Recreation briefs cover Rend Lake closure and fishing tournaments
North Marcum Recreation Area will close temporarily for renovations including the boat ramp picnic area and shelters 7 and 8. Repairs may finish by June 8 with Gun Creek Recreation Area offering nearby ramps and sites. Also notes bluebird population decline and efforts at Bend Lake. Bass tournaments in Golconda and Crab Orchard Lake are scheduled June 8 to 15 with entry fees and pre-tournament meetings.
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Rend Lake
Gun Creek
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Bend Lake
Golconda
Tim Walter
Crab Orchard Lake
Marion Holiday Inn
Fresh fish handling tips for warm weather by anglers
Veteran biologists advise careful handling from catch to release to protect fish health in heat. Stress and skin coating loss raise disease risk. use minimal contact, avoid deeply hooked fish, and prefer ice in aerated livewells to preserve meat and survival rates.
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Southern Illinoisan
Don Garver
Department of Conservation Fishery
Charles Surprenant
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Cherry Insurance Bud Light Open debuts in arena tennis scene
The first Cherry Insurance Bud Light Open tennis tourney at Southern Illinois University promises 5000 in prize money across four men’s classes and two women’s classes with 150 to 200 players from SIU, St. Louis, Kentucky, Indiana, Chicago, Tennessee, and Texas. Notables include LIU’s Per Wadmark, Juan Farrow, Tony Wretlund, John Snider, and St. Louis doubles champs Felter and Hammond. Proceeds support junior tennis programs in Southern Illinois.
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Tony Wretlund
John Snider
Wretlund
Murray State University
Snider
Dave Felter
Jim Hammond
SITA
Southern Illinois Tennis Association
Te Illinois
Carbonale
Fishing for All Ages Across America National Fishing Week
National Fishing Week runs June 3 9 highlighting that 59 million Americans go fishing. One third of anglers are female and fishing ranks among top leisure activities behind swimming biking and camping. Fishing is inexpensive easy healthy and accessible with most anglers living near fishable waters.
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