As the spring fishing season starts to kick into high gear with nicer weather looming, local outdoors authorities are reminding fishermen to get those licenses renewed.

Illinois Department of Conservation Police Officer Noah Workman reminds fishermen to check and make sure those three-year licenses are still valid, as they annually expire at the end of March. Additionally, be sure to check on those trout stamps.

Officer Workman indicates it will be next week when they will restock Weldon Springs with trout and reminds of some of the regulations around fishing at Weldon Springs.

We're also coming up on prime mushroom hunting season at Clinton Lake. We'll have more with Officer Workman next week about turkey hunting and mushroom hunting overlap at Clinton Lake in the spring, and how to avoid conflicts with the hunters of those respective games.