Southern Illinois Fishing: A Comprehensive Guide for Anglers: Shawnee Books
Autor Colby Simmsen Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 mar 2025
Southern Illinois’s many waterways teem with an incredible variety of fish species, and award-winning fisherman and journalist Colby Simms knows exactly where and how to catch them all.
Within these pages, Simms shares the secrets he’s gleaned from years of hard-won experience: colossal catfish dominate the Mississippi River; monstrous muskies rule over Kinkaid Lake. Rend gives up record crappie and bowfin, while Crab Orchard produces excellent largemouth bass fishing and Cedar offers huge striped bass. Whether you’re powerboating a large lake or paddling an out-of-the-way oxbow, the region presents countless opportunities for different styles of fishing. Wondering which bait and tackle will produce the best results, or how seasonal weather affects fish migration patterns? Simms has already conferred with fellow fishing pros as well as biologists, outdoor sports media figures, and other experts to bring you the most current, site-specific information possible. From fishing fundamentals to the most advanced, cutting-edge techniques, he presents a battle plan for attacking the waters, big and small, of the lower Prairie State, which will benefit all anglers—from beginners to seasoned tournament competitors.
Nestled between the critical information and detailed instructions, you’ll find stories from Simms and additional professional anglers, state fisheries staff, recreational fishers, and others. You’ll find encouragement and motivation to put away life’s modern distractions and get back to nature. Southern Illinois Fishing brims with enthusiasm, humor, and heart, and is sure to educate and inspire readers to lose themselves in the ancient tradition and modern sport of fishing.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780809339624
ISBN-10: 0809339625
Pagini: 228
Ilustrații: 41
Dimensiuni: 156 x 229 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Ediția:First Edition
Editura: Southern Illinois University Press
Colecția Southern Illinois University Press
Seria Shawnee Books
ISBN-10: 0809339625
Pagini: 228
Ilustrații: 41
Dimensiuni: 156 x 229 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Ediția:First Edition
Editura: Southern Illinois University Press
Colecția Southern Illinois University Press
Seria Shawnee Books
Notă biografică
Colby Simms is a multiple muskie, bass and billfish tournament champ, multiple circuit championship title holder, and winner of the first Illinois Muskie Tournament Trail Qualifier and IMTT State Championship, who’s been featured in the Chicago Sun Times, Field & Stream, Illinois Game & Fish, and USA Today. He’s a record-holding guide, public speaker, award-winning national network TV & radio personality, and a multiple award-winning international writer with work appearing over 3,000 times in over 50 publications. He’s owner of Colby Simms Outdoors LLC, operating one of the largest charter services in the Lower Midwest, and his signature tackle products have been carried by dealers across multiple countries, including the world’s largest outdoor sports retailer, Bass Pro Shops.
Extras
Introduction
Southern Illinois is a special place for many reasons. But for the angler, these beautiful and bountiful lands offer much more. They provide something that is difficult to describe, something unique and something wonderful, something to be treasured and something to be celebrated. For it is here in this magnificent place, this sportsmen’s mecca, that uplifting and truly magical experiences are had. It is here that lovers of the great outdoors can, and so often do, develop passions that will rage inside them like wildfire for all of their lives.
I’m blessed to have been able to live my dreams, as a full-time fishing pro and outdoor sports media member, for most of my adult life. And I’ve also been blessed to call these my home waters, the waters of Southern Illinois. Hunting and hiking, boating and camping, rock climbing and horseback riding are just a few of the countless activities and sports practiced in this place—this place that seems as if it was created just for these purposes. But it is the great sport and ancient tradition of fishing that causes the outdoor sporting paradise that is Southern Illinois to shine brightest.
Southern Illinois fishing is truly remarkable. The tremendous variety of waters and species, the awe-inspiring wilderness areas surrounding them, and the incredible action that is had from high numbers of fish combine with excellent big-fish potential from the many trophy-caliber specimens taken from these long-famed lakes and rivers, creating the perfect storm that is the sport of fishing. We’ll cover all of that in this book, with information from a broad group of top fishing pros, biologists, outdoor sports media members and other experts on fish and fishing. We’ll discuss all of the region’s premier waters, with site-specific information. From the basics to the most advanced cutting-edge techniques, we’ll offer a battle plan for attacking the fisheries of the bottom portion of the Prairie State, which all anglers, from beginners to seasoned tournament competitors, will benefit from.
