EPISODE 13 ARCHIVE - 4/10 & 4/11/21

Clayton Yantis - The Fallen Outdoors

CIO Fishing Report w/ Dustin Reynolds - Feel The Thump Guide Service

CIO "Celebrity Sportsmen" Jeff Gibson - Gibson Insurance Agency & HUAH Outdoors in Mt. Zion

Archers Alley "Catch of the Week" - Dylan & Harry Jiles, of Sabina

Maxwell & Elliott Trotter - St. Teresa H.S. Bass Fishing Team

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

Saturday at 10a on 870 WTIM - Taylorville

Sunday at 8a on 1520 WHOW - Clinton

Sunday at 8a on 106.5FM - Bloomington/Normal

Sunday at 8a on 96.5TheWinner-Taylorville

Monday podcast here at the CIO website!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Coming up this weekend on Episode 13:

Our lead off guest this week is Clayton Yantis representing The Fallen Outdoors! The group is looking to expand its efforts to get veterans outdoors in central Illinois, and we’ll learn how you can help!

Our CIO Fishing Report this week comes from Dustin Reynolds at Feel The Thump Guide Service! We welcome Dustin back to talk crappie on multiple area lakes, AND he’ll clue us in on what won him a couple of recent tournaments!

Our “Celebrity Sportsmen” segment features Jeff Gibson, owner of Gibson Insurance Agency Inc &

HUAH Outdoors in Mt. Zion! Jeff’s passion for managing for whitetail has led to a new venture...he’ll swap stories & tell us about it!

Our Archers Alley “Catch of the Week” comes from Harry & Dylan Jiles, of Sabina! They’ll tell their epic story of recently hauling in a 40 pound flathead...on crappie gear!...on Clinton Lake!!

We’ll also welcome in Maxwell & Elliot Trotter, the Saint Teresa High School Bass Fishing team! They won last week’s ICASSTT high school tournament on Lake of Egypt, and will tell us about it!!

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

Saturday 8a - 870 WTIM-Taylorville

Sunday 8a - 1520 WHOW-Clinton

Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

Sunday 8a - 96.5TheWinner-Taylorville

Podcast Monday at the CIO website!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

EPISODE 12 ARCHIVE - 4/3 & 4/4/21

Mike McClelland - IDNR Chief of Fisheries on Spring Trout

CIO Fishing Report w/ Jake Nalley - Precision Fishing Guide Services

CIO "Celebrity Sportsmen" Stan Potts - North American Whitetail Television

Archers Alley "Catch of the Week" - Levi Kohl, of Edinburg

Ashti Dawson - "Stock The Freezer" Tournament

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

Saturday at 10a on 870 WTIM - Taylorville

Sunday at 8a on 1520 WHOW - Clinton

Sunday at 8a on 106.5FM - Bloomington/Normal

Sunday at 8a on 96.5TheWinner-Taylorville

Monday podcast here at the CIO website!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Coming up this weekend on Episode 12:

Trout season opens this weekend across Illinois!  We'll welcome Mike McClelland, Chief of Fisheries with IDNR, to give us all the details of the spring trout season, including what central IL lakes are in the program!

Our CIO Fishing Report comes to us from Jake Nalley at Precision Fishing Guide Services!  Jake targets catfish and crappie on Lake Shelbyville, Carlyle Lake, & Rend Lake!  We'll find out what's working!

Our "Celebrity Sportsmen" segment this week features central Illinois whitetail legend, Stan Potts!  Stan currently hosts North American Whitetail Television, and has been chasing big bucks on camera for decades!

Our Archers Alley "Catch of the Week" comes from Levi Kohl, of Edinburg!  Levi caught the 3rd largest bass ever weighed in an ICASSTT high school tournament recently.  We'll talk about it!

We'll also welcome Ashti Dawson, who's organized a unique "Stock The Freezer" For St. John's Breadline Fishing Tournament.  It comes up in May on Lake Springfield, and we'll get all the details!

