Got salmon? Try smoking some this season
Working close to a Lake Michigan launch has allowed me to take advantage of the recent hot salmon action. And some good fishing luck has allowed me to put some great tasting silver fish in
Working close to a Lake Michigan launch has allowed me to take advantage of the recent hot salmon action. And some good fishing luck has allowed me to put some great tasting silver fish in
Shabbona Look for crappies over the fish cribs and brush piles along the campground shoreline. Begin your search by setting your presentation half way down the water column. Best presentations include Mini-Mites and minnows. Bass

Bowhunter groups fighting the proposed legislation, which would open up crossbow hunting in the state, were dealt a blow this month when the bill literally rose from the dead and ran off.
Devils’ Kitchen Bluegills are spawning and are being caught in good numbers on wax worms and crickets. Crab Orchard Lake Crappies still are spawning and can be caught over shallow cover on minnows or jigs.

The team of Jake Lipe, Brian McClanahan and Troy Stewart, took second place in the Illinois High School Association’s bass fishing finals on May 4-5.
Lake Taylorville Crappie bite picking up on minnows. Bass slow. Banner Marsh Crappie biting on minnows. Bass hitting chatterbaits and spinnerbaits. Newton Lake Bass good. Some white bass were also reported. Catfish good. Spring Lake

Washington — In a move interpreted by some as a sign an updated federal Farm Bill may be on the immediate horizon, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry unveiled a bill authors say
Banquets/Fundraisers June 9: Kaskaskia Longbeards, Banquet, Sullivan American Legion. For more info call Lee Lester, 217-620-8542. July 14: Gallatin Gobblers, Banquet, St. Joseph Curch, Ridgeway. For more info call Richard Zirkelbach, 618-841-0007. July 21: Belleville
Region I A CPO cited an individual for illegally snagging fish at Starved Rock State Park. The individual was cited for snagging in 2010 at the same location. The individual was wanted on a warrant
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