The new state record striper, weighing 37.375 pounds, was caught by George Bruggeman of New Carlisle. Bruggeman caught his ...

Walnut Point State Park in Oakland, Illinois, sits quietly in the east-central part of the state, offering all the natural beauty you crave without the parade of selfie sticks and portable speakers ...

Walnut Point State Park in Oakland, Illinois, is that rare find – a 671-acre natural sanctuary that somehow remains one of the state’s best-kept secrets. You know how sometimes you stumble across a ...

Today we're out on the ice, jigging up sunfish and perch. We're using 1/8oz stingnose jigging spoons and tipping them with ...

An Iowa fisherman broke the state record by reeling in a 105-pound blue catfish from the Missouri River, surpassing a 21-year ...

Slab crappies are meat eaters—sure enough minnow munchers. They take artificials well at times, especially jigs—but big crappie will turn their noses at even the best of the best crappie lures.