At Rend Lake, fishermen can catch large mouth ... Fish in the back of necks and on flat shallow banks and on the rocks. Fishing off the rocks has been good 10 fish daily creel limit in ponds ...

President and CEO of Banterra Bank, Jeff May, says that the partnership between Rend Lake College and Banterra Bank for this facility is about serving, enhancing, and growing the community.

Look at it as a test of fishing mettle. “I had an angler sum this place up for me once,” says Illinois Department of Natural Resources fisheries biologist Mike Hooe. “He said, ‘Mister, if ...

Rend Lake fishing guide Cyril Bowlin of Benton has been named to the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame as a “legendary guide,” and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ Urban ...

In many lakes, crappie fishing quickly comes to an end following the spawning season. At the sprawling Rend Lake in Southern Illinois, however, crappie fishing is a year-round activity.