Because of Peoria Lake’s usual rough waters, it has never been a popular spot on the Illinois River for recreational activities such as waterskiing, tubing and wakeboarding. “Boats leave our marina ...

I could hardly see the muddy-orange fish in the corner of my eye as I began to retrieve my line as quickly as I could, hoping the fish would stay put. It didn’t. As I nocked my arrow, the fish made a ...

JEROME • There’s one now, said Zach Blindert, drawing his bow and taking quick aim at the large carp that swam beneath the green surface of the Snake River.

The carp materializes like a brass dirigible, suspended in the murky backwaters of the St. Louis River near Duluth, Minn. That's all bowfisherman Ken Alto needs to see. In less than two seconds, his ...

DULUTH, Minn.—The carp materializes like a brass dirigible, suspended in the murky backwaters of the St. Louis River. That’s all bowfisherman Ken Alto needs to see. In less than two seconds, his bow ...