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

Saturday 8a - 870 WTIM-Taylorville

Sunday 8a - 1520 WHOW-Clinton

Sunday 8a - 96.5TheWinner-Taylorville

Podcast Monday at the CIO website!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

EPISODE 11 ARCHIVE - 3/27 & 3/28/21

Tommy Ezell - Texas Crappie Pro & Bonehead Tackle

CIO Fishing Report w/ Nick Rose - Rambling Rose Guide Service

CIO "Celebrity Sportsmen" Michael Spencer - HD Exteriors in Nokomis

Archers Alley "Catch of the Week" - William Hughes, of Taylorville

Darrell Van Vactor - Crappie USA Tournament coming to Decatur

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

Saturday at 10a on 870 WTIM - Taylorville

Sunday at 8a on 1520 WHOW - Clinton

Sunday at 8a on 106.5FM - Bloomington/Normal

Sunday at 8a on 96.5TheWinner-Taylorville

Monday podcast here at the CIO website!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley

Coming up this weekend on Episode 11:

We’ll talk BIG crappie & BoneHead Tackle with Texas Crappie Pro Tommy Ezell! Some great tips on hunting spring slabs!

Our CIO Fishing Report comes from Nick Rose at Rambling Rose Guide Service! Nick clues us in on what’s been working for crappie this week on Lake Shelbyville!

Our “Celebrity Sportsmen” segment features Michael Spencer, owner of Hd Exteriors LLC in Nokomis! Mike discusses his love of bass fishing, getting the next generation involved, and more!

Our Archers Alley “Catch of the Week” comes from William Hughes, of Taylorville! William joins us to tell the story of a walleye of a lifetime!

Plus Crappie USA Tournament Trail is coming to Decatur in early May! Darrell Van Vactor gives us all the details!

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

Saturday 8a - 870 WTIM-Taylorville

Sunday 8a - 1520 WHOW-Clinton

Sunday 8a - 96.5TheWinner-Taylorville

Podcast Monday at the CIO website!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

EPISODE 10 ARCHIVE - 3/20 & 3/21/21

Spencer Bauer - River Certified YouTube Channel

CIO Fishing Report w/ Matt England - England Expeditions

CIO "Celebrity Sportsmen" Tim Stock - Macon County Farm Bureau

Archers Alley "Catch of the Week" - Jett Karrick, of Peterburg

Marian Brisard - Clinton IL Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

Saturday at 10a on 870 WTIM - Taylorville

Sunday at 8a on 1520 WHOW - Clinton

Sunday at 8a on 96.5TheWinner-Taylorville

Monday podcast here at the CIO website!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley

Coming up this weekend on Episode 10:

We welcome River Certified - Spencer Bauer! We’ll talk catfish, walleye, his recent central IL trip, YouTube, & more!

Our CIO Fishing Report comes from Matthew Daniel England at England Expeditions Inc.! Matt shares tips on targeting transitioning crappie, what’s working on Lake Shelbyville, & more!

Our “Celebrity Sportsmen” segment features Tim Stock, Executive VP at the Macon County Farm Bureau! Tim discusses his love of the outdoors, swaps fish stories, & more!

This week’s Archers Alley “Catch of the Week” comes from 12-year old Jett Karrick, of Petersburg! Jett hauled in this 6lb 2oz bass recently, and tells us about it!

Plus we’ll welcome Marian Brisard of the Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau! Spring is a great time to plan a trip to DeWitt County!

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

Saturday 8a - 870 WTIM-Taylorville

Sunday 8a - 1520 WHOW-Clinton

Sunday 8a - 96.5TheWinner-Taylorville

Podcast Monday at the CIO website!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley

EPISODE 9 ARCHIVE - 3/13 & 3/14/21

Jim Garavaglia - IDNR Fisheries Biologist

CIO Fishing Report w/ Reagan Smith - Reag's Guide Service

CIO "Celebrity Sportsmen" Jay Peterson - Peterson Insurance Services

Archers Alley "Catch of the Week" - Rick Noble 

IDNR Conservation Police Captian John Williamson - Turkey & Mushroom Season

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

Saturday at 10a on 870 WTIM - Taylorville

Sunday at 8a on 1520 WHOW - Clinton

Sunday at 8a on 96.5TheWinner-Taylorville

Monday podcast here at the CIO website!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley

Coming up this week on Episode 9:

We welcome back Jim Garavaglia, Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Fisheries Biologist! Jim will discuss how stocking rates, creel limits, and other regulations are set. Plus we’ll discuss the striped bass stocking program at Lake Shelbyville!

