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Chain: The Chain and Fox River have reopened to boating. Bluegills are good in shallows, with Channel or Catherine best bets. White bass are good in Pistakee and Marie. Walleyes and catfish are excellent near

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Devils’ Kitchen: Bass improving on spinnerbaits. Crappie bite is slow but improving. Bluegills biting in shallows on worms and crickets. Crab Orchard Lake: Bluegills are still being caught in good numbers. Crappies are moving into

CRP acres could drop after flood

Washington – Before the demand for U.S. farm commodities subsides, Dave Nomsen believes CRP acres in the nation could dip below 25 million, down more than 10 million acres from its peak last year. That

Emergency fish regulations ordered following VHS test

Springfield – Detection of viral hemorrhagic septicemia in two species of fish sampled from Lake Michigan has led DNR to issue emergency fish regulations. On June 30, the Division of Fisheries set ground rules aimed

Supreme Court affirms guns for self-defense

Washington (AP) – Silent on central questions of gun control for two centuries, the U.S. Supreme Court found its voice last week in a decision that affirms the right to have guns in the home

New state-record carp delays bachelor party

Granite City, Ill. – Jim Morrison was several hours late for his own bachelor party. But he had a good excuse: he was helping land a state-record carp. On June 14, Bryan Short, Morrison’s fishing

Flood waters take life of angler on Fox River

Antioch, Ill. – At least one Illinois fisherman has died as a result of flooding across northern Illinois, and state officials temporarily closed boating on some waters to prevent such deaths. J.C. Trotter, 76, of

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