Thread: So what’s it like in Illinois?

Originally Posted by hairy lures

Want great fishing and hunting in Illinois? Move to Southern Illinois! It's a whole different world than the Northern part of the state. We have a bunch of great bass and crappie lakes all close together, and the deer and turkey hunting is spectacular! As a teacher, you will be welcomed warmly, and your talents appreciated! It's slower moving, friendlier and a lot warmer than the north, too! I know from experience. We retired to Lake of Egypt 8 years ago from Joliet. We were both born there, and this truly is a different world!

That's an under statement. There is so much difference in Northern and Southern IL you would think you were in a different country. LOL. Unbelievable how much of a temperature change there can be. In the summer the warm weather is 3-4 weeks earlier in So IL. In the winter COLD weather is 3-4 weeks ahead in NO IL. I was born and raised in Southern IL. Cobden, Anna, Alto Pass area. Love it down there. But moved north many years ago for work. One thing I don't miss about SO IL is the rattle snakes and copper heads. Actually more so the copper heads. Them little ****z is sneaky and mean.

In a nutshell, "it sucks, sucks, sucks..."

like fishing a powerplant lake in late december in -13 degrees to just catch a bluecat

What everyone above has said is true but don't forget Lake Michigan. Fun fishing can be done there. Also you will be very close to great fishing in Wisconsin. Northern Illinois has some decent lakes but nothing close to anything in the south.

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