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Monday, October 22, 2012  The plan to build a sports complex is Fort Madison has received another big boost.

Monday, June 25, 2012  The men who were allegedly hand-fishing also used modified bathtubs to attract and hold large flathead catfish.

Sunday, June 03, 2012  One organizer for the Fishing for Freedom event says the fishing is just a ploy.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011  We talked with the Epley family which runs Epley's Fisheries.  They're business is fish, but we got their special recipe.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010 

Friday, August 13, 2010  Des Moines County voters will decide Nov. 2 whether Catfish Bend Casino will continue operating or throw in its cards.

Saturday, June 05, 2010  People in Quincy came out in the rain to catch fish.

Friday, June 05, 2009  Dixon Illinois is located on the Rock River in Northern Illinois. It now has the title of being the Catfish Capital of Illinois.

Wednesday, December 19, 2007  An administrative law judge has sided with a man who was fired from the Catfish Bend Casino in Burlington after posting a "Dilbert" comic strip on an office bulletin board.

Tuesday, December 04, 2007  A man accused of damaging a slot machine at a Burlington casino last summer has been given a five-year suspended sentence and probation.

Thursday, November 15, 2007  After several years of hearing the bells of slot machines and hoping for 21 at the Blackjack table, the Catfish Bend Riverboat Casino will close its doors for good at the stroke of midnight Thursday night.

Thursday, October 04, 2007  The plan to build a land based casino in Fort Madison was supposed to get underway, but because of financial difficulties, that project won't take off.

Wednesday, March 28, 2007  Catfish could become state fish.