
Carlyle bass in championship form for Illinois High School Association Bass Fishing State finals
Bass good to excellent using crankbaits near the rocks.

Bass good to excellent using crankbaits near the rocks.

It wouldn’t be easy, but a conservation-minded Illinois fisherman inclined to release the state record he was lucky enough to land could potentially have his cake and eat it, too.
Spring is here – and it is nearly time again for high school anglers in Illinois to take to the water for the annual Illinois High School Bass Fishing Tournament Series.

Trimming has begun at DNR, and new fees could follow to help the agency endure a proposed 13.5 percent budget cut in the coming year.

It figures to be an anxious couple of weeks for coaches and high school bass fishermen as they prepare for the IHSA Sectionals on April 20.

Skeptical of the warm days suggesting it’s time to pull the fishing gear out of hibernation? Figure a typical April snowstorm is bound to drive a stake through spring’s beating heart?
The 2012 spring trout fishing season in Illinois will begin at 5 a.m. on Saturday, April 7, Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Director Marc Miller announced today.
In the summer of 2009, a nearly three-mile section of the river was closed at the request of Buzzi Unicem USA while an agreement between the IDNR and the Pennsylvania-based cement company was crafted and
The 2012 spring trout fishing season in Illinois will begin at 5 a.m. on Saturday, April 7, Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Director Marc Miller announced.
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