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Lake of Egypt: Bass biting good on spinnerbaits and jigs or soft rubbers. Crappies are biting in 6 feet of water at the weedlines with jigs. Crab Orchard Lake: Lake has been muddy, and levels
Lake of Egypt: Bass biting good on spinnerbaits and jigs or soft rubbers. Crappies are biting in 6 feet of water at the weedlines with jigs. Crab Orchard Lake: Lake has been muddy, and levels
Chicago – Lake Michigan salmon are going through a transition stage, mostly due a drop in the lake’s forage base. Actually, experts are describing the forage base as being at a record low. Many sportsfishermen
Lake Michigan: According to fishing reporter Cory Yarmuth, now is the time to get out and hit the discharges on the south end of the lake. Browns and coho are starting to get active on
Sangchris Lake: Crappies have been biting good near the dam. Bass picking up, with a report of a 7-pounder caught in early March. Powerton Lake: Bass have slowed with changing water. Hybrid stripers and channel
Springfield – The illegal transfer of state habitat funds created a nervous delay, but DNR finally approved Illinois Pheasant Fund Committee recommendations earlier this month, granting about $300,000 for state habitat projects. The approval usually

Neponset, Ill. – A black bear captured in February in Bureau County probably was not wild, wildlife officials now suspect. DNR conservation police officers captured the 200-pound creature Feb. 4 after receiving a report it
Several Illinois callmakers took honors during last month’s National Wild Turkey Federation convention. Stay tuned for a complete list.
Springfield – Millions of fish and wildlife dollars nearly squandered by Illinois have been awarded to the state, federal officials announced Feb. 24. All in all, the final take is about $17 million, including $8.1
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