Tips on seeking huge perch during late ice
Vic Attardo
February 1, 2023
On late ice, the search is worth the effort when it comes to getting on a hot bite of jumbo perch.
Fishing
Live sonar taking ice fishing to another level
George Fiorille
January 30, 2023
Brian Broshadl, a member of Humminbird’s national pro staff, discloses some of the live sonar fishing secrets he has discovered over the past few years.
Barrier to keep carp from Great Lakes allows in other invaders
Site Staff
January 25, 2023
The Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant organization learned in a scientific study that other sorts of invaders may not be affected by the electric barrier technology.
Giant rodent chat brought back to life
Site Staff
January 25, 2023
“Only Arizona, Arkansas, Texas, Florida, Indiana, Nevada, Washington, North Carolina, and Tennessee allow people to keep capybaras as pets,” the report noted, adding that it is illegal to have a capybara as a pet in
ICE ’EYES… when the going gets tough
Glen Schmitt
January 25, 2023
Some of the more aggressive and larger walleyes you’ll encounter at this time of year suspend. They’ll cruise higher in the water column looking for suspended forage, and baits with rattles draw them in (sometimes
CRAPPIES AFTER DARK
Vic Attardo
January 25, 2023
For whatever reason, I’ve grown to like the night for a lot of my ice fishing. The fish that gives me the most satisfaction with night fishing is the ubiquitous crappie, either white or black.
‘Get a job’ suggestion led to fishing career for Illinois guide
Steve Sarley
January 19, 2023
I asked Trevor James what drove him to become a fishing guide. He responded: “I was sitting on a dock with my dad, and he looked at me and told me, ‘Son, you’ve got to
Smallmouth bass are an under-ice treasure
Vic Attardo
January 14, 2023
Even a smallmouth just a pound or two will bend a jigging stick in half and won’t give up after the first or second and sometimes third thumping run.
Their tenacity makes them plenty of
Illinois Outdoor News’ Catch of the Year: 140-pound paddlefish
Ralph Loos
January 13, 2023
An 8-pound largemouth bass from Crab Orchard Lake. A 4.8-pound crappie at Kinkaid Lake. A 51.75-inch muskie caught in northern Minnesota.
What would it take for a fish outside of the “cool species crowd” to