America’s favorite sport fish, the largemouth bass; freshwater’s greatest sport fish, the mighty muskie; hard-fighting stripers and silvery whites; feisty bluegills and tasty crappies; beautiful trout and wily walleyes; and monstrous catfish are just a few of the many species that showcase what this incredible region of the country has to offer anglers. In this book we’ll get into detail about these and other fish species of Southern Illinois, as well as the science behind their behavior. We’ll provide invaluable insight and a wealth of on-the-water experience, expertise proven most effective to catching them.
From hot lures to top tackle selection, power boating big waters to paddling out-of-the-way spots, from weather and water conditions to seasonal changes and fishing pressure and how these many factors influence fish behavior, requiring anglers to make adjustments to their game, we’ll delve into the nuts and bolts of how it’s done here. From fishing fast to fishing slow and everything in between, we’ll dive headfirst into all that is fishing in the lower Land of Lincoln.
By 2019 in the United States alone, the economic impact of the fishing industry had grown to $125 billion, producing over eight hundred thousand jobs. North America’s number-one participation sport is practiced by more than a billion people worldwide, and Southern Illinois anglers have made contributions to this global fishing stage. Southern Illinois angling has inspired the creation of tactics, products, and techniques that have been used by recreational anglers and amateur competitors to top professional charter guides and tournament pros across the United States, Canada, Mexico, and beyond, and we’ll discuss that here.
Initially for survival and eventually for sport, fishing has been important to the residents of Southern Illinois throughout its history. The region features mile upon mile of flat farm fields and low woodlands, rolling forested hills and steep rugged mountains with vertical rock faces. Every kind of terrain one can imagine—falls down to tiny creeks and gigantic rivers, small lakes and large reservoirs, little oxbows and vast swamps, shallow farm ponds and deep flooded strip pits—all filled with fish waiting to be caught.
Some of the country’s best anglers have called Southern Illinois home. Some of the most interesting personalities that a writer could ever hope to interview, or an angler could ever hope to spend a day in a boat with, ply the waters here with regularity. Rest assured, there will be no shortage of fun and funny stories and interesting and inspirational material in the following chapters.
While you’re likely to find this book complementary to a bowl of warm chili, a cold beer, or a cup of hot chocolate by the fireplace or the campfire, beware. You’ll no doubt discover it easy, as we have, to aggravate a boss or a spouse, at least the ones who don’t fish anyway, as the waters will likely beckon too much to ignore. Let yourself sink into the magic that is Southern Illinois sportfishing. And after ingesting these pages into your mind and soul, drop everything and make time for some quality time, the quality time that is fishing in Southern Illinois.
[end of excerpt]
Southern Illinois is a special place for many reasons. But for the angler, these beautiful and bountiful lands offer much more. They provide something that is difficult to describe, something unique and something wonderful, something to be treasured and something to be celebrated. For it is here in this magnificent place, this sportsmen’s mecca, that uplifting and truly magical experiences are had. It is here that lovers of the great outdoors can, and so often do, develop passions that will rage inside them like wildfire for all of their lives.
I’m blessed to have been able to live my dreams, as a full-time fishing pro and outdoor sports media member, for most of my adult life. And I’ve also been blessed to call these my home waters, the waters of Southern Illinois. Hunting and hiking, boating and camping, rock climbing and horseback riding are just a few of the countless activities and sports practiced in this place—this place that seems as if it was created just for these purposes. But it is the great sport and ancient tradition of fishing that causes the outdoor sporting paradise that is Southern Illinois to shine brightest.
Southern Illinois fishing is truly remarkable. The tremendous variety of waters and species, the awe-inspiring wilderness areas surrounding them, and the incredible action that is had from high numbers of fish combine with excellent big-fish potential from the many trophy-caliber specimens taken from these long-famed lakes and rivers, creating the perfect storm that is the sport of fishing. We’ll cover all of that in this book, with information from a broad group of top fishing pros, biologists, outdoor sports media members and other experts on fish and fishing. We’ll discuss all of the region’s premier waters, with site-specific information. From the basics to the most advanced cutting-edge techniques, we’ll offer a battle plan for attacking the fisheries of the bottom portion of the Prairie State, which all anglers, from beginners to seasoned tournament competitors, will benefit from.
America’s favorite sport fish, the largemouth bass; freshwater’s greatest sport fish, the mighty muskie; hard-fighting stripers and silvery whites; feisty bluegills and tasty crappies; beautiful trout and wily walleyes; and monstrous catfish are just a few of the many species that showcase what this incredible region of the country has to offer anglers. In this book we’ll get into detail about these and other fish species of Southern Illinois, as well as the science behind their behavior. We’ll provide invaluable insight and a wealth of on-the-water experience, expertise proven most effective to catching them.
