When it comes to bluegills, five is enough
Site Staff
November 13, 2020
One angler does not need to take more than five bluegills home on any one day.
Blogs
Researchers hoping to find sweet spot in Cass chain walleye fry dispersal
Site Staff
November 13, 2020
A clear picture of the chain’s walleye travel guide has emerged.
Call for state’s best fisherman is revised
Site Staff
November 13, 2020
Maybe the best fisherman in Illinois is someone who most of the public has never heard about.
Smoking salmon again
Site Staff
November 10, 2020
Fishing is fantastic in the St. Mary’s River for both pink and Atlantic salmon.
Fish Trap anniversary triggers ice-fishing history memories
Site Staff
November 6, 2020
The recent avalanche of outdoor coverage about Dave Genz and his invention of the Fish Trap portable fish house in 1980 reminds veteran anglers of how the ice-fishing sport and related industries have changed dramatically
It’s not magic: The recipe for being successful on ice or open water
Site Staff
November 1, 2020
Always start by surveying a given water body to understand wind, weeds, clarity, depths, fronts, structure, and fishing pressure.
Who is Illinois’ best fisherman?
Site Staff
October 30, 2020
The question seems easy at first look, but there are a lot of angles you can take into consideration when trying to come up with an answer.
The great fall fish consolidation
Site Staff
October 30, 2020
Finding unpressured havens for cold-water lunkers.
Schara’s 2020 fishing season: If it weren’t for bad luck …
Site Staff
October 16, 2020
A north wind was howling across Minnesota the other day – well, actually since the May fishing opener. Once again I was trying to catch a bass – largemouth or smallmouth – and not catching
