Jerry Bayne caught his biggest mudpuppy Sept. 22 south of Burnham Harbor on a 6-inch Rattlin’ Rogue. “Thought it was a small burbot until I netted it and noticed the legs,” he emailed. Mudpuppies (Necturus maculosus) are amphibians native to Illinois and found statewide, but they’re listed as threatened. I think that status is more of protective one because so little is known of them. Anglers...