Illinois River Near Ottawa, catfish are good. Best on shrimp, chicken liver and shad. Near Peoria, channel catfish good along channel edges. White bass are good on Little Georges. Near Starved Rock, white bass are good on blade baits. Catfish good on cut shad and dipbaits. Smallmouth bass and catfish still good in the big […]
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Powerton A few channel catfish but not very big are being landed. Asian carp are showing up in increased numbers in the intake canal and throughout the lake, so beware. Flathead catfish have gone deep, but big blues up to 20 pounds are in the intake canal. Lake Bloomington Hybrid stripers are fair, with best
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Crab Orchard Lake A few anglers are still reporting catching crappies, although fish are running small. Most crappies are being located in water 10-15 feet deep. Minnows and jigs are equally effective. A few catfish are being caught on stinkbaits. Anglers are taking bluegills near the banks on wax worms, meal worms and crickets. Bass
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Chain Walleyes are biting well in the evening on jig/minnow combos and crawler harnesses. River channels and the shallow sandy flats are showing the most action. Bass are holding tight to cover and are hitting wacky rigged worms near boat docks and weedless frogs worked over the heavy mats of weeds and lilies. Muskie action
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The USDA’s decision to open more than half of Illinois’ CRP acres for emergency haying and grazing may not be as awful for the state’s quail and pheasant populations as one might think
Quail, pheasants should benefit from CRP grazing Read More »
Reports of dead deer in southern Illinois have trickled in this summer, but the state appears to have avoided an outbreak of epizootic hemorrhage disease
Deer herd appears to hit stable point in Illinois Read More »
Hunters, anglers and fans of Illinois’ state parks have been waiting all summer to hear Gov. Pat Quinn call for a special session of the General Assembly.
DNR hanging on ‘sustainability’ bill’s lifeblood Read More »
ASHLAND AREA Lake levels and weed growth are about normal. The water has warmed up considerably with the warm weather, but fishing has still been good in the deeper water on inland lakes early and late in the day. Bear problems have been reported. Angler’s All, (715) 682-5754. River Rock, (715) 682-3232. MARINETTE/OCONTO AREA Floating
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DOOR PENINSULA AND KEWAUNEE AREA The fishing in Door County continues to stay excellent for all species. The salmon are still biting well out of all the ports, from Washington Island south to Kewaunee, with a good salmon and brown trout bite on the bay side. Locals who have been fishing these waters their whole
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