Mike Jackson
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It's time to go shopping ... for next year's fishing tripDec 02, 2009 10:00 pm - This could be the best time in years to cherry-pick a fishing destination for next year. Don't misunderstand me now. Not all lodge operators may be open to negotiating t...
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Seasonal change is in the airNov 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Over the last six months or so I've watched some friends taking off for the woods with their chain saws and axes. Their mission was to cut as much firewood as their truc...
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The cold facts to embracing ice fishingNov 17, 2009 10:00 pm - A leftover e-mail surfaced again while cleaning out files from my in-box. Greg H., a reader from Elgin, contends I'm more than a bit balmy when it comes to ice fishing....
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Revamped outdoors show at Rosemont in JanuaryNov 17, 2009 10:00 pm - "My 2010 show promises quite a few surprises." That bold statement comes from Jim Sugarman, who flies to Chicago almost every week in order to be the hands-on boss of th...
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The ultimate fishing trip provides more than fishNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - SAVANNAH, IL - This great fall weather is a true gift. And when it gets to be as mild as it has been these last few weeks, I get wanderlust, and the call of the open roa...
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Still excellent fishing on the Chain, FoxNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - For those of you who have settled in for the long winter season ahead and made up your minds to forsake soft-water angling, you are missing fantastic fishing. The warmer...
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The Fox remains one very special placeNov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Phil Harrington is long gone from this earthly quarter, but when I met him more than three decades ago he never hesitated in passing along some of his personal philosoph...
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High winds, cold temps kick start waterfowl seasonNov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Get the wild rice ready, because the prospects for duck l'orange continue to look better each day. High winds and dropping air temperatures have caused a major kickstar...
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Everybody deserves to know where to find the best fishingOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - I have been very fortunate to have access to quite a few private ponds and lakes with excellent fishing. And even though these places have jumbo bluegills and hefty larg...
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Now's the time for fine fall fishingOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - With the spate of extra-mild weather upon us, angling on inland lakes and ponds has been nothing short of spectacular. Fox Chain: Excellent crappie fishing off the Sprin...