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Sportsmen Since 1968

Les Winkeler

Young Illinois anglers take Bassmasters Junior Championship

Springfield — By the smallest of margins, two young Illinois anglers outlasted the 54-team field to win the 2018 Bassmaster Junior Championship. Trey McKinney, of Goreville, and Carter Wijangco, of Naperville, had a two-day total of 17 pounds, 6 ounces to give them a 1-ounce advantage over first-round leaders Jeremy Monda and Will Boyd, of

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Invasive black carp caught in Illinois’ Horseshoe Lake

Miller City, Ill. — When Matt O’Hara, DNR’s Asian carp project leader, learned invasive black carp were being caught in Alexander County’s Horseshoe Lake, he mobilized a multi-faceted reconnaissance and intervention force. DNR fisheries biologists, members of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and commercial fishermen descended on Alexander County in an effort to capture

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Biggest largemouth in Illinois tourney’s 51-year history – nearly 12 pounds – wins title [photo]

Carterville, Ill. — When John Wurtsbaught stepped into his boat on the final day, he harbored no illusions about winning the Don Sanders/Bill Harkins Four Man Tournament at Crab Orchard Lake. And, he had good reason Wurtsbaught, of Mattoon, and his teammates Todd Gossard, Rob King and Todd Holsapple sat in 13th place, nearly 15 pounds

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