Illinois’ statewide fishing report on March 14, 2025
Staff Report
March 14, 2025
Spring patterns set stage for active April for anglers. Here’s a look at the Illinois fishing report on March 14, 2025.
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U.S. anglers bringing food into Canada could see 25% tariff
Natalie Ryder
March 14, 2025
For anglers, outdoor enthusiasts, or any other U.S. residents planning to enter Canada via personal vehicle, the international tariff tussle could affect their wallets for the foreseeable future.
“These countermeasures will apply to commercial
Mitch Oswald steps into ‘conduit’ role with Illinois DNR
Kaleigh Gabriel
March 11, 2025
The Illinois DNR has a new Field Operations Section Head, as Mitch Oswald stepped into the role in late November. Oswald previously worked for USDA’s Animal and Plant Heath Inspection Service. At DNR, he filled
Star Watch: Get to know Sirius, our brightest star
Bob Drieslein
March 10, 2025
Astronomers say that of the thousands of stars visible to us in the northern hemisphere, Sirius is the brightest of them all. Yet, I doubt that it is as familiar to most people as the
COVID-19 work stoppage gave rise to invasive sea lampreys in Great Lakes
Staff Report
March 10, 2025
A newly released report says that sea lampreys exceeded abundance targets for 2024 in all five Great Lakes.
The findings weren’t all that surprising, however, as the reason is well understood and the coming
How do you get proficient shooting a handgun? Fit, grip and trigger control all play a role
Dan Hansen
March 10, 2025
Learning to shoot a handgun accurately is generally more challenging than becoming proficient with a rifle or shotgun. Whether it’s a micro compact pistol, full-sized semi-automatic or revolver, handguns are short, are usually designed to
Nature Smart: A wolf encounter worth the wait in Yellowstone
Stan Tekiela
March 9, 2025
Wolves in a snowy landscape are my winter photography focus in Yellowstone National Park. We make every effort to locate and position ourselves to capture images of these amazing creatures. This was the case recently,
Jeremiah Haas: Time to get your boat ready for the open-water season
Jeremiah Haas
March 9, 2025
As we begin getting some open water around the Quad Cities area, the itch to get out and chase those early-season walleyes is starting to get tougher to ignore.
While we assume everything was
Steve Sarley: Fishing classes from Spence Petros can’t be replaced when it comes to angling education
Steve Sarley
March 8, 2025
I ended my last column asking how fishermen learn how to be better in this day and age. Spence Petros, who got me started in this business, doesn’t hold his classes anymore and I don’t
