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September 3, 2024

Largemouth at 8.3 pounds steals crappies’ thunder at Kinkaid Lake in Jackson County, Ill.

A 4½-pound crappie or an 8½-pound bass?
Given the choice of which fish they could catch, anglers would likely hem and haw, dance and dodge, and then dilly-dally before answering with an indecisive, “both?”
Kinkaid Lake in deep southern Illinois could be the place to land both, if recent history is any indication.

Largemouth at 8.3 pounds steals crappies’ thunder at Kinkaid Lake in Jackson County, Ill. Read More »

Illinois Trappers Association to host annual convention

Other than a three-year trapping license becoming available and an increased number of bobcat permits being distributed, Illinois trappers won’t see any big changes to the 2024-25 season.
That doesn’t mean they aren’t busy getting prepared. One big event takes place later this month, as the Illinois Trappers Association (ITA) holds its annual convention at the Macon County Fairgrounds in Decatur.

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