Crappie stick to fall patterns, catfish taking surprise bites. Here's a look at the Illinois fishing report on Oct. 24, 2025.

Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Oct. 31, 2025 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

The fish, which weighed 105 pounds and was 60 inches long, was reeled in by Nebraska resident George Thompson.

Computer science and mechanical engineering students at the University of Minnesota built a scarecrow – well, actually a ...

How popular is youth deer hunting in Illinois? Permits issued for the 3-day season eclipsed 15,000 for the first time last ...

A mix of outdoors stories from Wisconsin, including information on the Lake Winnebago system 2026 sturgeon-spearing season.

George Bruggeman was actually fishing for bluegills and yellow perch, thus the huge striper was hooked with a spinning rod ...

Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Oct. 24, 2025 edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.

Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) members heard a tale of two different Great Lakes at its Oct. 22 meeting.

The Cloverleaf Lake Chain includes Pine, Grass, and Round lakes just four miles north of Embarrass and 10 miles south of ...

Sportsmen juggling hunting seasons, decent fishing bite. A look at the Wisconsin fishing and hunting report from across the ...