We are going to have a friendly get-together on the Kankakee River @ the Des Plaines Conservation Area (Wilmington, IL) on Saturday, July 24th.

All are welcome! Bring your boat. If you don't have a boat, let us know, we will probably be able to put you on a boat.

We'll start early on the Kankakee (some of us start earlier than others). We'll have a bbq lunch around noonish back at the Conservation Area.

The Conservation area also has an archery range and a couple of 'hand trap' shotgun ranges. So you could have all sorts of fun there.

We'll be taking the boats in the backwaters looking for carp, gar and buffalo. This area is right at the junction of the Kankakee, Illinois and Des Plaines river.

We will also be having two get-togethers in August (7th & 28th) at Starved Rock State Park on the Illinois River. Hopefully we can find some Bighead and Silver carp there.