It's that time of year to grab your tackle box and hit your favorite Illinois fishing hole. Do you have a fishing license yet? Or do you even need one? Let's take a look and see what the Illinois ...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has set June 13-16 as Free Fishing Days throughout the state, allowing residents to fish without having to purchase licenses or stamps. Here's what to know ...

Illinois' Free fishing days for 2024 begin Friday, according to officials. The state's annual free fishing days take place June 14-17, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources said. Residents will ...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is launching a series of events around Free Fishing Days, giving anglers and those wanting to get into the sport the chance to learn new skills and try ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Grab the tackle box and take dad out fishing during Illinois Free Fishing Days. According to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, from June 14 through the 17, ...

The cold weather provides a whole new set of outdoor activities, and if you find yourself looking to try out ice fishing in ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - Illinois fishing licenses go on sale March 1 for the 2025 season, and money raised from those licenses go to support conservation efforts across the state. Illinois fishing ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NEXSTAR) – A new sighting of the so-called ...

ILLINOIS – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources could pay fishers up to $1,000 a month to catch and remove black carp, an invasive species threatening the Mississippi River basin and its ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The Illinois ...