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The lake had been closed to the public because of a levee repair project that had to be extended because of flooding along the Illinois River. The lake is open again for bank and boat fishing. Site ...

Area fishermen will have to wait for a big one to bite at Powerton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area. Powerton Lake is closed until April 8 for repairs to the 26-foot-high levee that holds 25,600 acre ...

Huge catfish out of the Pekin lake have been hitting the scales frequently this spring Jason Grider is getting plenty of practice weighing huge catfish. The new proprietor of Riverside Bait in Pekin ...

Rambling through the outdoors wondering why Canada geese always fly over me in the truck but are not so reliable while hunting. Blue catfish and small channel cats are biting at Powerton Lake, which ...

Time after time, Pete Riedesel shook his head after glancing at the fish finder in his boat. No matter where we motored on Powerton Lake, the screen came alive with electronic images depicting schools ...