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 ...

Check out our Interactive Fishing Maps! BENTON, Ill. Standing at 18,900 acres, Rend Lake in Southern Illinois is a pretty well known largemouth bass lake for most anglers in the Midwest.

SOUTHERN, Ill. (KFVS) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a fishing report for Rend Lake. The lake is located in Franklin and Jefferson Counties in southern, Illinois. At Rend Lake ...

(KFVS) - Fishermen from all over the Heartland hit the waters of Rend Lake in Illinois for the 16th Annual Bass Fishing Tournament in memory of fallen soldier, Kyle Price. The tournament was held ...

The Rend Lake Search and Rescue Team says 63-year-old Terry Calvert from New Baden jumped into the lake after his 13-year-old and 11-year-old grandkids fell in during a fishing trip. The 11-year ...

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 ...

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.

Fishing is center stage. Rend Lake boasts largemouth bass, crappie, bluegills, channel catfish and white bass. • The Rend Lake Shooting Complex is open year-round. The facility has seven tap ...

Rend Lake (Illinois) It’s hard to argue Rend Lake is not the top crappie fishing destination in Illinois. If it’s not, it certainly seems to be the best known. At 19,000 acres with an average ...

(WSIL) -- Rend Lake officials are giving us an update to ... Crews are also working on the shelter and handrails for the fishing pier. Download the free WSIL News and Weather apps for the latest ...

Advertisement According to veteran Rend Lake fishing guide Todd Gessner, crappie action at this 18,900-acre Corps of Engineer lake typically starts to turn on sometime in mid-February. He ...

SOUTHERN Ill. (KFVS) - Rend Lake crested at its second-highest level ever on Sunday, April 6. That’s according to the Rend Lake Project Office. Officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at ...