Fishing

Springfield – Ideas to raise funds for DNR. Ideas to improve access for Illinois hunters. Ideas to make the outdoors more attractive to the state’s youth. All kinds of ideas – some of them creative,

Richmond, Ill. – A newly proposed national wildlife refuge would include parts of Illinois and help bolster wildlife habitat in the state. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has agreed to study establishing the refuge,

Hudson, Ill. – Muskrats turned out to be a hot commodity in the 2009-10 trapping season, as Illinois trappers welcomed the first signs of a fur industry on the mend. “If I’d have known, I

Whittington, Ill. – Activity by bowfishing enthusiasts in the central and southern portions of the state has began to heat up, but many of the sportsmen hitting the water are finding fish activity remains lukewarm.

Carlyle, Ill. – A year ago, rain and wind played havoc on the first-ever competitive high school fishing championships. Even in adverse conditions, young anglers from all over Illinois refused to give up and continued

New Athens, Ill. – Mike Jarvis thought he had hooked a shark. Turns out, the creature on the end of his line was just as bizarre. Fishing for bass in Levee Lake at Peabody River

Bloomington, Ill. – Two weeks before hundreds of high school anglers in the state compete in bass fishing sectionals, PETA sent a letter to the Illinois High School Association asking that the sport be eliminated.