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Discover waterways in Illinois with interactive maps containing recent catches, fishing spots, and reports of the latest fishing activity.
Was fishing for Crappie with a small jig & minnow, but this guy came along. Quite a surprise. Great fight. Released unharmed to fight another day. 🙂
Say what?!?! I was jigging a Little Cleo Spoon and all of a sudden it felt different. Thought I had a weed. Reeled it in and Nope! So...a snag, or did it hit my ...more lure?
Using jig at Skokie Lagoons… couple of smaller ones in Texas rigged Senko
Heidecke Lake is a power plant cooling lake owned by Commonwealth Edison. Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is maintained and operated by the Illinois Department of Conservation in cooperatio...
Braidwood Lake is a partially perched (elevated above the surrounding terrain to catch wind) cooling reservoir owned by Commonwealth Edison. The lake consists of a series of old strip mine pits that ...
Kincaid Lake is a superb fishing resource for several species, including largemouth bass, channel catfish, crappie, walleye, and muskie. It is a popular bass tournament lake and crappie angling pressu...
Rend Lake is the second largest impoundment in Illinois. This U.S. Corps of Engineer project has become one of the most popular multi-recreational resources in southern Illinois. Its fishing reputatio...