CARBONDALE — Southern Illinois’s many waterways teem with an incredible variety of fish species, and award-winning fisherman and journalist Simms knows exactly where and how to catch them all.

Baldwin Lake is a cooling lake for the coal-fired Baldwin Power Station and offers largemouth bass, black crappie, redear ...

So, in addition to hiking & biking, Southern Illinois is also a great destination for boating and fishing. Although I’m not much of a camper, if YOU are, Southern Illinois is a wonderful place ...