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Proposals to modify crappie limits at Evergreen and Shelbyville lakes next season are winding through the rule-making process at the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. If approved, the ...

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 ...

by Curt Hicken Telegraph outdoor writer 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 ...