
Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Commercial helper not in possession of valid fishing license
Illinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Illinois Conservation Police CPOs. These reports are from the May 3, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.

Illinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Illinois Conservation Police CPOs. These reports are from the May 3, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.

Three weeks in, Sam Militello’s 28½-inch walleye was at top of the Illinois leaderboard in the The Midwest Walleye Challenge.
A 23-inch walleye caught by Jordan Kimbrough was in second place, followed by a

Lake sturgeon are spawning once again on the Mississippi River at the Melvin Price Locks and Dam.
The whiskered fish has been in the news after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently decided

Bluegill bite strong, channel cats biting statewide. A look at the Illinois fishing report from across the state on April 30, 2024.

A lifetime of being a “fish geek,” as the late Roland Sigurdson put it to me, blessed me with inexhaustible curiosity of all things fish and fishing. That passion for fish translated into a career

One of the most successful programs with Iowa’s water bodies is the restoration work done on the state’s shallow-water lakes, and one of the more recent success stories comes from northwest Iowa on Little Swan

Anglers here reported the first push of coho salmon for the season this week, with most fish caught near the harbors around bait balls in 20 to 40 feet of water.

Long Island is best known for its outstanding saltwater fishing. From striped bass to bluefish to summer flounder and other species, chances are pretty good there’s always something to target: inshore or offshore.
So,

Another great week sturgeon fishing on the Rainy River. The bite has been very good and lots of fish of all sizes are being boated.
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