A club meeting with a report on the muskie-transmitter study at Shabbona Lake, an ice-fishing show and the opening day for Forest Preserves of Cook County permits and camping reservations are in ...

O’Malley loves ice fishing at Shabbona. His plan was to fish brush piles, cribs and rock piles he had marked on his GPS. Those are marked on many maps, including ones from Lakeside Bait Shop.

Pete Paladino floated an intriguing trial balloon while scouring Shabbona Lake for walleye breeding stock this week. The Department of Natural Resources’ regional fisheries manager wondered i… ...

Shabbona once was the home of a state-record 24-pound 1-ounce tiger muskie, but that record has been eclipsed at Lake Somerset. Local guide Jim Drury swears he`s seen a 28-pounder in the lake.