FRESH NEWS: Anglers catching big bluegill at Potholes

MARDON — Feeling lucky? Want a chance at winning a brand-new Skeeter bass boat? Well, the Nixon’s Marine 2025 Big Bass tournament Saturday is your chance. This tournament offers hourly pay-outs for big fish and each hour’s big fish winner gets a chance to win the Skeeter. Also, there will be additional prizes and drawing. This is one of the most popular and most fun tournaments of the season. Don’t miss out, sign up today. Big, big, bluegill: Anglers are reporting larger-than-average bluegill being found and caught in the dunes. One of these large bluegill may be the new state record; caught by Chad Halvorson, it weighed in at 2 pounds 6 ounces. Chad spotted this monster bluegill while pre-fishing for the walleye tournament and caught it on a 2-inch swim bait. Anglers are also catching bluegill limits on jigs tipped with worms.