Northern Illinois Fishing Report- June 12th, 2015
Chain: Panfish action continues to be hot. The shallow portions of the bays seem to be producing quite well also. Find the newer weeds in 8 feet of water or less and the gills will
Chain: Panfish action continues to be hot. The shallow portions of the bays seem to be producing quite well also. Find the newer weeds in 8 feet of water or less and the gills will
Lake Murphysboro: Channel cats good using cut shad. Bluegills excellent using worms. Crappies good on minnows. Kinkaid Lake: Bluegills good to excellent using waxworms and red wigglers. Coming off spawn. Crappies good using minnows. Channel
Mattoon: Crappies slow. Fish have moved back deeper; lower a minnow near submerged brush. Bluegills good. Cast a waxworm or red wiggler near the docks or shallow weedlines. Largemouth bass good. A recent tournament reported
Rock River (Byron-Dixon): Walleyes best early and late with minnows or minnows with a jig head. Channel cats deep around islands and brush with dip baits, chicken liver, crushed minnows, large shiners, and shrimp with
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As hunter surveys go, it was short and sweet – a handful of questions designed to gauge reaction to a proposed bag limit for archery deer hunters and whether that bag limit should feature a

There are sleepless nights leading up to the walleye opener.


Take a hint from Central American birders, and consider adding a splash of color to the off-season seeds and suet you offer tropical avian migrants.
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