Our CIO Fishing Report comes from Reagan Smith at Reag's Guide Service! Reagan gives us an update on the hot crappie bite on Lake Springfield from the boat! Plus we’ll talk Clinton Lake spring crappie tips, & more!

Our “Celebrity Sportsmen” segment features Jay Peterson, owner of Peterson Insurance Services, Inc.! Jay talks about his decades of experience on the bass tourney trail; shares some tips; & more!

Our Archers Alley “Catch of the Week” comes from Rick Noble, of Farmer City! Rick shares the story of nearly losing his life chasing a central IL buck, and then getting that buck exactly one year later!

We’ll also talk turkey & morels! Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police

Captain John Williamson joins us to discuss the spring turkey season, and the upcoming mushroom season!

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

Saturday 8a - 870 WTIM-Taylorville

Sunday 8a - 1520 WHOW-Clinton

Sunday 8a - 96.5TheWinner-Taylorville

Podcast Monday at the CIO website!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings - Pana

Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau

EPISODE 8 ARCHIVE - 3/6 & 3/7/21

Don Higgins - Higgins Outdoors

CIO Fishing Report w/ Trent Trudeau - Flip N Jigz

CIO "Celebrity Sportsmen" Michael Van Deursen - Shelbyville Ace Hardware

Archers Alley "Catch of the Week" - Frank Mounce & His 1st Walleye - A 29" Beast

IDNR Conservation Officer Jason Moody - License Renewals

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

Saturday at 10a on 870 WTIM - Taylorville

Sunday at 8a on 1520 WHOW - Clinton

Sunday at 8a on 96.5TheWinner-Taylorville

Monday podcast here at the CIO website!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley

Coming up this weekend on Episode 8 of Central Illinois Outdoors:

We’ll welcome Don Higgins from Don Higgins / Higgins Outdoors & the “Chasing Giants” podcast! Don will share his central IL roots, land management tips for giant bucks, and more!

Our CIO Fishing Report comes from Trent Trudeau at Flip’N Jigz! Trent talks about his love of crappie fishing, and shares some great early spring tips!

Our “Celebrity Sportsmen” segment this week features Michael Van Duersen, of Shelbyville ACE Hardware! Michael will share about his love of fishing, and talk some hunting!

Our Archers Alley “Catch of the Week” comes from 19-year old Frank Mounce, of Spaulding. Frank will share the story of his first ever Shelbyville spillway walleye - a 29” beast!!!

March is here, and that means license renewal time! Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police officer Jason Moody joins us with all the details on how to get those hunting & fishing licenses renewed!

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

Saturday 8a - 870 WTIM-Taylorville

Sunday 8a - 1520 WHOW-Clinton

Sunday 8a - 96.5TheWinner-Taylorville

Podcast Monday at the CIO website!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

EPISODE 7 ARCHIVE - 2/27 & 2/28/21

Dan Stephens - Illinois Learn To Hunt Program

CIO Fishing Report w/ Jason Hill - Hill's Guide Service

"Celebrity Sportsmen" w/ Nathan Frazier - Archers Alley in Decatur

Archers Alley "Catch of the Week" - Pastor John Roberson & Three Brow

Bryan Hill - Founder of Central Illinois Fishing Facebook Group

Coming up this week on Central Illinois Outdoors:

- Our lead off guest this week is Dan Stephens, coordinator of the Illinois Learn to Hunt

program! Dan will explain the state program aimed at teaching adults all types of hunting!

- Our CIO Fishing Report comes from Jason Hill, of Hill's Guide Service! Jason will share some of his knowledge chasing trophy catfish on area lakes, and tell us how he would target trophy cats during this weekend’s warmup!

- Our “Celebrity Sportsmen” this week is Nathan Frazier, owner of Archers Alley in Decatur! We welcome Archers Alley aboard as our Catch of the Week sponsor, and learn about Nathan and the store!

