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Staff Report
April 19, 2023
A mix of outdoor news stories from across Illinois published in the April 21, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Fishing
42-inch invasive grass carp helps family win Palos Park derby in Illinois
Tim Bunton
April 19, 2023
The Koch family apparently did its part to fight invasive carp, reportedly yanking a 42-pound grass carp out of a Cook County lake.
But there is some confusion as to whether or not the
Bassmaster Classic contenders share their strategies
Doug Clifford
April 17, 2023
On media day at the Classic, I posed the same questions to 11 anglers on my interview list. Professional anglers have consistently identified decision making as the primary difference between them and anglers who do
Tips to get on April crappies before the spawn
Joe Martino
April 13, 2023
There have been several reports recently that claim the crappie fishing in many lakes and reservoirs is red-hot. So if you like crappie fishing, things are starting to heat up.
Crappies don’t actually spawn
Having the proper net is an important tool in fishing
Jeff Frischkorn
April 11, 2023
When it comes to sport-angling landing nets, many fishermen seemingly know they need them, though they don’t always get equal play with the rest of their toys. I mean, anglers think nothing of spending $10
Night-fishing tactics to catch lunker trout
Tori McCormick
April 9, 2023
Whether you fish Wisconsin, Minnesota or Michigan, the allure of stream-trout fishing under the cover of darkness is no secret: It’s all about catching monster trout.
No one knows how many trout anglers fish
If you’ve got the time, plenty of volunteering options await outdoors in Illinois
Gretchen Steele
April 8, 2023
The same people tend to volunteer across several organizations. Consequently, I’m seeing more and more volunteer burnout/fatigue these days.
Alewife numbers stable as researchers find no significant change in biomass in Lake Michigan
Steve Begnoche
April 7, 2023
In recent years, anglers had challenged findings of the annual prey fish surveys stating they saw more alewife than the surveys indicated were present. Anglers contended Lake Michigan could support more Chinook salmon than were
Big changes coming to Illinois’ high school bass fishing series?
Ralph Loos
April 7, 2023
A pair of young anglers from deep southern Illinois accomplished quite a feat in late winter that somehow flew under most everybody’s radar.
Trevor Wilburn and Kagen Hill, both students at Century High School
