
Illinois tubing permit fee goes flat
The $6 permit fee to float on an innertube in Illinois appears to have been short-lived.

The $6 permit fee to float on an innertube in Illinois appears to have been short-lived.
Chain: Bluegills good in shallow water. Crappies good on minnows and light jigs around piers in channels. Northern pike hitting spinnerbaits and spoons. Catfish are biting nightcrawlers or fatheads. Muskies are very good, hitting on
Devils’ Kitchen: Trout action is good in the dam area. Anglers are catching fish on pinches of nightcrawlers. Bass action has been good around shallow cover. Crab Orchard Lake: Catfish action is excellent. Fish are
Lake Taylorville: Crappie bite is picking up on minnows. Bass slow. Water conditions are murky. Banner Marsh: Crappies biting on minnows. Bass hitting chatterbaits and spinnerbaits. Newton Lake: Bass good, but weather has changed situation.
Illinois River: At Starved Rock, saugers weighting more than 4 pounds being caught. White bass still good. Walleyes active up and down area, especially at the 178 and Interstate 39 bridges. At Peoria, sauger slow,
Region I A District 6 officer investigated the disappearance of two young bald eagles (eaglets). As a result of the investigation, an Oglesby man was charged with two counts of illegal taking of a bird

Havana, Ill. — Illinois will likely bump its daily limit on teal season for the first time since the season was established in 1965.
Banquets/Fundraisers July 27: Kaskaskia Valley Son’s O’Bucks WTU Banquet, 4:30 p.m, Mascoutah Sportsmen’s Club. For more info call Jeff Peck 618-234-1786. Aug. 2: Jasper county Wild Turkey NWTF Banquet, Knights of Columbus, Newton. For more

The numbers are downright gaudy: The 2013 Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey shows the duck breeding population at the second-highest level ever recorded.
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