Posts Tagged ‘Siloam Springs State Park’
Illinois fall trout season opens Oct. 19 statewide, catch-and-release season begins Oct. 5
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The 2024 Illinois fall trout season will open October 19 at 60 ponds, lakes and streams throughout the state. The early catch-and-release season is scheduled to open October 5. No trout may be taken from any of the stocked sites until the regular fall season opens at 5 a.m. October 19. The…
Read MoreIDNR to allocate trapping permits for nine state sites at Siloam Springs State Park on Saturday, Oct. 14
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Natural Resources will conduct a public drawing for the allocation of trapping permits for nine different state locations on Saturday, Oct. 14, at Siloam Springs State Park in Adams County. Registration will begin at 10 a.m., and the drawing will follow at 11 a.m. People whose names are…
Read MoreSpotting watersnake changes plan, but cannot ruin joy of day spent outdoors
TIMEWELL, Ill. — Elise Bethel jumped out of her dad’s truck and rushed toward the lake, bouncing past some wildflowers and chasing after a butterfly she’d never catch. Jack Bethel smiled. “It couldn’t have been a more perfect moment,” he said. While his daughter dashed after the yellow butterfly, Bethel and his 12-year-old son, Ethan,…
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