Ice fish for bluegills on Herman Brothers best bluegill pond. Watch Jonn Graham’s small army of fisherman pull in more than 135 bluegills between 8.25 and 10.25 inches.
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County: Shelby
Date and Season: Jan. 15, 2009; Bow
Notable: Jansen had been hunting this buck for four seasons.
Bass big news at Lake CamelotBass bit well and bluegill did not at a surprising 29th annual Lake Camelot ice fishing tournament southwest of Peoria.
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Illinois ponders delisting eaglesWith more than 100 pairs nesting in the state now, the American bald eagle is ready to migrate off the Illinois list of threatened and endangered species.
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Sam Flood leaves DNRSam Flood has left his position as assistant director at the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to spend more time with his family.
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New hope for Illinois outdoors?Many members of Illinois’ conservation community are optimistic about Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn replacing Rod Blagojevich as governor.
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Ice fishing reportAnglers are finding plenty of ice across central and northern Illinois and fish have been fairly cooperative in most locations.
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Hybrid stripers stocked at PowertonThe mystery of the suddenly resurgent Powerton Lake white bass population has been solved. Last June the state stocked 87,000 hybrid striped bass at the lake southwest of Pekin.
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