REND LAKE, Ill. (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 ...

In the distance, I could see fishing boats. Rend Lake, managed by the Army Corps of Engineers, is the second-largest man-made lake in Illinois, with 19,000 acres of water, 162 miles of shoreline and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BENTON, IL (KTVI) – A Collinsville family is ...

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 you can’t ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rend Lake Project is once again accepting live Christmas trees for fish habitat.

REND LAKE — When the third or fourth slab crappie hit the bottom of Rick Eskew’s livewell, the veteran Rend Lake fishing guide said for anyone to hear, “Not all bushes are created equal.” Although a ...

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 Fishing ...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - The weather’s getting cooler, but that’s not stopping a lot of people from getting out on the water. The fish are still biting, and it helps to know where they’re hiding ...

TRAVEL REND LAKE - Plan your vacation at the Rend Lake Resort and Conference Center, located in Wayne Fitzgerald State Park in Whittington, Ill. For lodging, try the boatels (in this photo) with a ...