Northern Illinois Fishing Report- October 31st, 2014
Chain: The walleye action is hot with the cooler weather. Reports show good catches in the river channels and mouths of the creeks throughout the day. Live bait is proving to be best. The bass
Chain: The walleye action is hot with the cooler weather. Reports show good catches in the river channels and mouths of the creeks throughout the day. Live bait is proving to be best. The bass
Coffeen Lake: Bass are good on topwater baits, crankbaits, and plastics. Bluegills are fair on waxworms and fairly shallow catfish are good on dip baits, crawlers, and cut bait, with some big flatheads being landed.
Fox River: The saugers are good, bunching up on the flats as in 12-14 feet of water range off of the main river channels and up near the clam beds. Vertical jigging jigs with minnows
Banquets/Fundraisers Nov. 1: Twin Rivers WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., Kampsville American Legion. For more info call Phil Godar, 618-576-2623. Nov. 7: Northeast IL DU Banquet, Antioch VFW Hall. For more info call Jack Fields, 847-274-3958.
Region I A District 6 officer received a call from a Starved Rock Conservation worker. The worker, who was mowing at the time, observed a couple get out of their vehicle with several bags and

A popular sportfish for fall fishing or augering through the hard water, northern pike and pickeral have nasty Y-bones. Here’s how to smoothly fillet them away.

When rutting action intensifies, getting aggressive can lead to a filled tag

As we move deeper into fall farmers are clearing off the fields and deer are on the move as the rut approaches.

Blind-calling bucks: Are your attempts to lure in deer via calls hurting your efforts or helping?
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