Coming up this weekend on Episode 153:

It’s our annual look back at some highlights of the Archers Alley “Catch of the Week” segment in 2023!

We’ll revisit conversations with:

- Dalton Johnson, of Taylorville, on his Manners Park Flathead!

- Kent Calvetti, of East Peoria, on his over 3-pound rainbow trout!

- Miah Boyland, of Elkhart, on his 3.66-pound Banner Marsh tournament crappie!

- Carter Price, of Sullivan, on his near state record 4+pound crappie!

- Sam Griggs, of Chillicothe, on his first deer, a 10-point buck!

- Joe Sumner, of Danville, on his 20-pointer!

- Mike Mitchell, of Mt. Zion, on his 61-pound Clinton Lake blue catfish!

- Max Robertson, of Decatur, on his special new pb crappie!

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

- Saturday 9:30am & Sunday 7a - 870AM WTIM Taylorville & 107.5FM Shelbyville

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 1520AM/92.3FM WHOW-Clinton

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

- Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Locked & Loaded Ltd. in Pana

Episode 152 Archive - 12/23 & 12/24/23

Captain John Williamson - Illinois Conservation Police

CIO Fishing Report w/ Trent Trudeau - Flip'N Jigz Guide Service

Archers Alley "Catch of the Week" - Bradley Rexroad, of Hammond

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

- Saturday 9:30am & Sunday 7a - 870AM WTIM Taylorville & 107.5FM Shelbyville

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 1520AM/92.3FM WHOW-Clinton

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

- Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Locked & Loaded Ltd. in Pana

Coming up this weekend on Episode 152:

- We’ll welcome back Captain John Williamson, of the Illinois Conservation Police! We’ll recap the local hunting seasons up to this point, as well as look ahead to ice fishing reminders, and more!

- Our CIO Fishing Report comes from Trent Trudeau at Flip’N Jigz Guide Service! Trent shares his wintertime crappie tips for Lake Shelbyville, Lake Decatur, and Clinton Lake!

- Our Archers Alley “Catch of the Week” comes from Bradley Rexroad, of Hammond! He’ll share the story of his public land bruiser of a buck!

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

- Saturday 9:30am & Sunday 7a - 870AM WTIM Taylorville & 107.5FM Shelbyville

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 1520AM/92.3FM WHOW-Clinton

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

- Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Locked & Loaded Ltd. In Pana

Episode 151 Archive - 12/16 & 12/17/23

Stan Potts - North American Whitetail Television

CIO Fishing Report w/ Dan Lange @ Tight Lines Guide Service

Archers Alley "Catch of the Week" - Sam Trainor, of Cornell

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

- Saturday 9:30am & Sunday 7a - 870AM WTIM Taylorville & 107.5FM Shelbyville

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 1520AM/92.3FM WHOW-Clinton

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

- Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Locked & Loaded Ltd. in Pana

Coming up this weekend on Episode 151:

- We’ll welcome back central Illinois hunting legend - Stan Potts! Stan has had a very successful 2023 Illinois archery season, and will be along to share some stories! Plus, he’ll offer his late season advice, and talk about filming for North American Whitetail Television!

- Our CIO Fishing Report comes from Dan Lange at Tight Lines Guide Service! Dan has been spending time chasing crappie on both Lake Decatur & Lake Shelbyville, so we’ll get his wintertime tips for both!

- Our Archers Alley “Catch of the Week” comes from Sam Trainor, of Cornell! Sam shares the story of the biggest buck he’s ever been able to harvest!

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

- Saturday 9:30am & Sunday 7a - 870AM WTIM Taylorville & 107.5FM Shelbyville

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 1520AM/92.3FM WHOW-Clinton

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

- Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Locked & Loaded Ltd. in Pana

Episode 150 Archive - 12/9 & 12/10/23

Emily Bidlack - Athens, PA Middle School FFA on Deer Processing in Class

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

Archers Alley "Catch of the Week" - Justin Jackson, of Paris

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

- Saturday 9:30am & Sunday 7a - 870AM WTIM Taylorville & 107.5FM Shelbyville

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 1520AM/92.3FM WHOW-Clinton

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

- Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Locked & Loaded Ltd. in Pana

Coming up this weekend on Episode 150:

- We’ll welcome Mrs. Emily Bidlack of the Athens Middle School FFA Program! Even though Emily is located in Pennsylvania; this story was too good not to share! Emily harvested a doe, and then brought it to school for her class to have a hands on experience of processing a deer! She’ll share the story of this cool learning experience!

- Our CIO Fishing Report comes from Jake Nalley at Precision fishing guide services! He’s been chasing big cats on the big river, and share his wintertime tips and tricks!

- Our Archers Alley “Catch of the Week” comes from Justin Jackson, of Paris! He’ll share a memorable recap of a very successful deer season for both he & his wife, Alivia!

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

- Saturday 9:30am & Sunday 7a - 870AM WTIM Taylorville & 107.5FM Shelbyville

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 1520AM/92.3FM WHOW-Clinton

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

- Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Locked & Loaded Ltd. In Pana

Episode 149 Archive - 12/2 & 12/3/23

Niccole Flowers-Kimmerle - U of I Extension Master Naturalist Program

CIO Fishing Report w/ Jim Garrett @ G & G Outdoors

Archers Alley "Catch of the Week" - Max Robertson, of Decatur

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

- Saturday 9:30am & Sunday 7a - 870AM WTIM Taylorville & 107.5FM Shelbyville

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 1520AM/92.3FM WHOW-Clinton

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

- Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Locked & Loaded Ltd. in Pana

Coming up this weekend on Episode 149:

- We’ll welcome Niccole Flowers-Kimmerle, Horticulture Educator at the University of Illinois Extension! She’ll share details on their Master Naturalist program, and some of the opportunities it provides those with a love of nature!

- Our CIO Fishing Report comes from Jim Garrett at G&G Outdoors! Jim shares tips for finding crappie on Lake Shelbyville, Lake Decatur, and Lake Mattoon! Plus, he’ll share his perspective on this week’s COTW story!

- Our Archers Alley “Catch of the Week” comes from 13-year old Max Robertson, of Decatur! Max & his dad, Joe, share the awesome story behind Max’s new personal best crappie!

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

- Saturday 9:30am & Sunday 7a - 870AM WTIM Taylorville & 107.5FM Shelbyville

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 1520AM/92.3FM WHOW-Clinton

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

- Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Locked & Loaded Ltd. in Pana