Fall Youth Event Announced
The last IBN Youth event of 2018 will be on September 9th on the Mississippi River in Albany, at the Illinois City Ramp. This event is benefiting The Childrens Therapy [...]
2018 Junior Bassmaster State Tournament Results
The Illinois Junior Bassmasters wrapped their 2018 state tournament yesterday, and once again our young anglers did not disappoint! 33 fish, including 3 limits, were brought to the scale yesterday, [...]
2018 High School State Tournament Results
The 2018 IBN High School State Championship concluded this weekend on Lake Springfield, with some very impressive weights being brought to the scales. 44 teams competed Sunday, weighing in a [...]
Team Series Puts Up Big Numbers on The Cal Sag
The Team Series continued it's roll of big weights in 2018, putting up some very nice numbers from the Cal Sag this past weekend. Third place was the team of [...]
Shimano Scholarship Program Deadline Approaching
The May 31st deadline is quickly approaching for the Shimano Scholarship program for High School, undergraduate and graduate students in natural resources management. Interested applicants please follow the links below! [...]
Gad and Ritze Take Top Spot at Braidwood
The High School and Junior competitors fished on this weekend at Braidwood Lake, and numbers did not disappoint. 6 teams brought in limits, and 2 teams were able to break [...]
Reeves & Hodge Lead a Big Bass-Heavy Team Series Clinton Event
The Illinois Team Series rolled on this weekend, stopping at Clinton Lake. The numbers did not disappoint, and 4 fish over 5lbs were weighed. In third place with 4 fish [...]
Team Series Opens Its 2018 with a Win for Kazmierczk and Pustz on Springfield
The IBN Team Series also kicked off its season this past weekend on Lake Springfield. 3rd Place was the team of Josh Hubbard and Tom Catlin with 3 fish for [...]
High Schoolers & Juniors Kick Off the 2018 Season
The IBN High School Series kicked off under incredibly difficult conditions this weekend. Saturday had high winds, rain, and some snow! That didn't stop these competitors from fishing though, and [...]
Bob Blumenstein wins Central Regional Boater Division; Matt Marques is top IL Coangler
Congratulations to Illinois' own Bob Bluemenstein for capturing the Central Regional title. Bob caught 59lbs 2 ounces over the 3 days, anchored by a 25lb day 2 effort. Read about it [...]