DNR releases proposal to restrict doe harvest in five counties during archery season
Keri Butt
July 11, 2018
The DNR estimates the new restriction will reduce doe harvest by 25 to 30 percent.
Opinion
Another state record fish for Illinois?
Ralph Loos
July 5, 2018
Whitefish will be the fourth state record fish caught in 2018.
Water levels and the adverse effect on fishing
Cory Yarmuth
July 5, 2018
We have had a very wet spring and start to our summer. This, in turn, caused many lakes and rivers to overflow. In neighboring states this trend has continued throughout the summer and has caused
North country crappies: Tactics for the slabs of summer
Site Staff
June 26, 2018
Locate these fish via reliable fishing electronics, then work a variety of presentations to catch aggressive, neutral, or even negative crappies.
Summer multi-species fishing fun: the micro-lure challenge
Ron Hustvedt
June 25, 2018
YouTube angling video producers like Nick Calcara’s 618 Fishing have inspired the author’s family to tackle the “Big Bait Challenge.
Fishing tips: Charge batteries and check over small engines to prepare for next ice angling season
Site Staff
June 18, 2018
Spend a little time now checking and maintaining ice fishing equipment to avoid damage and the need for costly repairs or replacements!
Illinois gets $2 million for parks, outdoor rec from offshore oil, gas leases
Ralph Loos
June 11, 2018
How Illinois will use the funds, made up of non-taxpayer dollars from Outer Continental Shelf lease revenues, is unclear. There will be limitations because the funds come through federal matching grants that leverage public and
Archery deer reg changes likely in the works in handful of counties
Keri Butt
June 11, 2018
Two public meetings to address possible changes.
Becoming a better angler 202: fish-fighting skills
Tony Peterson
June 8, 2018
Lose enough big bass, walleyes, or pike, and eventually everyone figures out how to coax their catch into a net.
