Fish

The Marshall-Putnam Soil and Water Conservation District will once again be holding its fall fish sales. Flyers are available online at www.marshallputnam.com or on the group’s Facebook page.

A Family Fishing Event took place Sept. 9 in Round Lake Beach.

Weather was perfect...fish were biting – the perfect combination for the golden anniversary of the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office and Mounted Patrol’s Youth Fishing Derby.

So famously brief is this insect’s adult life that its entire order, Ephemeroptera, reflects its brevity.

The Elk's Club Fishing Derby at Petunia Fest had 50 kids signed up to compete for trophies and fishing gear Saturday, July 1, 2023.

Kids cast their lines and hauled in plenty of prizes at the 17th Annual Dick Brown Fishing Derby at Prophetstown State Park.

All that’s missing is a picturesque wharf, because E & S Fish Company in St. Charles not only offers a tempting array of seafood in its display cases, but has created a dine-in restaurant off the retail portion of the space for its ultra-fresh catch.

The Lake Carroll Fish Club opened their hatchery doors to school students this week to teach them about the process the volunteers use to grow and stock walleye in the lake. On Wednesday, April 19, 2023 a group of West Carroll Middle Schoolers attended one of the sessions.

The Lake Carroll Fishing Club opened its hatchery doors to school students this week to teach them about the process the volunteers use to grow and stock walleye in the lake. On Wednesday, April 19, 2023 a group of West Carroll Middle Schoolers attended one of the sessions.

1,940 pounds of trout were relocated to the Centennial Park pond in Rock Falls Tuesday, March 21, 2023 ahead of the April 1 opening of the fishing season.

Investigators determined Michael Sullivan imported the fish into a Plainfield lake during three separate occasions in 2021, according to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources caught thousands of carp Thursday at the Starved Rock Marina in Ottawa. The IDNR have been netting the carp all week along the Illinois River.

Kaden Norman knew he was in for a battle with a big fish when his rod bent 90 degrees and started to move suddenly Sunday. The 14-year-old Cary resident was right, catching a 43-pound flathead catfish.

Asian carp isn’t the first food (or fish) be rebranded. But will people buy - and eat - it?

A Prophetstown man and his nephew are on the hook for potentially breaking the state record for largest shovel-nosed sturgeon ever taken in Illinois – a record they broke within a month of each other, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources reports.