From hot lures to top tackle selection, power boating big waters to paddling out-of-the-way spots, from weather and water conditions to seasonal changes and fishing pressure and how these many factors influence fish behavior, requiring anglers to make adjustments to their game, we’ll delve into the nuts and bolts of how it’s done here. From fishing fast to fishing slow and everything in between, we’ll dive headfirst into all that is fishing in the lower Land of Lincoln.
By 2019 in the United States alone, the economic impact of the fishing industry had grown to $125 billion, producing over eight hundred thousand jobs. North America’s number-one participation sport is practiced by more than a billion people worldwide, and Southern Illinois anglers have made contributions to this global fishing stage. Southern Illinois angling has inspired the creation of tactics, products, and techniques that have been used by recreational anglers and amateur competitors to top professional charter guides and tournament pros across the United States, Canada, Mexico, and beyond, and we’ll discuss that here.
Initially for survival and eventually for sport, fishing has been important to the residents of Southern Illinois throughout its history. The region features mile upon mile of flat farm fields and low woodlands, rolling forested hills and steep rugged mountains with vertical rock faces. Every kind of terrain one can imagine—falls down to tiny creeks and gigantic rivers, small lakes and large reservoirs, little oxbows and vast swamps, shallow farm ponds and deep flooded strip pits—all filled with fish waiting to be caught.
Some of the country’s best anglers have called Southern Illinois home. Some of the most interesting personalities that a writer could ever hope to interview, or an angler could ever hope to spend a day in a boat with, ply the waters here with regularity. Rest assured, there will be no shortage of fun and funny stories and interesting and inspirational material in the following chapters.
While you’re likely to find this book complementary to a bowl of warm chili, a cold beer, or a cup of hot chocolate by the fireplace or the campfire, beware. You’ll no doubt discover it easy, as we have, to aggravate a boss or a spouse, at least the ones who don’t fish anyway, as the waters will likely beckon too much to ignore. Let yourself sink into the magic that is Southern Illinois sportfishing. And after ingesting these pages into your mind and soul, drop everything and make time for some quality time, the quality time that is fishing in Southern Illinois.
[end of excerpt]
Cuprins
CONTENTS
Introduction
1. Food for the Soul
2. The Fish
3. The Fishing
4. The Waters
5. Season and Location
6. Fishing Conditions
7. Prey and Hunting Methods
8. Premier Presentations
9. Multispecies Approach
10. Get Out There
Index
Introduction
1. Food for the Soul
2. The Fish
3. The Fishing
4. The Waters
5. Season and Location
6. Fishing Conditions
7. Prey and Hunting Methods
8. Premier Presentations
9. Multispecies Approach
10. Get Out There
Index
Recenzii
“Southern Illinois Fishing is a treasure chest waiting to be opened.”—Mike Roux, owner, Mike Roux Outdoor Enterprises
“Colby Simms shines as a masterful storyteller whose journeys across diverse terrains have honed his ability to craft narratives that are both riveting and enlightening.”—Mark Lassagne, publisher, Bass Angler Magazine
“Tapping into his deep expertise from years of fishing around the world, Simms opens up the throttle on tactics and gear that bring in big southern Illinois fish all year round. Engaging and exciting, this book shows us how a successful day of fishing is more than just catching fish—it’s about connecting with family and friends, being willing to learn every day, and staying curious about the natural world waiting for us outside.”—James Garvey, director, Center for Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences, Southern Illinois University
“This book will not only entice you to learn how to fish—it also promotes the peacefulness, solitude, and many benefits of being in nature and sharing the outdoors with those you love.”—Larry Ladowski, journalist, MidWest Outdoors
“Colby Simms shines as a masterful storyteller whose journeys across diverse terrains have honed his ability to craft narratives that are both riveting and enlightening.”—Mark Lassagne, publisher, Bass Angler Magazine
“Tapping into his deep expertise from years of fishing around the world, Simms opens up the throttle on tactics and gear that bring in big southern Illinois fish all year round. Engaging and exciting, this book shows us how a successful day of fishing is more than just catching fish—it’s about connecting with family and friends, being willing to learn every day, and staying curious about the natural world waiting for us outside.”—James Garvey, director, Center for Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences, Southern Illinois University
“This book will not only entice you to learn how to fish—it also promotes the peacefulness, solitude, and many benefits of being in nature and sharing the outdoors with those you love.”—Larry Ladowski, journalist, MidWest Outdoors
Descriere
A comprehensive resource for all anglers living in or traveling to southern Illinois, Southern Illinois Fishing will educate and inspire novice and veteran anglers alike. Colby Simms provides readers with highly detailed information about the sport of fishing in southern Illinois and encourages readers to get out there and fish.