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Illinois Mixed Bag: Contact with raccoons blamed for illness
DNR and the Illinois Department of Public Health are working with public health authorities in Rock Island and Iowa to investigate an outbreak of cryptosporidiosis, a gastrointestinal disease, in persons helping at a Rock Island

New state-record largemouth caught from Cayuga Lake certified by New York DEC
New York’s Cayuga Lake has a concrete reputation for great bass fishing.
In the 2024 Bassmaster Magazine 100 Best Bass Lakes, this Finger Lake ranked No. 8 for the Northeast Region of the country.

Big fish caught from Lake Erie during Southtowns Walleye Association’s 40th derby in New York
It was a case of a “rocking” atmosphere, both literally and figuratively, as the Southtowns Walleye Association of Western New York held its 40th Annual Walleye Derby on Lake Erie June 8-16. The winners were

Raquette River, Follensby Pond easements announced, opening up outdoor recreation opportunities in New York
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and The Nature Conservancy in New York recently announced the state’s acquisition of two conservation easements in the Adirondacks.
The two partners are to finalize plans

New York DEC proposals would tweak certain local trout stream regulations
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has released a list of proposed changes for select trout stream regulations to align with DEC’s Trout Stream Management Plan.
The proposals aim to protect wild

Dean Bortz: An Avett brother in Missoula antique store?
Considering that I drew Montana deer and elk tags for this fall, I’d like to have been able to call our recent soiree to Montana, Oregon, and Idaho a scouting trip, but if I had

Jigging up deep-water lake trout a more dependable go-to tactic these days
Catching lake trout scattered across Lake Superior’s 31,700 square miles can seem like looking for a needle in a haystack. However, thanks to technological advances and a remarkable recovery of the lake trout fishery, the

Metro Area Fishing Report – July 21, 2024 – video
Three easy ways to catch summertime bass right now as well as a breakdown on what’s happening right now and what we’re doing to catch fish, plus a walleye update and other current info.

Here’s how to beat the mid-summer bass lull
During late May and through pretty much all of June, bass-fishing action can be expected from dark to dark. As the middle of the summer settles in, that all seems to change.
While there