Crab Orchard Lake Despite the heat, some anglers were still catching crappies. With cooler air in mid-August, fish are holding in 12-14 feet of water and can be caught on minnows and jigs. Bluegill action
Lake Shelbyville Bluegills being caught on crickets near shorelines. Bass picking up on plastics in shallows and coves. Walleyes slowing. Crappies fair on minnows and jigs, fishing 10-12 feet. Muskies are being caught in deeper
Illinois River The walleye and sauger bite has slowed down. Pulling three-way rigs allows you to cover a variety of water and will help key in on their locations. Work the flats created on the
Ready or not, crossbow hunting is coming to a woods near you on Dec. 3.
Region I CPOs and Ottawa River Rescue were called to the Fox River. A male and female canoeing on the river had gotten into an argument. The female had taken off in the canoe and
Ups and downs associated with Illinois’ September goose season took a sharp turn toward the positive last year, data provided by the Illinois Natural History Survey suggests
Banquets/Fundraisers Aug. 25: Cache River Limbhangers Banquet, Shawnee Community College, Ullin. For more info call Dutch Penrod, 618-657-2250. Aug. 25: Sauk Trail Toms, NWTF Banquet, American Legion, Kewanee. For more info call Dustin Specht, 309-312-0126.
No matter how many dove hunters take to the fields for the traditional Sept. 1 opener, they are each likely to discover the same scenario
A few weeks ago, squirrel season opened in Illinois. As a bowhunter in the Prairie State, these cute, bushy-tailed, little critters morph into my arch-nemeses come Oct. 1. They have an annoying way of tampering
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