or as posted: A) Lincoln Park Lagoon from the Fullerton Avenue Bridge to the southern end of the Lagoon. Use this forum for discussing and announcing tournaments. Anyhow, we gave it an honest check all day today and with the impending weather that is supposed to kick up all the way from California to where we currently sit and beyond the Baja coast, we've decided to start making a little bit of latitude up as we'll be in a different area tomorrow looking once again for tuna and Wahoo. Nate Torres, 13, sent the photo at the top and this on Sunday: Bank fishing will be allowed along the south Lake road after 1:00pm during waterfowl season. Getting all the ice fishing gear on display this week stop in. Shore Fishing. This has been a pattern weve been on for the past 5 years now. There isn't much sea conditions to worry about at the moment, just lots of wind but for now, we'll take this weather for the remainder of the trip. Click to get the latest. Recommended Communities. Stacey Greene at Park Bait at Montrose Harbor texted: Perch at 95th & 87th st. We're just jogging up the line at the moment and the weatherman says throughout tomorrow, the wind is supposed to subside. Suckers, shiners on tip-ups (smaller better) and jigging spoons working well. Xl-fatheads, baby golden roaches and Rosie reds are most popular bait. Access permits and liability waivers are available Tuesday to Saturday at Dickson Mounts Museum, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. SHELBYVILLE: Check with Ken Wilson of Lithia Guide Service. We have a couple days of traveling to figure things out and as of now, our ride is beautiful rollin' south. High winds made it tough to cause freezing, but wind of single digit temps mixed lakes up enough that if we ever get the wind to lay down, lots more lakes will freeze up. Both fish were released. Over 100 boats fishing perch Sunday. Heidecke, LaSalle, Braidwood and Mazonia (except Monster Lake is open all years) are closed. Once again, better safe than sorry and if the weather-man is wrong, which I'm sure all of you know most certainly is a strong possibility, than we'll deal with it if that scenario plays out, when the time comes. Walleye: Poor-Fair High pressure really seemed to have taken its toll on the Walleyes appetites. Last weeks rain froze up to create good, if not slippery, travel on most all lakes. Thought you would like the pictures, the City makes a great backdrop! The discounted parking for anglers is $9 daily, if out by 10 a.m. Chicago Park Districts parking passes ($20 for two months) for the anglers parking lots at DuSable and Burnham harbors are on sale atthe Northerly Island Visitor Center (credit card only, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday), but call (312) 745-2910 first to make sure someone is there. Stacey Greene at Park Bait at Montrose Harbor texted: NOW FOR THE FISHING REPORT,PERCH FOR THE MOST PART ARE STILL REALLY GOOD WITH A SLOW PATCH HERE AND THERE. While love is in the air, heres what is going on locally in the fishing world: Fishing is starting to heat up on Lake Michigan; Coho are being caught from Gary Lighthouse east to Saint Joseph, trolling in 8-25 FOW using Thinfish. Lakefront fishing report. The IDNR has been active on the lakefront, especially in the typical winter perch areas. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday morning before forecasted rain for Tuesday (2/14) as temps will reach upper 40s will make things a bit messy again. Click here for the update from D&S Bait, Tackle & Fly Shop . Caught a couple of 14 jumbos at the Navy Pier slip on Saturday, 12/10. We managed to tag a bunch and have a few for some sashimi fish as well, so we're pumped. We are loving the variety and cannot wait for what tomorrow brings. Waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT.Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south after midnight and increasing to 30 kt late. Five things to watch for ahead of Chicago's mayoral race. Beaver Dam Lake - Ice fishing shiners suspended beneath tip-ups for walleye and northern pike was excellent early last week. Just not many reports. The photo at the top of Casey Shell came from his father Jim Shell, who also sent a good explanation about fishing lake trout in a winter like this (see the LAKEFRONT) report below. Ice jigs and crappie minnows and off the bottom with wax worms. We arrived this morning to the slip and unloaded Dan, Howard, and the gang along with their fine catch of offshore and coastal gamefish. Hope to see you there. Yellow Perch: Poor-Good Weed bite was better than deep for the most part this week. Now settling back into a night time pick on the Yellowfin Tuna. Feb 25th Northwoods Chapter of Muskies Inc. Kids Ice Fishing Day, Feb 25th Newbold Fire Department 2nd Annual, Mar 4th KISS Highschool Ice Fishing Tournament, Kurts Island Sport Shop - Like us on Facebook. Total thickness was 21, but a sign of concern where ice on the main lake was firm nearly all the way through. That's when you know you've had a good bite, only a handful of anglers at the rail and with the cocktail party cheering them on; hootin' and hollerin' at 'em. We had a few jig strikes for a few Yellowfin here or there with one stop yeilding a wide-open bite on the Yellowfin that was hot and heavy but also short-lived. Bluegill action is heating up in the Jug. We caught 8 feisty Smallmouth bass on a couple different baits. LAKEFRONT PERCH Arden Katz was at Southside Slips on Sunday and reported "bites every three casts." He weeded through them for keepers. Jeffrey Williams with a catch from Belmont Harbor. But there are some other things, too, such as steelhead, brown trout and lake trout as well as burbot on the lakefront to keep things interesting. The north side of Navy Pier is open for anglers. Smaller lakes with better ice thickness remain the best option for hard water anglers. Inland Chicago (Cook County) ** Crappies reported biting at Wolf Lake. Casey Shell with a big lake trout caught on the Chicago lakefront. For more information call the shop at 773-271-2838. Its that time of year for burbot to show up near shore. My column is on the basics. Mr. Pfleger did get a white sea bass so we were stoked. The 9-11 range are there for the taking as usual. Rich Sleziak at Slezs Bait in Lake Station texted: Some steelhead action fishing the lower stretches of nwi tributaries using jigs tipped with beemoth, Crappie action decent working the docks around 249 bridge down from portage marina. The north side of Navy Pier is open for anglers. 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I think that is true across many places in the Midwest. Inside the break wall in the shallows. The first day we saw a good sign of fish bit it was hard to get a bite. Slow dropping plastics in white, pink, silver or blue. There was also good fishing on fish 30-40 and 60-100 lbs. Bigger Gills mostly deeper along edges at dawn and dusk. Find Ice Auger Sharpening on Facebook or drop off blades at either Lees Bait & Tackle (Elk Grove Village or Carol Stream). 3K. Chicago, IL 60609 Show on Map Park No. 1201 S Prairie Ave #1113 is located in South Loop, Chicago. The river is getting closer to breaking up with the unseasonably warm weather. Jim Shell caught his first burbot Saturday off downtown Chicago. The troops are downstairs enjoying cocktails and Seafood Alfredo, so they're happy. We started our day today offshore tuna fishing. Theres a first time for many things. Tip-ups with live bait (shiners, suckers) per usual. Tomorrow, we'll be doing some coastal fishing for White Seabass, Yellowtail, and Halibut before we peak around the corner and see if the weather will allow us to do some local tuna fishing for a morning. We definitely made the right call on the weather side of things and strategically missed the bad weather that was forecasted. NOTE 2: Stratton Lock and Dam is closed through April 30, 2023. You can bank on some excellent bank fishing opportunities from the shores of the 1.5 million acres of water in Illinois. Chicago Fishing Forum 11K . The $10 pier passes, which allow legal access to select piers at Jackson Park, Burnham, DuSable, Diversey, Belmont and Montrose harbors, may be bought at Northerly Island Visitor Center (credit-card only, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday), but call (312) 745-2910 first to make sure someone is there. Small plastics in brown, motor oil, black or red best. Spawn sacs, wax worms & Med. Northern Pike: Good Had some mixed reports, but overall good action on tip-ups with large shiners. Inland