Illinois fishing

News-desk briefs whose primary water is Illinois.

US Fishing ILNews deskSeptember 29, 2026
Highland’s Colby Schrumpf wins Rend Lake BFL finale with 28-9
Colby Schrumpf of Highland, Illinois, won the Phoenix BFL Illini Division finale on Rend Lake with 10 bass for 28 pounds, 9 ounces and $11,500. Co-angler David Workman weighed 16-0.
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US Fishing ILNews deskSeptember 11, 2026
Outdoor News: early-fall crappie look positive on most Illinois lakes
Outdoor News posted its Sept. 11 Illinois statewide fishing report with the lede that early-fall crappie action looks positive on most lakes. A Sept. 2 piece from the same desk still ranks Evergreen Lake’s saugeye and muskies first.
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