
Illinois Outdoor News Fishing Report – December 9, 2022
Muskie action has been excellent on at least one popular fishery.

Muskie action has been excellent on at least one popular fishery.

Biologists report that the size structure of the bass population in East Fork continues to improve.

Heading into the firearms season – it runs Nov. 18-20 and Dec. 1-4 – questions center of dry conditions and whether the deer herd is being affected by drought in many parts of the state.

Lake of Egypt, a well-known crappie producer, is built for fish.

Southern Illinois bass warming up, north cools.

Still, Carlyle Lake’s reputation is that of being a bass lake.
Southern Illinois bass warming up, north cools.
I had never before attempted to hunt deer, and I was excited to receive the invitation. I was so excited, I could barely sleep the week before the hunt.

As the Illinois trapping season nears – it opens Nov. 10 statewide – I’m reminded that the last couple of years have been pretty tough on wild fur.
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