The IBN hosted the 2nd annual Angler of the Year tournament this past weekend on the Des Plaines River. The AOY tournament brings the top boater and coangler from each [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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! [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]