Illinois Walleye Anglers and Fisheries Biologists Teaming Up for 2024 Midwest Walleye Challenge
•January 31, 2024•
Illinois anglers who chase walleye, sauger or saugeye are invited to participate in the virtual Midwest Walleye Challenge in 2024. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has teamed up with other states, provinces, and developers and researchers at Anglers Atlas to launch this year’s competition.
Information gathered through the competition will assist Illinois in providing anglers with important data and add to biologists’ knowledge of various waterbodies.
“Competitions like this are incredibly valuable to our understanding of the Illinois fishery,” said Kevin Irons, assistant chief of the IDNR fisheries division. “And not to worry, anglers – we’ll never know the exact location of your favorite secret fishing spot. Our biologists will only see information about the water body.”