Illinois’ statewide fishing report on July 21, 2025
Staff Report
July 21, 2025
Summer bluegills, bass peaking as July winds down. Here’s a look at the Illinois fishing report across the state on July 21, 2025.
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Jeremiah Haas: The joy of the unknown is often the fun of fishing new waters
Jeremiah Haas
July 14, 2025
It’s the summer and families across the country are taking their vacations.
For me, it was a trip down to Jacksonville, Florida, to a home owned by a friend about a mile up
Steve Sarley: Turns out using a guide for fishing is not so bad after all
Steve Sarley
July 13, 2025
I like to think of myself as open-minded and reasonable. Now if you were to ask my lovely wife to describe me, you’d probably get an answer that includes the words “stubborn,” and “hard-headed.” Approaching
Gretchen Steele: Old-school outdoor skills still worth knowing
Gretchen Steele
July 12, 2025
In a recent long phone conversation with my nephew, he regaled me with his upcoming summer plans for him and his son.
Canoeing for several days down the Missouri, from Fort Benton, on past
Southern Illinois ecologist named ‘volunteer of the year’ by National Wildlife Federation
Anthony Candia
July 10, 2025
Martin Kemper practiced what he preached – and still does. The retired ecologist keeps busy volunteering for organizations like the Prairie Rivers Network, Master Naturalists, the DuBois Center, and more. He’s handy with a camera
Illinois DNR’s fiscal year for monitoring CWD in deer herd ends
Tim Bunton
July 9, 2025
DNR’s annual CWD Deer Report is not due to be released until later this summer – it is based on the fiscal year that just ended June 30 – but there is plenty of anticipation
Rebuilding bass population remains a Du Quoin City Lake priority in southern Illinois
Ralph Loos
July 8, 2025
The effort to boost Du Quoin City Lake’s largemouth bass population continues, with a new regulation put in place last spring and 115 bass in the 8- to 10-inch range stocked during the 2024 stocking
Illinois’ Outdoor Calendar
Staff Report
July 8, 2025
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the July 11, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Don’t overload your watercraft
Staff Report
July 8, 2025
Illinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Conservation Police Officers. These reports are from the July 11, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
