
Springtime Brown Trout
If you are fortunate enough to have a boat that can handle the waters of Lake Michigan then there are several opportunities out there to get into a good fight with a bruiser brown trout.

If you are fortunate enough to have a boat that can handle the waters of Lake Michigan then there are several opportunities out there to get into a good fight with a bruiser brown trout.

I got the chance to work the Illinois Outdoor News booth at the 2011 St. Louis Deer Classic and Outdoor Expo for a couple of days, and one of my favorite parts of working the

This is a transition time of year for the lakes and ponds, a time when the water temperatures are beginning to rise and the weed growth is very sparse and small. Prior to this transition,

There’s nothing like waiting until the last day of the season for your first hunt. While I was whittling out late-season field time for chasing deer and rabbits, I almost let the waterfowl season get
According to a Kane County official, a deer infected with chronic wasting disease was discovered in December near the Binnie Forest Preserve in the northern part of the county. It would be the first CWD

Official plans are in the works. Fellow Illinois Outdoor News writer Kristen Monroe and I will be heading to Missouri in March for our first attempt at hunting snow geese. In this case, I’m sure

The last day of rabbit season was a nice surprise tacked on to the end of a lack-luster year. Snow on the ground, cold but not miserable and, like a pitcher in a contract year,

Hearing this news, I suspect few Illinois residents will want to take a summertime dip in Hennepin-Hopper lakes. According to a news story in the LaSalle News Tribune, DNR has released alligator gars in HH.

The winter months seem like they have been dragging on. Every day, you have more and more snow to shovel just to get out of the house. Winter doldrums can really take a toll on
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