Some lakes remain closed for for the season: – Braidwood Lake: opens March 1. – LaSalle Lake: tentatively set to re-open in mid-March to fishing – Heidecke Lake: tentatively set to re-open about April 1.
Lannys Live Bait & Tackle: Kankakee, (815) 935-1661 Fox River (Batavia): Smallmouth bass and catfish are being taken, with a few nice-sized walleye reported. Batavia Bait & Tackle: Batavia, (630) 879-1302 Mackinaw: Smallmouth bass activity
Rick’s Bait & Tackle: Cambria, (618) 987-2534 Baldwin Lake: Largemouth bass are hitting spinnerbaits but are slow. Bluegills are biting on worms in 6 to 8 feet of water. Striper fishing has been good, and
Springfield – If numbers from the 2006-2007 season indicate anything, interest in Illinois upland game may have bottomed out. But DNR officials aren’t ready to concede rabbit, pheasant, or quail hunting have fallen off to
Springfield – Gone is the excuse empty-handed deer hunters have used in Illinois for decades: “If only I had another half-hour Š.” When firearms hunters hit their treestands for the November season, they will be
Springfield For the 11th consecutive year, Illinois waterfowlers will enjoy a 60-day duck hunting season in all three zones. This after a stellar 2006-2007 season. Last season, duck hunters harvested the third highest duck-kill recorded
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