Lakefront coho and Illinois' inland trout opening on Saturday lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

A lot of people knew of Chris Taurisano and his fishing exploits but didn’t know of all the other things that made him tick.

According to the most recent work by the USGS, prey fish numbers in Lake Michigan look slightly better, well, not so much ...

Colby Simms shares secrets he’s gleaned from years of hooking catfish on the Mississippi River, muskies in Kinkaid Lake, ...

The IDNR says the Little Grassy dam and spillway structure has aged beyond its engineered design life, and a complete lake draw-down is necessary to initiate repairs. The draw-down will render the ...

CARBONDALE — Southern Illinois’s many waterways teem with an incredible variety of fish species, and award-winning fisherman ...

It was a day packed with pride, passion, and plenty of applause at Marion High School’s Cuss Wilson Gym on Wednesday, April ...

Jamie Gotland took her son Bennett, 10, his brother Noah, 12, and a younger set of twins to Chicago for spring break on March ...

SPRINGFIELD — The 2025 Illinois spring trout fishing season will open Saturday, April 5, at 58 ponds, lakes, and streams throughout the state. The daily harvest limit for each angler is five trout.

News from around the Southland includes items from Evergreen Park, Cook County Forest Preserves, Midlothian, Leo High School ...

Illinois state officials noted that Michigan ... underwater sounds that deter fish, an air bubble "curtain" that deters fish, a barge clearing device that makes sure fish don't sneak through ...