- Our Archers Alley “Catch of the Week” features Pastor John Roberson, of Clinton, and his successful family Halloween hunt of “Three Brow!”

- We also welcome Bryan Hill, of Taylorville, the man behind the Central Illinois Fishing Facebook group! Bryan tells how his love of fishing led him to creating the group nearly 10 years ago!

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

Saturday at 10a on 870 WTIM - Taylorville

Sunday at 8a on 1520 WHOW - Clinton

Sunday at 8a on 96.5TheWinner-Taylorville

Monday podcast at the CIO website!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Episode 6 Archive - 2/20 & 2/21/21

Russ Bailey - Host of Brushpile Fishing

CIO Fishing Report w/ ?Dan Lange - Tight Lines Guide Service

"Celebrity Sportsmen" w/ Tim Potts - Clinton Aquasoft

"Catch of the Week" - Ed Cross, of Pana & His 1st Buck

Travis Hughes - Route 32 South Jigs, of Sullivan

Coming up this week on Central Illinois Outdoors!!

> We’ll welcome the host of the long running TV show - BrushPile Fishing - Russ Bailey! Russ will share his background, favorite area lakes, and behind the scenes stories from the show!

> Our CIO Fishing Report comes from Dan Lange of Tight Lines Guide Service! Dan shares some of his knowledge of crappie fishing area lakes, and even his go to color combo!

> Our “Celebrity Sportsmen” this week is Tim Potts, co-owner of Aquasoft in Clinton! Tim joins us to talk hunting, videography, bass fishing, & more!

> This week’s “Catch of the Week” comes from Ed Cross, in northern Shelby County! Ed shares his story of perseverance - harvesting his first buck at the ripe old age of 37!

> We’ll also welcome Travis Hughes, of 32 South Jigs, which are made right here in central Illinois! Travis tells us how he got started in the jig business!

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

Saturday at 10a on WTIM - Taylorville

Sunday at 8a on WHOW - Clinton

Sunday at 8a on 965TheWinner-Taylorville

Monday podcast at the CIO website!!

CIO brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Central Illinois Outdoors & 32 South Jigs Are Giving You A Chance To Win!!

32 South Jigs - made right here in central Illinois! - has provided us 5 packs of jigs, and 5 packs of American made Bonehead Tackle plastics to be given away to our listeners!  This prize pack will get you set for the spring crappie season!

To be entered to win:

1. Go to the Central Illinois Outdoors Facebook page.  Like the page, & like this pinned post!

2. Comment on this picture on the CIO Facebook page!

3. Share the CIO Facebook post!

That's it!!!

One winner will be drawn by rng on Sunday 2/21/21, and contacted via Facebook messenger.  

Travis Hughes at 32 South Jigs will also join us for Episode 6 of the show!

Good luck!!!

Episode 5 Archive (2/13 & 2/14/21)

Rachel Torbert - IDNR Deputy Director &

Cpt. John Williamson - IDNR Conservation Police

CIO Fishing Report w/ Jeremy Stoddard - Heartland Guide Service

"Celebrity Sportsmen" Matt Miller - Pana Jr. High

"Catch of the Week" - Randall Forehand, of Chestnut, & His Nature Photography

Chad Anderson - President of HOI Crappie Club

Coming up this week on Central Illinois Outdoors:

> We’ll welcome two guests from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources! Deputy Director Rachel Torbert & Captain John Williamson join us to take a deep dive into the recently released 2020 Whitetail season results, and more!

> Our CIO Fishing Report comes from Jeremy Stoddard at Heartland Guide Service! We’ll talk cold water bass & crappie on Clinton Lake!

> Our “Celebtrity Sportsmen” is Matt Miller, a teacher in Pana! Matt tells us how he’s brought his love of the outdoors into his classroom at Pana Junior High with Hunter Safety Education!

> Our “Catch of the Week” comes from Randall Forehand, of Chestnut! Randall joins us to talk about some great nature pics he submitted!

> We’ll also welcome Chad Anderson - President of the HOI Crappie Club! Chad will tell us about the club, and their 2021 tournament schedule!

