Your Daily Outdoor Update – April 16th – Red Lake Regs
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April 16, 2015
Illinois Cuffs & Collars – April 17th, 2015
Region I – Captain Laura Petreikis CPO Jones issued a written warning to a Lanark man for unlawfully making food available for deer. The man had a large feeder in his back yard with corn in it. CPOs Jones and Beltran responded to an injured bald eagle call just north of Millidgeville. The eagle was
Illinois Rivers Fishing Report – April 17th, 2015
Illinois River: The sauger and walleye bite has been ok with recent warm then cold weather patterns. Fish are being caught vertical jigging jigs with minnows or using a floater jig and lindy rigging minnows have been doing well. Pulling three-way rigs has also started to put some fish in the boats. The white bass
Central Illinois Fishing Report – April 17th, 2015
Sangchris Lake: Bass excellent on spinnerbaits and chatterbaits. Catfish good on worms. Crappies are fair on jigs fairly shallow along rocks near dam. Lake Bloomington: Crappies good near and around brush on minnows and jigs. Bass and bluegills are slow. Clinton Lake: Bass are good on spinners, plastics and crankbaits in coves and at points
Southern Illinois Fishing Report – April 17th, 2015
Crab Orchard Lake: Crappie action has improved. Many fish have moved shallow and some nice fish have been caught. Minnows are the primary bait. Bluegill anglers are reporting good success around the rip rap and boat docks. Wax worms are the best bet. Bass action has been good. Catfish have slowed. Lake of Egypt: Bass
Northern Illinois Fishing Report- April 17th, 2015
Lake Michigan: The northern harbors like Waukegan have been hit and miss from Johnson’s and Government piers. The downtown harbors have been producing fish very well this early season. The powerliners have been doing well on both the coho and the browns with a few steelhead mixed in. Nightcrawlers and fathead minnows are the baits
Illinois Calendar of Events – April 17th, 2015
Banquets/Fundraisers April 17: Northeast Illinois DU Banquet, Antioch VFW Hall. For more info call Jack Fields, 847-274-3958. April 25: Schuyler County NWTF Banquet, 5:30 p.m., The Virginia, Rushville. For more info call Scott Paisley, 217-242-7140. May 9: Trico, Steeleville Banquet, 5 p.m., Steeleville American Legion. For more info call Jamie Nagel, 618-559-8180. Tournament/Contest Now-May 31:
Trappers dealing with roller coaster market
John Wilson spent early April on a fur-buying adventure up and down Illinois.
Drones, DNR grants getting capital notice
DNR is getting more attention in the capital than it had bargained for as lawmakers hit the home stretch of the spring legislative session.
