Mike Jackson
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EPA reports trouble in river, stream conditionsMar 27, 2013 7:00 pm - Some of us already know that pollution rears its ugly head in many of our streams and rivers. But now the Environmental Protection Agency has taken its well-intentioned ...
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Trout season’s just around the cornerMar 20, 2013 4:31 pm - If the air temperature is below 15 degrees, it must be spring, eh? Spring-schming, it’s colder than a mortgage payment out there. But it also means the catchable tr...
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Big thrills the inexpensive way along the KeysMar 20, 2013 11:04 am - MARATHON, Fla. — One doesn’t have to possess a checking account loaded with scads of zeros to have a wonderful day on the water here. I have been preaching that you can ...
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They’re called conservation officers for a reasonMar 13, 2013 1:31 pm - Many people refuse to accept that conservation officers and game wardens are much like state police officers and, in many areas, have similar enforcement powers. Conside...
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Nothing like bluegills on the fly for a spring joltMar 13, 2013 11:04 am - My cell phone rang as I pulled up to a local office supply store. I was eager to get inside because the engine was off and it was getting cold. It was Bob Maciulis, pub...
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Fishing suffers in adverse conditionsMar 06, 2013 12:31 pm - Braidwood Lake is the annual “ice-breaker” body of water. It’s the key waterway-reservoir for anxious fishermen suffering from cabin fever and has already opened to mixe...
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Time to get the fishing lines readyFeb 27, 2013 10:00 am - If it wasn't enough that the winds blew through the area with tornado-like force. It didn't matter when my feet did their own circus act and headed in their own directio...
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Salmon study lacks local focusFeb 20, 2013 1:00 pm - I keep wondering how the following information can help us find more salmon on Lake Michigan, especially when we don't have any streams for spawning fish? A new study re...
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Cabin fever got you down? Join the clubFeb 20, 2013 10:04 am - Every day I inch closer and closer to those magic moments when the air outside starts to smell sweeter and fresher than the biting slaps in the face from our unfriendly ...
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Skip the jumping, and play it safe on Fox backwatersFeb 13, 2013 7:31 pm - I’ve been carefully looking at area lakes and ponds, making sure what I write here is accurate. There are some areas on the Fox River that seem to draw ice fishing fate-...