Fishing
South Shore Bass Open returning to Illinois, Indiana portions of Lake Michigan
Anglers from across the region will hit the waters of Lake Michigan this summer for the second annual South Shore Bass Open, taking place Aug. 2–3 at the Hammond Marina.
The tournament will have
Windsor hooks Illinois high school bass fishing state championship
Lake Shelbyville’s initial hosting of the Illinois High School Association’s bass fishing state championships appeared to go smoothly – foggy start and all.
After being held at Carlyle Lake since its inception in 2009,
Illinois Mixed Bag: Forbes State Recreation Area reopening
Oak Ridge Campground at Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area was scheduled to reopen to the public on June 20 following the completion of a significant $8.45 million infrastructure improvement project by DNR in cooperation
Reauthorization of Sport Fish Restoration Act filed in D.C.
Members of Congress introduced the Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2025 (H.R. 3858) in the U.S. House of Representatives in mid-June.
The bill would reauthorize the Dingell-Johnson Sport
Count of Lake Michigan’s declining lake whitefish in process
Earlier this year, fisheries biologists up north sounded alarms about an ominous trend threatening one of the Great Lakes’ most foundational and key fish species: lake whitefish.
Though not commonly caught by Illinois anglers,
Streams of Thought: Some lessons learned from a recent fishing trip to Ontario
Since my head last occupied this box, I’ve been to Ontario and back, to fish the hallowed waters of Lake of the Woods and to share in adventure with 11 other fine folks – most
What hunters, anglers should know as Gov. Walz signs Minnesota’s environment, natural resources budget bills
In case you’ve missed the past few legislative updates, or your eyes glazed over while reading them, here is a final roundup of what shook out on the environment side this legislative session in Minnesota.<br
Federal funding cuts threaten popular Dunkirk Buoy program used by New York’s boaters, anglers
Earlier this year, the fishing and research community that utilizes Lake Erie was made aware that funding may be in jeopardy for the Dunkirk Buoy in New York, a valuable public resource.
Proposed federal
Dean Bortz: Speaking the Wisconsin DNR’s fish survey language
Readers who catch the lake features on the back page of each issue probably understand that Wisconsin DNR fisheries teams across the state conduct various kinds of fish surveys every spring. Most of these surveys
