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  2. "Thar's gold in them thar gills!" Why this Peoria fish ...

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    Freshwater Select processes Asian carp out of the Illinois River and other central Illinois waterways. The company targets four species: the silver carp, the grass carp, the bighead carp and the ...

  3. Asian carp in North America - Wikipedia

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    From 2010 to January 2019, Illinois contract fishermen harvested 7.5 million pounds of carp from the Illinois River. Most of the haul was used to make bait, fertilizer, and pet food. [18] As of 2020, no market for Asian carp roe as a substitute for caviar existed in America, [19] though a movement to promote it as such has been mounted in ...

  4. Illinois River - Wikipedia

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    The Illinois River (Miami-Illinois: Inoka Siipiiwi [4]) is a principal tributary of the Mississippi River at approximately 273 miles (439 km) in length. Located in the U.S. state of Illinois , [ 5 ] the river has a drainage basin of 28,756.6 square miles (74,479 km 2 ). [ 6 ]

  5. Illinois Waterway - Wikipedia

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    The Illinois Waterway system consists of 336 miles (541 km) of navigable water from the mouth of the Calumet River at Chicago to the mouth of the Illinois River at Grafton, Illinois. Based primarily on the Illinois River , it is a system of rivers, lakes, and canals that provide a commercial shipping connection from the Great Lakes to the Gulf ...

  6. From trails to fishing spots, here are the 12 most popular ...

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    Illinois state parks, recreation areas, fish and wildlife areas, historic sites, trails, and other sites collectively drew 40.7 million visitors in 2023, according to the Illinois Department of ...

  7. Illinois EPA investigating after dead fish found floating in ...

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    Dead fish were observed all the way up to 2000N (Livingston County), which is a distance of 22.0 stream miles.” Fisheries and wildlife biologists and conservation police were working with the ...

  8. Redneck Fishing Tournament - Wikipedia

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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]

  9. 'River Monsters': The biggest catch of Jeremy's career - AOL

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    Jeremy had to get permission to fish for an arapaima, because it's an endangered species. JEREMY: "This is the biggest fish of my South American fishing career. A river monster as deadly as any ...