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

Saturday at 10am on WTIM-Taylorville

Sunday at 8a on WHOW-Clinton

Sunday at 8a on 965TheWinner-Taylorville

Podcast every Monday here at the CIO website!

Episode 4 Archive (2/6 & 2/7/21)

Terry Brown - CEO of Wired2Fish.com

CIO Fishing Report w/ Todd Laughhunn - Illinois Hot Spots Guide Service

"Celebrity Sportsmen" - Rennie Cluver of Clinton Community YMCA

"Catch of the Week" - Dylan Esposito, of Heyworth & Monster Muskie

Steve Nichols - Lake Decatur Cleanup

Coming up this week on Central Illinois Outdoors:

> We’ll welcome the CEO & Founder of Wired2Fish.com - central Illinois native & resident, Terry Brown! We’ll talk about Terry’s roots, bass fishing, and what he’s been working on lately.

> Our CIO Fishing Report comes from Todd Laughhunn at Illinois Hotspots Guids Service! We’ll talk crappie & look ahead to the spring walleye season!

> This week’s “Celebrity Sportsmen” is Rennie Cluver, Director of the Clinton Community YMCA!  We’ll learn about Rennie’s passion for the outdoors & videography!

> This week’s “Catch of the Week” comes from 17-year old Dylan Esposito, of Heyworth! He’ll join us to talk about his first Muskie...a 45 1/2” monster!!

> We’ll also welcome Steve Nichols to talk about the recent cleanup of Lake Decatur he organized in January!

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

Saturday at 10a on WTIM-Taylorville

Sunday at 8a on WHOW-Clinton

Sunday at 8a on 965TheWinner-Taylorville

Monday podcast here the CIO website!!

Episode 3 Archive (1/30 & 1/31/21)

Jim Crowley - Host of "Hook & Hunt TV"

CIO Fishing Report w/ Dustin Reynolds - Feel The Thump Guide Service

"Celebrity Sportsmen" - Lee Sharp of Sharp Outdoors in Decatur

"Catch of the Week" - Jonathan Roberson & "G2"

Jake Byerline - "Jiggin' with Jake" Youtube Channel

Coming up this week on "Central Illinois Outdoors" - 

> We'll welcome in the longtime host of "Hook & Hunt TV"; writer for "Midwest Outdoors" magazine; & central Illinois resident - Jim Crowley!

> Our CIO Fishing Report comes from Dustin Reynolds at Clinton Lake-based Feel The Thump Guide Service!

> Our "Celebrity Sportsmen" is Lee Sharp, owner of Sharp Outdoors in Decatur!  We'll find out about how Lee got started in the crappie business!

> Our CIO "Catch of the Week" is Jonathan Roberson, of Clinton, with his story of the buck "G2" versus his wife's birthday dinner!!

> We'll also dive into the world of YouTube fishing, and welcome in central Illinois based youtuber - Jake Byerline!  We'll talk about his channel, "Jiggin' with Jake," and some of his latest adventures!

CIO airs every Saturday at 10am on WTIM-Taylorville;

Sunday at 8am on WHOW-Clinton;

& Sunday at 8am on 965TheWinner-Taylorville!

Plus archived every Monday right here on the website!

Coming up on this weekend's "Celebrity Sportsmen" segment we will welcome in Lee Sharp, owner of Sharp Outdoors in Decatur!

Lee will share the story of the relatively new storefront, as well as tell us the story behind Brushpile Jigs!  They're based right here in central Illinois!  He'll also tell us how he got hooked on crappie!

Central Illinois Outdoors airs:

Saturday 10a on WTIM - Taylorville

Sunday 8a on WHOW - Clinton

Sunday 8a on 96.5TheWinner - Taylorville

You can also find the show streamed live at those times on each station's website/app.  

Of course, every Monday each week's show is posted right here as well!

Episode 2 Archive (1/23 & 1/24/21)

Mike Mounce - Retired IDNR Fisheries Manager & Lake Shelbyville Habitat Alliance

CIO Fishing Report w/ Matt England - England Expeditions

"Celebrity Sportsmen" Derek Hayden

"Catch of the Week" Dean Martin

Jim Garavaglia - IDNR Fisheries Biologist