Looking for a new place to fish this summer? Here is a list of 7 great spots to catch fish in the Rockford region.

Anglers there are known to catch bluegill, crappie and bass. The 186-acre Four Lakes Forest Preserve, 10207 Fish Hatchery Road in Pecatonica, includes four small manmade lakes. It is the Forest ...

It’s time for bluegill fishing at Reelfoot Lake, and then on to Simpson Lake in search of largemouth bass. Then we learn about muskie spawn at Minor Clark Fish Hatchery. It’s time for bluegill ...

Since fish are cold blooded, water temperatures play a big part in their behavior. Trout prefer water that is between 56 and 64 degrees, which holds more oxygen. Bass and ...

Gamefish are predators and predators are opportunistic, so if it looks like food and is easy to get, they will probably go ...

Retention of hatchery chinook is mandatory this year ... There are also plenty of big bluegill. Fishing for Lake Roosevelt smallmouth bass usually gets good this time of year as long as the ...

caught a 26.26-inch, 9.85-pound largemouth bass at a private pond in Harrison County using a live bluegill on 30-pound braided line ... who works at the Apple Grove Fish Hatchery, confirmed Connor’s ...

Lake Berryessa has been particularly hot for Eagle Lake-strain trout, king salmon, crappie, smallmouth bass, spotted bass and ...