lakes anglers are starting to catch some Crappies; red worms doing well. We fished for 4 hours and boated 12 nice lake trout. MIdwest Fishing Report: Perch on the Chicago lakefront and waiting on ice fishing December 13, 2022 0 67 Perch fishing on the Chicago lakefront leads this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report, otherwise it is waiting on ice (except well to our north, where they are already ice fishing). They didnt say where. Zach LaVine finished with a game-high 41 points, DeMar DeRozan added 21 and Patrick Beverley had a double-double with 10 rebounds and 10 assists. A.J. Onesie twosie for a few hours. The colder water and lack of sun made the bite tough Saturday. We'll be fishing for Yellowfin, Bluefin, Wahoo, Yellowtail, Dorado, Pargo, and Grouper so wish us luck and we'll chat with you tomorrow. Closing the window for Musky anglers, but just opening the door some for ice fishermen (and women). Jeffrey Williams messaged the photos above and below, and this: Chicago river is doing good surprisingly, caught a handful of Bass and a couple of crappie slabs, Ryan takes credit for this 2 pound LMB, and T takes credit with the crappies. Arden Katz said good bluegill continue on Monona Bay. Bob Johnson with a cold-water smallmouth bass from the Kankakee River. Area lakes-Last weekend the second first ice season was upon us. Not unusual to catch plenty of Bass when temps in upper teens and above. Chicago's mayoral runoff campaign has officially begun, with finalist Brandon Johnson the first to go on the offensive against Paul Vallas as the rivals shared starkly differing visions for the . Perch fishing on the Chicago lakefront leads this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report, otherwise it is waiting on ice (except well to our north, where they are already ice fishing). As Lake Michigan Perch - Chicago Fishing Reports | Chicago Fishing Forums Your complete resource for Chicago fishing reports and information. Grain replied Feb 22, 2023 Z General Fishing Questions and Information (Provided by Mike Chioros) A smattering of ice fishing around Chicago and the rebuilding of perch fishing on southern Lake Michigan lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report; plus the first mention of coho in 2023. Jeffrey Williams messaged the photo above and this: Caught this 8 pounder out of Belmont, he was fresh but the him being on ice gave him those spots, over all we are still catching Cohos with Fresh Meat, using spoons tipped with a night crawler, lately they been taking it when the spoon is free falling. It sounds like it's good kelp paddy fishing for Yellowtail and Dorado with a little bit of Bluefin and Yellowfin tuna mixed in. Our hours through the first weekend in December are 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays and weekends till 4pm always call first to check because some days we have to close a little earlier.We are open on Thanksgiving day 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Zach LaVine finished with a game-high 41 points, DeMar DeRozan added 21 and Patrick Beverley had a double-double with 10 rebounds and 10 assists. When all was said and done with our morning activites, we began our trolling rotations. Click to get the latest. Thad. When fishing the Chicago harbor system, you can target what I like to call "resident" fish or "roamers." . Perch: Good Lots of sorting, but nice catches in 6-12 weeds. Try fishing for the crappies with a jig and minnow in 12-feet of water near Maple Point. Cleaning and oiling and putting line on,straightening out messy tackle.but Sunday I got out, fought cold, a half frozen river bank and half frozen fingers to get this ONE good crappie.if you get one strike per trip right now,better not miss it! Bad news, no trout, good news limit of Chicago coho. Please contact Patrick at 702-375-0010. IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF A PIER PASS OR FISHERMANS PARKING PASS THEY ARE AVAILABLE AT THE NORTHERLY ISLAND VISITORS CENTER MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 10am TO 4pm. Jim Shell emailed the photo above, and the breakdown and YouTube video below: There have been many reports of the great lake trout fishing off of Chicago and Indiana shores. Conditions vary wildly with