This week's Archers Alley "Catch of the Week" comes to us from Blaine Schnitker, of Springfield!

From Blaine:  "Got a good one out at Sangchris this past weekend!  Decided to go do some flathead fishing with a buddy, as it had been awhile since I'd been out.  We missed a few bites that night, but then about 1am this guy bent the pole over!  He put up a good fight, and went 48-pounds!   After a couple of quick pictures, he went back in to be caught again!"

Blaine, who also appeared in the Catch of the Week on Episode 112, joins us this weekend to share the story, and talk flathead fishing!

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This week's Archers Alley "Catch of the Week" comes to us from Donnie Henson, of Decatur!

From Donnie:  "I've been having some luck lately chasing flatheads on the Sangamon River below the Lake Decatur Dam!   Got these two big ones in different trips, and several smaller as well.  The big one at night went 31 pounds, and the other was pushing 40!  Cut bait is doing the trick!  It's made for some great content for my YouTube channel "Hunting Hogs Henson!"

Donnie joins us this weekend to share some stories; talk river fishing; and share some of his YouTube experience!

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This week's Archers Alley "Catch of the Week" comes to us from Cole Creason, of Decatur!

Orangethroat Darter

Bluebreast Darter

Rainbow Darter

Brindled Madtom

Greenside Darter

Typically on the COTW we are talking about giant fish, or big bucks, but this week we are headed to the opposite end of the spectrum... 

We are diving into micro-fishing!   

Colton Creason, of Decatur, has caught all of these tiny, coloful specimens on hook and line right here in central Illinois!  He'll share how his desire to expand his lifelist of fish caught led him to explore this sport within the sport.  We'll talk about the special equipment used; where he finds these tiny fish; and much more!

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This week's Archers Alley "Catch of the Week" comes to us from Shaun Long & family, of Lincoln!

From Shaun:  "We had an epic Labor Day weekend chasing Blue cats in central Illinois!  My family, and a couple friends, made several trips to both Powerton & Clinton over the weekend fishing for catfish.  It was a great trip!  My daughter got a new PB, and we probably brought over 200 pounds of fish over the side of boat!  A great weekend of family fun!"

Shaun, who's a past guest in the COTW, joins us this weekend to share some stories of their great family time on the water!

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This week's Archers Alley "Catch of the Week" comes to us from 17-year old Aiden Fosbick, of Waynesville!

Aiden's mom, Nikki, sent in this picture of one of his latest catches out of Kickapoo Creek!   Aiden joins us to tell the story of this nice central Illinois creek smallmouth bass!  We'll talk bout fishing, wading, and hear about some of his favorite creek fishing moments!  

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