Apologies to Charles Dickens, but Lake Shelbyville has been the best of fishing holes and the worst of fishing holes for crappie fishing guide Steve Welch recently. Welch of Monticello has been ...

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I had my friend Bob Thompson of East Peoria winterize the outboards and detail my boat last week. Despite the frigid weather, maybe I should have waited. Fishing guide Steve Welch, another buddy, ...

While many local sportsmen are occupying their time by sitting in duck blinds or deer stands, a handful of diehard crappie anglers are busy enjoying some of the best fishing action of the year. And, ...

While many local sportsmen are occupying their time by sitting in duck blinds or deer stands, a handful of diehard crappie anglers are busy enjoying some of the best fishing action of the year. And, ...

The Lake Shelbyville Fish Habitat Alliance has been organizing these "Build Day" events and placing habitat structures underwater since late 2016. Alliance executive member Chip Christensen, who owns ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. SHELBYVILLE, IL (WCIA) — There aren’t too ...