lakes open or opening south while northern areas still have some fishable ice. After sturgeon season, the lower lakes are unsafe. Click To Get The Latest Weather Condition. Park Bait is a seasonal business. Most be willing to cover water to be rewarded. We have some spots open in May for some 1.5 Day trips, Call Wednesday in her office at 619-706-3634 or go straight to our website and check out the schedule. Go to live bite as your best option. Michael Egger celebrating his 154-pound, 79.5-inch F2 female at the Southwest Winnebago registration station. Sturgeon spearing season, previous permits required, opened Saturday. We fell on a massive school of full grown perch and were able to limit out in a couple hours. Angelo Ciaravino and Richard Zoller both have a way of getting their Mount Carmel teammates and the crowd fired up. Staff at Tackle Haven in Benton Harbor said steelhead are good from the mid-river up to Berrien Springs. Same goes to you, Julayna. Been fishing my usual Chicago Lakefront spots and picking up some steelies and cohos from Diversey and Belmont Harbors float fishing with skein, spawn sacs and cooked shrimp. Nice mixture of rolling meadows and wooded privacy. So all in all, we had a good afternoon of fishing down here and we'll be trying for some Pargo this evening before we get back at it tomorrow morning for Wahoo, Yellowtail, and tuna. initiative combines industry-leading health and safety standards with virtual technologies designed to keep real estate moving forward, and give our employees, customers and partners confidence and support to stay safe. My column from Nov. 30, 2022, on parking the length of the Chicago lakefront is posted at https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/11/30/23485385/chicago-lakefront-parking-fishing. Steelhead skein 2ft down. MOST REPORTS ARE FROM NAVY PIER AND SOUTH. Big fish honors go to Troy Smith for his 33.8 lb. We'll be unloading Mr. Anderson, Mr. Lund, and their buddies and loading up for our 2-day adventure that will be departing int he afternoon. Caught 10 in an hour and forty five minutes today! Shore fishing for walleyes in 2-3 feet of water on Beaver Dam Lake was excellent last week with walleyes up to 27-inches caught. EMIQUON PRESERVE:During waterfowl season, fishing is not allowed until noon. We took a little bit of a pounding last night traveling up but it wasn't anything serious. Main lake areas are wide open. When I wrote the above article 29 years ago in The Chicago File, fishing for smelt along Chicago's lakefront during the month of April was an extremely popular activity. Join Community Grow Your Business. If this happens, ice travel will be relegated to snowmobiles, tracked UTVs and trucks. Tops for the week, a 40 brute! Cwiok messaged the photo above and this from an outing on the Grand River with his twin Tommy (who will soon be a captain, too): My brother showed me up big time last night. Bite was relatively slow. Shiners. Anyhow, we'll chat with you tomorrow and wish us luck. Northern Pike: Poor-Good Following some unusual tough fishing Pike action picked up. The $10 pier passes, which allow legal access to select piers at Jackson Park, Burnham, DuSable, Diversey, Belmont and Montrose harbors, may be bought at Park Bait at Montrose Harbor (cash only) through early December and at Northerly Island Visitor Center (credit card only, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday to Friday). A few catfish and walleye also reported. The forecast this week will open up everything again. Camren Wynter hit a three-pointer with 0.7 seconds left to give Penn State a 68-65 victory against Northwestern. Schools moving in and out. Bite good on Crappie minnows as well. Weather will be the big factor the next few days. Hope to see everyone there. We'll just take things slow and steady because we don't want to be stuck down here with strong winds that are being predicted and a long way still to aim for home. Good evening everyone. . There are times where schools of white bass are passing through and they are running 16 18 inches which is larger than normal. But there are some other things, too, such as steelhead, brown trout and lake trout as well as burbot on the lakefront to keep things interesting. The Upriver Lakes closed on Saturday