Articles Archive- 2005, 2006

Our fishing article archives about fishing in Illinois will be listed below with links to them. Links to printer friendly versions of articles will be provided at the bottom of each article.

We welcome fishing articles submitted by our visitors that feature Illinois lakes, ponds, and rivers. If you have an interesting technique for catching fish that has been successful, we invite you to share it with others who fish in Illinois.

If you don't enjoy writing about your fishing successes, we would be glad to receive photos of your Illinois fish catches to include in our Photo Gallery. Guidelines for submitting fishing articles and photos can be accessed from the links at the bottom of this page.

We want to emphasize that we are interested in all species of fish in Illinois and all methods of fishing for them, including trolling, bank fishing, tubing or wading for fish, fly fishing, etc.

Use the search box below to locate articles about a specific lake, species, or technique. You can also visit our Articles Site Map page, which contains a complete listing of all our articles.

2006 Articles

  •   Late Fall, Low Water at Coffeen Lake   Posted 11/30/06

  •   Fall Bass at Newton Lake   Posted 11/05/06

  •   Not Always By The Book   Posted 8/21/06

  •   Day on the Lake- Lake Taylorville   Posted 8/07/06

  •   A Different Kind of Fishing Day   Posted 7/28/06

  •   Panther Creek State Park   Posted 7/01/06

  •   Skinny Water in the Summertime   Posted 6/08/06

  •   Crappies at Evergreen Lake- Part 1   Posted 4/25/06
                                                Part 2   Posted 5/11/06

  •   You Have to Fish This Lake- Part 1   Posted 4/12/06
                                               Part 2   Posted 4/19/06
                                               Part 3   Posted 4/22/06
                                               Part 4   Posted 4/25/06
                                               Part 5   Posted 4/25/06

  •   A Different Look for Prespawn Bass   Posted 4/11/06

  •   Huge Kentucky Lake Bluegills   Posted 3/22/06

  •   Master All Methods of Crappie Fishing   Posted 3/19/06

  •   March Smallmouths at Powerton   Posted 3/11/06

  •   March Crappies   Posted 2/6/06

  •   Illinois Outdoor Shows   Posted 1/30/06

  •   Online Fishing Newsletters   Posted 1/25/06

2005 Articles

  •   Illinois Power Plant Lakes   Updated October 2005

  •   Finding Bass in Summer's Heat   Posted 7/31/05

  •   Illinois Fishing Survey Results   Posted 5/29/05

  •   Crappie Spawn Is Done So Now What?  Posted 5/24/05

  •   Two Hard Lessons at Banner Marsh    Posted 5/11/05

  •   Mixed Bag for Springtime Fishing    Posted 5/10/05

  •   Learning to Fish a Flood Control Lake    Posted 4/12/05

  •   Clinton Lake, Hot Water Fishing Smorgasbord

  •   Making Sense of Your Bass Outfits

  •   Ice-out Crappies

  •   Spinnerbaits for Shelbyville Bass and Muskie

  •   Denny Brauer Visits Central Illinois

  •   Lake Bloomington Offers Variety

  •   Fall Muskies in Central Illinois

  •   Evergreen Lake "Has it All"

  •   Late Summer Choices on Sangchris Lake

  •   Tournament Lessons from Newton Lake

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