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Why do we do it?
Why do we spend countless hours chasing a dream?
And why do we have to run to the local tackle shop to buy the latest gizmo that promises to bring the "big one" to the side of the boat?
I rarely watch weekend outdoor television sh...
Updated: Feb 08, 2011 at 03:49 PM
Hats off to Antioch walleye pro Mike Gofron.
This determined tournament fisherman recently won the 2010 Anglers Insight Marketing Walleye Championship.
He adds that to a long list of accomplishments, including the PWT Championship and another AIM to...
Updated: Mar 01, 2011 at 05:18 PM
GARRISON, Minn. - People often tell me I have a dream job that affords me the opportunity to fish and hunt throughout the year.
I won't argue that assertion, but there have been numerous drawbacks that occurred as the result of stepping in to harm'...
Updated: Sep 03, 2010 at 04:42 PM
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has reopened the Fox River from the Algonquin Dam to the Montgomery Dam for recreational boating. The river remains closed from the Stratton Dam in McHenry to the Montgomery Dam.
The U.S. Coast Guard and ...
Updated: Sep 03, 2010 at 05:08 PM
The Illinois Conservation Police are warning boaters to stay off the Fox River south of McHenry County's Stratton Dam.
Capt. Joe Morelock, a boating law administrator, said the lower portion of the river had swollen about four inches Saturday due t...
Updated: Sep 03, 2010 at 05:13 PM
A no-wake restriction has been placed on the Chain O' Lakes and Fox River due to high water, the Fox Waterway Agency announced Monday.
Executive Director Ingrid Danler said water levels throughout the Chain rose about six inches in the past week, an...
Updated: Aug 09, 2010 at 04:34 PM
Fox Waterway Agency officials in Fox Lake announced Friday the lower Fox River - between the Algonquin Dam in Algonquin and the Stratton-Bolger Lock and Dam in McHenry - has been declared no-wake due to heavy rainfall this week.
They said the Fox Ri...
Updated: Aug 09, 2010 at 04:42 PM
Not a fan of gambling? You could soon have another boating option in downtown Elgin.
The Elgin City Council tonight will consider a change in city law that will pave the way for Elgin resident Justin Hodge to launch a pedal boat operation on the Fox...
Updated: Aug 09, 2010 at 05:35 PM
Bike safety in Round Lake:
The Round Lake Police Department is asking area youths to join them Saturday, June 26, at 9 a.m. at their first bicycle safety program at the Round Lake police station, 741 W. Townline Road. The Bicycle Rodeo will f...
Updated: Aug 09, 2010 at 06:42 PM
I am always glad to hear from my ex-patriot friends living in the far north county. It was a treat to hear from Jerry Kendall, even though his latest written communication smacked of cynicism and a smattering of scolding.
"Hey Mike, I hear you've be...
Updated: Aug 09, 2010 at 06:55 PM