Our Open-Water Winter Stripers

If you are one of those people who never put the boat away, then tow your rig to these waters

Illinois' Super Striper Fishing

There are some things in life that you never forget. Battling a big striped bass is one of

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Illinois' Best Bets For Bucketmouths

Chances are good you have the hooks sharpened on your bass lures and the boat is ready to go

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Illinois' Best Bets For Bucketmouths

Largemouth bass fishing has never been better in the Prairie State. You can have a blast on

Northern Illinois Largemouths

Fishing for largemouth bass starts heating up this month in the northern half of our state.

Best Bets for Bass

Our DNR is working hard at building us a better bass fishery. You can already see the results

Illinois' Best Bets For Bucketmouths

It's tough to pick just the top 12 largemouth bass lakes in our state, mainly because there

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Northern Illinois Largemouths

It has been a long winter for bass anglers living in the northern half of our state, but right

10 Bass Lakes You've Never Heard Of

Most Illinois anglers are aware of which lakes have the best fishing for largemouths. But

The Metro-East's Bass & More!

The Illinois suburbs of St. Louis have some mighty fine fishing for bass and other species.

The Rock River Bass Battle

Special regulations have obviously led to bigger smallmouths on northern Illinois' Rock River.

The Prairie State's Lunker Largemouths

Some Illinois anglers go on out-of-state fishing trips to catch bass. What the heck are they

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