after a cap was hit. Spawn sacks under a float. We should be fishing by mid-day tomorrow. A fair amount putting in boats to fish walleye at the McHenry dam. Those reports continue from readers north, west, south and in Indiana. The ice is a little thin on the lakes. Daily Chicago Fishing Reports (March 2023) Home United States Chicago February 2023 Fresh Chicago Fishing Reports Top Chicago destinations Kenosha Tomorrow: 48 / 35 F St. Joseph Tomorrow: 51 / 42 F Waukegan Tomorrow: 51 / 42 F Winthrop Harbor Tomorrow: 51 / 42 F Chicago Tomorrow: 51 / 42 F Williams Bay 38 fishing charters Antioch update the fishing reports each week through the fishing season, reporting on fishing success, Whether you seek a tasty meal of yellow perch or the excitement of landing a chinook salmon on a day charter, Lake Michigan is a true destination for the Illinois Angler . Navy Pier has been giving up some good Lake Michigan perch with artificials like Johnson (Pure . Ice jigs tipped with waxies are the best bet. Surface temperature should be in the low- to mid-40s and smallmouth bass will be utilizing both primary and secondary breaklines in 20 -35 feet of water as they group up and feed heavily on minnow baits. We had steady catching in the morning and we also had some very steady releasing of these beautiful specimens with probably a 50/50 percentage of fish kept and fish released. Gills taking teardrop style jigs tipped with waxies and plastics in 5-10 weeds. Fox Lake Crappie fishing is good with fish measuring up to 14-inches. This past Sunday the weather was nearly perfect to be out in mid February. Hope youre enjoying the mild weather. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO HAVE HAD MILD WEATHER THIS MONTH AND STAY OPEN A WHILE LONGER. The discounted parking for anglers is $9 daily, if out by 10 a.m. Chicago Park Districts parking passes ($20 for two months) for the anglers parking lots at DuSable and Burnham harbors are on sale atthe Northerly Island Visitor Center (credit card only, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday), but call (312) 745-2910 first to make sure someone is there. I will also be trying out our new mobile business Parked Bait I will be at the 87th St. entrance to Steelworkers Park this Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday hoping to get there by about 6:30 a.m. and staying till about 8am? Closed, except Monster Lake is open all year. The end result of catching fall salmon from the Chicago lakefront. Rich Sleziak at Slezs Bait in Lake Station texted: Few whitefish and lake trout being caught off of the Michigan city lighthouse pier. Some lakes the snow had melted and refroze to a sheet of skateable ice. Limited to 20 passengers. In total, 127 fish were harvested throughout the system, with 100 from Lake Winnebago (7 juvenile females, 53 adult females, 40 males) and 27 from the Upriver lakes (1 juvenile female, 9 adult females, 17 males). Looking at the forecast, maybe some places by Christmas locally. Theres also brown trout and steelhead around (column coming on Wednesday about Danny Taks Borgert and steelhead). Caught fish (took sorting) on everything. The one fish in my right hand measured at 15.5 with a girth of 11.5 my pb and pretty sure that will never get toppled so what was already a great day got even sweeter with that one, we also caught a couple Coho later in the day. Hello Everyone, Chicago Lakefront Fishing, Smallmouth Bass And Crappie - YouTube This video shows multiple days of fishing. Early coho in Chicago and ongoing perch on southern Lake Michigan lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report; ice is retreating inland. 