Would you support a state bill that would allow for hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” (extraction of natural gas and oil from the earth) in Illinois?

View Results

Loading ... Loading ...

Connect with
The Rock River Times

On Facebook On Twitter On MySpace Email us

Download the
The Rock River Times
in pdf

The Rock River Times

On Outdoors: ‘Fish Beat’ makes home in archives

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer With the exception of some die-hard muskie anglers, who are finding rather localized success, the traditional season
[ more ]


Fish Beat: Summer recap and the typical fall season

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer This year was an unusual one for fishing. Erratic temperature changes confused some species, which carried on
[ more ]


Fish Beat: Reel in the best line

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer There are a variety of fishing line brands on the market. Some are multi-purpose, while others are
[ more ]


Fish Beat: Northern pike and the late season rush

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer In the Midwest, fall often approaches quickly. The morning air becomes suddenly brisk, the leaves begin to
[ more ]


Fish Beat: A good hook matters

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer With a nice fall on the horizon, there is still plenty of good fishing left for most
[ more ]


Fish Beat: Nailing white bass with flies

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer White bass, the state fish of Oklahoma, belong to the temperate bass family. Unlike largemouth and smallmouth,
[ more ]


Fishing locally for big bluegill

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer It’s true, to some extent: northern Illinois anglers are sometimes slighted when it comes to certain species
[ more ]


Fish Beat: Bluegill begin making return to shallow waters

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer With half of August gone, big bluegills are starting to come out of their dark roosts of
[ more ]


Fish Beat: Fishing heats up with temp increases

Anglers have been crossing their fingers in hopes fishing will recover from a weather-ridden spring and cold July. Many got
[ more ]


Fish Beat: Temps hamper local fishing

It’s not often when temperatures reach 80 degrees at mid-day and breath-condensing conditions through the evenings. This summer, especially July,
[ more ]


Fish Beat: Fishing the Rock River after the fish kill

Amid the aftermath of the recent Rock River fish kill, which, by all accounts, was directly related to the June
[ more ]


Fish Beat: Picking apart largemouth feeding habits

In almost all areas of North America, largemouth bass will be extremely active before and during their spawning season. After
[ more ]






Click for Rockford, Illinois Forecast pni
pni