Mike Jackson
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Fishing Independence Grove will help set your mind freeAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - If you go to this suburban retreat, I suggest you prepare yourself for a shock. If you plan to fish there, I also suggest you bring a portable sonar (fish-finder) unit ...
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How one outdoorsman landed ultimate dream jobAug 11, 2010 11:00 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 ...
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The case of the shrinking rainbowsAug 04, 2010 11:00 pm - My mother suggested to my father that during one of his weekend getaways he catch some trout to bring home for the dinner table. That's all he had to tell his lifelong ...
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Some cool things to try for anglers to beat the heatJul 27, 2010 11:00 pm - What's an angler to do when the weather turns hot? And just how can we survive the humidity and sweltering heat? Those are just two of the questions in recent e-mails fr...
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A dinner to remember at Chez WinkelmanJul 21, 2010 11:00 pm - BRAINERD, Minn. - I have eaten in some of the finest restaurants in this country, as well as having to fight the flies off my food in quite a number of dumps located on ...
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Finding the spots is both hard work and funJul 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Paul K. sent an e-mail that stopped me cold in my tracks. Here's part of what he wrote: "I keep reading your stories about all the great local and area fishing spots you...
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Beat the dog days by going nocturnalJul 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Is there really such a thing as the Dog Days of Summer? Maybe that's the case in the minds of some anglers, who use the weather as an excuse to find something else to d...
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A land where bronze is better than goldJul 07, 2010 11:00 pm - ISLE, Minn. - How far would you go for truly fantastic angling? Personally, I have tried to find a few select spots locally that would satiate my hunger for big smallmo...
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A road trip in honor of days - and friends - who are goneJun 30, 2010 11:00 pm - MARINETTE, Wis. - Summer is here, clearly, but when that sharp, chilly wind hit my face it was as good reminder from my teenage years that a goodnight kiss was an earned...
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Call of the north makes for easy sleeping every timeJun 23, 2010 11:00 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 communicati...