Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Person caught using cast net
Field reports from Illinois Conservation Police CPOs published in the July 28, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
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July 26, 2023
Illinois’ Outdoor Calendar
A look at upcoming outdoor-related events from across Illinois published in the July 28, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
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Largemouths on growth spurt in Illinois’ Lake Mattoon
The numbers tell a story, with bigger bass being brought to tournament scales. According to DNR’s data on the 54 fishing tournaments held on the lake in 2022, several largemouth bass over the 6-pound mark were brought to the weigh-in.
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Day on the water with Capt. Anthony Ellis teaches tricks of the trade to gain an advantage
I love fishing with different charter captains. It’s an opportunity to share some time on the water and learn a bit of intimate knowledge on how they approach fishing.
I was a guest with Capt. Anthony Ellis of Redemption Sportfishing, running a 31-foot Aqua Sport out of his home port of Olcott. I knew Anthony but had never fished with him before. It turned out to be quite an educational lesson.
The do’s and don’ts of RV camping
After going through a trio of campers, borrowing a few others, and staying everywhere in them from primitive pull-over state forest land to deluxe private venues, I’m here to say I much prefer the latter.
These fancy accommodations come with caveats, of course. Among them is at least one I was unfamiliar with. That is, until I was enlightened and indoctrinated by a professional husband-wife RVing team.
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Solar power project just getting off the ground for Steve Pollick’s pond
We intuitively know, and take for granted, that the Sun powers life on Earth through the green plant world, but nothing illustrates that first-hand like a little at-home demonstration of the value of harnessing solar power.
For me that demonstration came when I set up a solar-powered water pump to help aerate my little quarter-acre pond. But first, some background.
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New York state parks to open for eclipse viewers in April ’24
A good portion of northern and western New York is in the targeted path of a total solar eclipse that will take place on April 8, 2024. To accommodate an expected influx of travelers hoping to get a peak at the event, New York State Parks intends to open certain locations for camping from April 4-8, 2024.
After April 8, the next total solar eclipse that will be visible from the contiguous U.S. will not be until August, 2044.
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Public participation needed to help track Wisconsin game birds via new phone app
The Wisconsin DNR is asking for more citizens’ eyes on the roads in August to help with game bird brood surveys.
DNR Assistant Turkey and Pheasant Ecologist Alissa Kakatsch said monitoring game bird reproduction success is an important part of the DNR’s game bird management program. Last year, the DNR launched a free phone app, Survey123, that allows the public to record and submit observations of broods of turkeys, ruffed grouse, pheasants, and gray partridge during the month of August.
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WI Daily Update: Understand the specific time when fish bite best
Freshwater Fishing Hall of Famer Dave Genz calls it the
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