SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (KFVS) - An annual after-Christmas tradition is back at Rend Lake. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rend Lake Project is once again accepting live Christmas trees for fish habitat.

Nestled in central Illinois, Virden offers that classic small-town charm that many retirees dream about. The historic ...

The Rend Lake Dam Road has been closed to all traffic effective immediately as of 10:00 a.m. on January 26, due to hazardous ...

A popular ice fishing contest is returning to New Jersey’s largest lake on Sunday as the state continues to experience ...

REND LAKE, Ill. (WSIL) — The Rend Lake Visitor’s Center is notifying the public of an upcoming construction-related closure that will impact boaters on Rend Lake. Beginning Monday, January 19, 2026, ...

In Franklin County, Rend Lake is reaching near historic lows during this drier-than-normal winter.

Anglers are hoping for a good weekend out at area lakes, as annual ice fishing tournaments return to Canby and Lake Benton. Although the competition doesn’t start until today in Canby and Saturday in ...

The winter freeze is providing an ice fishing season on the big lakes in northern NJ, iceboaters are hopeful to take to the ...

Hundreds of anglers make their way onto the ice each winter, hoping to take home one of these dinosaur-age fish. This year’s season is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 7. The Michigan Department of ...

Winter weather has kept most anglers indoors. Fishing reports are scant or nonexistent. This week's information is more ...

Will the Black Lake lake sturgeon fishing season again set a time record in 2026? We'll find out Feb. 7 when the season begins — and most likely also end. The 2026 lake sturgeon fishing season on ...