Plant some flowers, plant your garden, go fishing. Wow, this weather shouldn’t be wasted. I hope we are not just getting spoiled.

Last Sunday, 71 teams of mostly local fishermen fished the Illinois River in the Illinois Walleye Trail Tournament. The fishermen had a wonderful day to try their skills boating walleye and sauger. Water temperature was about 20 degrees warmer than it was last year, resulting in more fish caught.

Many of the teams reported they caught 30-40 keepers with an average size of 15-16 inches. But some of the bigger fish avoided the hooks, so therefore the weight was not as high as the fishermen wanted.