Asian carp found in Chicago lagoon on display at Shedd Aquarium
CHICAGO (AP) — Three Asian carp now call Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium home. Shedd Aquarium debuted the fish on Thursday. Fisheries biologists with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources found the...
View ArticleStudy seeks to ensure future for ancient fish
An ancient fish that has survived for millions of years is getting a helping hand from a student at the University of Illinois Springfield. Nathan Grider, a graduate student in biology, has been...
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Ice anglers flock to Brainerd for charity tournament
It is billed as the World’s Largest Charitable Ice Fishing Contest. The Brainerd, Minn. Jaycees $150,000 Ice Fishing Extravaganza was held last Saturday, Jan. 19. Each year the contest draws more than...
View ArticleStopping Asian carp with CO2: shades of Godzilla
Remember the movie “Godzilla”? Spoiler alert: They resorted to an “oxygen destroyer” to finally subdue the beast (before he came roaring back in all those subpar sequels). Down in Urbana, they may have...
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Longtime fisheries biologist has new role
Illinois Department of Natural Resources fisheries biologist Dan Stephenson isn’t hanging up his hip boots for good, but he is navigating a new role as assistant chief of fisheries, working with...
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Boat Show in Springfield opens Friday
It may be a sign that the economy is turning around that boat dealers are trying to shoehorn big boats into the Orr Building at the Illinois State Fairgrounds this weekend. The Boat Show in Springfield...
View ArticleStudy: Asian carp DNA may not signal live fish
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Live Asian carp don’t necessarily have to be present for their DNA to turn up in the environment, according to a government study released Wednesday that could intensify the...
View ArticlePractice pays off for six-year-old angler
It’s always gratifying when years of practice and experience pay off with the landing of a big fish. Steve Marvin II of Morton has been practicing his casting since he was 4 years old. Now, at the ripe...
View ArticleFish habitat work day March 9 at Lake Shelbyville
Volunteers are needed for a fish habitat workday March 9 at Lake Shelbyville. The job at hand is to bundle 412 donated Christmas trees, assemble 160 new artificial fish attractors and place them in the...
View ArticleSchool transformed for Elmwood All Outdoors Show
ELMWOOD — The Elmwood All Outdoors Show invaded the school Saturday and Sunday, bringing about 100 vendors to the building selling items ranging from pens made from deer antlers to boat safety lessons....
View ArticleDon’t get tangled up in Alabama rig rules
As fishing tournament season kicks off in central Illinois, anglers are reminded the Alabama rig is not legal on all lakes. The Alabama rig is an umbrella rig with five wires trailing from a single...
View ArticleFeds charge 8 with poaching Missouri paddlefish
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Eight people are accused of illegally trafficking paddlefish caviar from a prime paddlefish location in western Missouri after a yearslong investigation that spanned nine...
View ArticleRecord number of volunteers place trees, structures in Lake Shelbyville
A record 157 volunteers helped the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources place donated Christmas trees and artificial fish habitat structures into Lake...
View ArticleSpring trout season open April 6
The Illinois spring trout fishing season starts at 5 a.m. April 6. In preparation, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources stocks more than 60,000 rainbow trout each spring at 42 locations...
View ArticleSequester could hold back funds for fish, wildlife
The federal government’s efforts to control deficit spending through sequestration eventually could affect how much money is returned to states for wildlife and fish restoration programs. States...
View ArticleJake Wolf Fish Hatchery: Video series
Jake Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery video series Part 1 500 million fish and counting Part 2 Salmon Unlimited volunteers mark 50,000 rainbow trout Part 3 U.S. Fish and WIldlife Service uses automated...
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Jake Wolf Hatchery: Technology advances, but volunteer support still critical
It’s old school versus high tech. During the second week of March, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Great Lakes Fish Tag and Recovery Lab paid a visit to the Jake Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery in...
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Jake Wolf Hatchery quietly produces millions of fish for Illinois anglers
Jake Wolf, one of three state fish hatcheries, is a well-kept secret tucked away in the middle of Sand Ridge State Forest in Mason County. Built on top of the Mahomet Aquifer, the hatchery has a steady...
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Rend Lake fishing report for April 1
Lake level: 410.02; Average pool for April 1: 408.00; Water temp: 45°F LARGEMOUTH BASS No Report at this time. Suggested baits: Worms, rattle traps, jig&trailer, spinner baits, square bill crank...
View Article‘Flow of dead fish’ in Rock River brings Illinois DNR inquiry
ROCKFORD — State conservation officials are checking reports of hundreds of dead fish in the Rock River. “They were bobbing like bobbers on the water,” Jerry DalSanto said. “The whole river was full...
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