Region I A CPO completed 12 hours of watercraft enforcement over four days on Pierce Lake in Winnebago County. Violation(s) documented include: fishing without fishing license(s), unnumbered watercraft, insufficient number of PFDs, violation of posted No Wake Zone, operation of motorboat without a fire extinguisher, no sounding device on motorboat, and unlawful possession of alcohol […]
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Banquets/Fundraisers June 22: Okaw Valley Longbeards NWTF Banquet, Moose Lodge, Vandalia. For more info call John Lay, 618-267-0887. July 13: Crawford County Longbeards NWTF Banquet, Quail Creek Country, Robinson. For more info call Troy Pinkston, 618-553-8188. July 20: Dewitt County Longbeards NWTF Banquet, Elks Lodge, Clinton. For more info call Steve Groves, 217-871-8383. July 20: Woody’s White Oaks NWTF
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Fox River: Smallmouths are hitting on jigs with white or crawfish colored twister tails. Most are still hanging around the bottom, in gravel beds. Work the jig slow and fish the current seams and slack water. Bluegills biting on worms and jigs, as are crappies, which are more likely to take jigs tipped with wax
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Lake Taylorville: Crappie bite picking up on minnows. Bass slow. Water conditions are murky. Banner Marsh: Bass are fair on plastics, spinnerbaits or chatterbaits and fair at the east side. Bluegills are slow to fair and small on wax worms. Crappies are fair on minnows or jigs with many yet to spawn. Powerton: Smallmouth bass
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Crab Orchard Lake: Anglers are reporting that crappies are being found at depths ranging from about 6 to 10 feet. Most are in heavy cover near points. The best baits have been minnows and jigs. Bright colors seem to be working the best. Bluegills are being caught near rip-rap and around weed beds on the
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Chain: Walleye action is hot and heavy around current areas, bridges and shallows. They have been biting on minnows and nightcrawlers in afternoon. Bass and bluegills are either on their beds or getting there. Muskies have been spotty. Shabbona: Crappie fishing is good. Look for them on the south end of the lake in the
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At about the same time a report by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service warned that the bobwhite quail population is declining significantly, word from a national quail group raved that new practices are actually increasing the populations.
Buffers aiding quail habitats Read More »
Illinois’s inaugural river otter trapping season went off better than expected.
Otter season more successful than expected Read More »
As forecasted, DNR’s public deer meetings held around the state earlier this month informed, engaged and – in a few cases enraged – hunters and residents who attended.
Hunters put deer on stage Read More »
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