Newton Lake opens with 20 fish types for limited use
Newton Lake in Jasper County Illinois opens at 8 am Wednesday for limited public recreation. The 1 750 acre reservoir hosts 20 sport species including largemouth bass walleye channel catfish crappie and bluegill. Daily limits: three largemouth bass at 18 inches and six walleye at 14 inches.
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Newton Lake
Jasper County
David Kenney
Illinois Department of Conservation
Newton
Illinois
Central Ilinois Public Service Co
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CIPS
Kenney
Lake Murphysboro closes winter facilities at state park
Illinois Department of Conservation closes several park facilities at Lake Murphysboro State Park northwest of Murphysboro. Shower facilities and Shady Rest camping area shut, water service to Big Oak camping area discontinued. Water remains in concession area and service building. Class C camping continues at Water Lily area for non vehicular access.
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Lake Murphysboro State Park
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Illinois Department of Conservation
Shady Rest
Big Oak
Water Lily
Wild turkeys roam Carbondale area near SIU campus
Outdoor writer Art Reid describes sightings of a wild turkey near U.S. 51 across from the SIU Carbondale power plant. He recalls a prior brood near his home on U.S. 51 that grew wild, raided a vineyard, and resembled Shawnee Forest stock. The piece notes beavers nearby, deer collisions on the same highway, and gravel-eating behavior of gallinaceous birds.
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Art Reid
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Carbondale Area
U.S. 51
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Shawnee National Forest
Pleasant Hill
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