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The Redneck Fishing Tournament is an annual carp fishing event held on a channel of the Illinois River near the community of Bath, Illinois.The event is typically held during the first weekend in August [1] and is specifically intended to decrease the population of silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix), a prolific species of Asian carp, in the river. [2]
Spring Lake Park is a public park located in Macomb, Illinois. The park is home to 230-acre (0.93 km 2) Spring Lake, areas for camping, and three mountain bike trails. [1] Spring Lake is the fresh water reservoir for the city of Macomb, [2] and is noted for superb bass fishing that draws several regional fishing tournaments. [3]
Property owners of Dunlap Lake enjoy boating, fishing, swimming and ice skating. Twice a year, fishing tournaments are held, one for adults and one for children. Dunlap Lake also holds social events, such as a holiday social (which attendees donate toys and food to the Glen Ed Pantry), a bonfire and a luau.
The Fox River travels down near the border between McHenry County and Lake County in Illinois as it flows from the state border to Grass Lake, the first lake in the Chain. Grass Lake is the shallowest lake on the Chain, with an average depth of 3 feet (0.91 m) but is the third largest lake on the Chain, with an approximate area of 1,360 acres ...
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Centralia's Foundation Park is a scenic 235-acre (0.95 km 2) park that features hiking trails, an exercise trail, an ice skating pond, and two fishing ponds stocked with bass, bluegill, and catfish. The park also sports a restored prairie, a 36-hole disc-golf course, a Chapel in the Woods, the Hall Shelter, the Sentinel Shelter, The Bowl (an ...
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Along with neighboring Fox Lake, Antioch has become host to numerous pro and amateur national fishing tournaments. [citation needed] Kite flying is also a popular sporting event on Loon Lake during Labor Day Weekend. As of 2017, the Swiss Kiting Federation holds the record for the longest kite flight of 1 hour and 24 minutes. [29]