Mike Jackson
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Lake Delavan experience delivers a bite to rememberAug 06, 2008 11:00 pm - DELAVAN, Wis. - I shouldn't have listened to Spence Petros after he told me to leave my tackle bag in my vehicle. I wanted a box of weedless frog baits because this lake...
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Angling is not just about the popular speciesJul 29, 2008 11:00 pm - My rod doubled over, and I had to keep it from rubbing on the boat's gunwale. The spinning reel's drag slipped free as line was being pulled out and disappeared into th...
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Some tough times for this boat engine manufacturerJul 29, 2008 11:00 pm - There's some bad news on the manufacturing front. It's being reported that Mercury Marine has initiated another round of job cuts and will suspend production at the com...
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Loyalty to sponsors? That's a good oneJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - I've mentioned before that I rarely watch Saturday morning television fishing programs simply because far too many of these extravaganzas look alike. The same holds tru...
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Reader has good luck after heavy rainsJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Our local waters continue to recover from the recent flood conditions. I'm sharing part of an e-mail from a local reader. "I had saved your article on high water fishing...
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Encountering a raft of excitementJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - VAIL VALLEY, Colo - When it was all over, there was a look of complete contentment on my wife's face. In fact, as we munched on excellent BBQ pulled pork sandwiches whi...
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High water can be red-hotJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Now that the Fox Chain has reopened for boating, many businesses are breathing heavy sighs of relief. And yet some anglers still haven't realized the potential for some ...
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IDNR hopes to slow spread of fish-killing VHS diseaseJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has announced emergency regulations aimed at slowing the spread of fish-killing Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS) in Illino...
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Staking a claim to trout in Colorado's high countryJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - VAIL, Colorado - I whispered a very quiet "yes" when the first trout grabbed the beadhead prince nymph. A split second later I yelled 'Oh no!' when the fish spit the hoo...
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Still rowing after all these yearsJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Characters come to me in all shapes and sizes. And it just so happens that some of those people I've met over the last 40 years I have truly come to envy. I made the dec...