Realistic fly patterns are incredible, but is that what the trout see?
Steve Piatt
May 23, 2017
I’m always amazed at today’s fly tiers who can create exact replicas of various insects…
Opinion
A close-up look at a fishing opener boating collision
Tony Peterson
May 22, 2017
Save your boating bacon by staying safe and paying attention on the water
Anti-bobcat trapping bill is amended, groups remain opposed
Ralph Loos
May 16, 2017
The proposal that would ban bobcat trapping and also the sale of bobcat pelts was amended on Friday to exclude southern Illinois and a handful of western counties from the ban, but trapper and sportsmen
Cuba: The next great birdwatching destination?
Sharon Stiteler
May 15, 2017
A recent trip to the newly accessible Caribbean island reveals cultural amenities, tiny hummingbirds, floating in the Bay of Pigs, and the world’s cutest bird.
Fuses — a boating angler’s ‘must have’
Cory Yarmuth
May 15, 2017
Don’t take shortcuts when it comes to electrical systems in your boat.
Illinois high school bass fishing finals postponed due to high water at Carlyle Lake
Ralph Loos
May 11, 2017
This year’s sectional round was hit by rain, wind and high water – half of the 22 tournaments were postponed from the original date of May 5 to May 8.
Too early to pattern movements of bucks in your woods? The Optimality Theory at work
Keri Butt
May 10, 2017
Basically, it boils down to costs vs. benefits, and how the variances in this ratio affect buck movements during the breeding season in countless ways. But it doesn’t end there, as we’re well aware of
Half of Friday’s bass fishing sectionals postponed until today
Andy Palmer
May 8, 2017
Even pushing sectionals back two weeks doesn’t always prevent Illinois weather from interfering with bass fishing.
State record turkey harvest appears safe — for now
Ralph Loos
May 4, 2017
The state record of 16,605 is still in reach, but it will take a massive effort in the northern counties to hit the record, which was set in 2006.