30 inches right on the head! Heres whats been happening: Fishing on the south end of Lake Michigan is really heating up well with this nice weather. There are a few vehicles on Partridge, but that may change in coming days. By Dale Bowman Jun 28, 2022, 5:20am PST Steelhead action for some in salt creek and lil cal using voodoo jigs tipped with waxworms. That should change back again to more open water over the coming days. Also my buddy Ricardo who gave up his spot after catching a couple smaller crappies. A few guys have reported catching a few perch at Navy Pier. Will wait and see! Chicago . Would love to share my report today for navy pier perching. EMIQUON PRESERVE:Fishing is sunrise to sunset. This morning I tried Belmont and picked up a small coho and an exceptional steelie. As to Braidwood, he is not alone in getting antsy. You gotta hit the HONEY HOLE BROTHER!. We looked at a lot of good water and stopped on numerous kelps to find only smaller grade Yellowtail, which we do not need anymore of so we released every one we hooked, but we did catch a few 25 lb. Largemouth Bass: Poor-Fair Tip-ups with smaller shiners meant for Pike best in 5-10 of weeds. And, as Jim Casey points out below, lake trout., Casey Shell with a big Chicago lakefront lake trout. Heres some of whats on our to-do list. Bob Johnson emailed the photo at the very top and this: Hi Dale - made it back out to Kankakee River Sunday with Tom Spence. DNR: Fish & Wildlife: Indiana Fishing Reports Indiana Fishing Reports Fish & Wildlife Fishing Indiana Fishing Reports Division of Fish & Wildlife staff collect reports as time permits. The yellowtail grounds were very poor. Rich Sleziak at Slezs Bait in Lake Station texted: Great perch action last few days in 55 to 60ft of water straight out of burns ditch and west towards Gary light. ATV travel only. Lake Michigan offers anglers a variety of experiences from shore fishing in the bustling harbors and lagoons of Chicago to launching a day's adventure from one of many marinas. Hello anglers. Pat Hasburgh at D&S Bait, Tackle & Fly Shop said ice deteriorated, but weather forecast makes next week look promising for ice fishing. With warm weather this past weekend there were reports of ATVs going through the ice at or near the access areas. . 5.1M views. Our weather is a tad bouncy and wet but it's nothing we can't handle or haven't seen before. The weekend covers the new moon period, typically a good time for daytime fishing. Sturgeon spearing season could run through Sunday, Feb. 26, on Lake Winnebago. More of a goof-off afternoon as hardly anyone was fishing with all of the action they desired being taken care of in the morning time. We need a nice spread of lots of boats to cover this large area of water that these tuna have been in the past couple of months and today, we just didn't have the help to look at all the water that needs to be covered in order to find the fish. Starting with biting Yellowfin Tuna in the dark then, changing to picking at Grouper and Wahoo during the day. The Upriver Lakes closed Saturday. Pier & beach anglers are catching them using primarily spawn & nightcrawlers. Staff at Tackle Haven in Benton Harbor said coho off the pier, perch in the turning basin (no whitefish reports); still steelhead going in the river. After a couple-day hiatus, we're back out for eight days with Dan Anderson, Howard Lund, and a few of their amigos. A few reports of early ice Pike from shallow bays. The reports are compiled by an outside contractor who receives the information from bait shops, marinas and fishing guides. The weather was really nice for most of the day so seeing these kelps was no problem but we never located a really good kelp holding a glory stop. He was using Mini-Mites with spikes on a drop-shot rig. A few guys have reported catching a few perch at Navy Pier. Also, brought help. Hope all is well. MOST USING MINNOWS OF ALL VARIETIES ESPECIALLY ROSEY REDS, ALSO SHRIMP,WAX WORMS, SPIKES, NIGHT CRAWLERS,ETC IF SOMETHING ISNT WORKING FOR YOU CHANGE IT UP. Capt Dan Zier, fishinkeys.com, mate Zane and Dans 7-year-old son, Christopher, with eight tuna and nice snapper on a trip. Shore and boat fishermen doing well. But by Saturday (2/18) mild temps back into the mid- 30s. . Heres a video of our day. With that, we said farewell to our Yellowtail fishery and are currently bouncing up and down on our way to hopefully finish off our trip with a tuna score closer to home. Anything near Chicago Lakefront??? We also had a Walleye up to the surface but lost it at boat. We departed the docks early this morning and loaded up on some beautiful, mixed-size of Sardine and cleared the point with our bow pointed to an unknown destination at the moment. He was using Mini-Mites with spikes on a drop-shot rig. Fish tacos in a couple days. Its new so things will be tentative for a while. 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