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Redneck Fishing Tournament photo album 3 Aug 2013 | 07:32 pm
Hundreds gathered Friday for the opening round of the Redneck Fishing Tournament in Bath. Participants try to capture Asian carp from boats using hand nets as the fish leap through the air. Thousand...
Central Illinois fishing report for Aug. 2 2 Aug 2013 | 05:02 pm
What’s biting Catfish have been biting consistently well in most areas in the evenings. Your best bet for catching a big cat is to use cut shad, chicken livers or bits of other fish. Anything that ha...
Central Illinois fishing report for July 25 26 Jul 2013 | 08:40 am
What’s biting Bluegill all over the area seem to be biting very well. Most reports suggest that the bluegill being caught are fairly small, but they’ve been biting like crazy. Wax worms, redworms a...
Redneck fishing tournament is on for Aug. 1- 3 22 Jul 2013 | 09:44 pm
BATH — Officials for one of central Illinois’ most famous fishing tournaments are poised to put cancellation rumors to a halt. “We had some people thinking it was canceled, and a rumor had gotten out...
Officials try to find what killed invasive carp 22 Jul 2013 | 06:10 am
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Wildlife officials are trying to figure out what killed hundreds of Asian carp in the Missouri River this spring. The answer to the mystery could help protect other fish and m...
DNR reports white-bass die-off at Lake Shebyville 20 Jul 2013 | 03:35 am
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said Friday it is investigating a white bass die-off at Lake Shelbyville. DNR's Division of Fisheries called the fish kill "minor." Biologists suspect th...
Central Illinois fishing report for July 19 19 Jul 2013 | 11:05 pm
What’s biting Fish are a lot less active in the middle of the day, when temperatures are as high as they have been. Bass are still biting hard just about everywhere and catfish have been active in e...
Central Illinois fishing report for July 12 12 Jul 2013 | 05:39 pm
What’s biting Bass seem to be biting fairly well in just about all local lakes. They tend to go after plastics and spinner baits and live around weed beds. Nightcrawlers on a bobber are often a fun, ...
Trio catches 45-pound bighead carp 12 Jul 2013 | 05:30 pm
In a Hemingway-esque tale of men and large fish, three young anglers spent seven hours trying to catch a 45-pound bighead carp below the Sangchris Lake spillway last weekend. Dylan Runge, Nathan Hapn...
WIU bass team rated third going into championship 12 Jul 2013 | 01:54 am
The Western Illinois University bass fishing team is ranked third nationally by Bassmaster after qualifying two teams for the national championship Aug. 1-3. Sixty-eight teams representing 49 college...
