Mike Jackson
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Bluegills: A fish for all seasonsJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - An ideal local fishing outing for me is finding and catching a quantity of large bluegills and crappies. At day's end, I am usually a happy camper. In countless columns ...
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Storms close three Wisconsin state parksJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - The strong storms that delivered heavy rain and strong winds to much of southern Wisconsin have forced the closing of three state parks. Repairs are under way even as fu...
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Desert provides quite a show each nightJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - CAREFREE, Ariz. -- In the early-morning or late-evening hours, if one sits quietly alongside one of the roads here, it's almost a safe bet that the wilderness will come ...
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Illinois Muskie Alliance deserves it dueJun 04, 2008 11:00 pm - In a recent column I reported that Illinois' muskie program isn't getting much help in the way of financial aid from the state. The major credit for the continued succes...
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Bass-a-plenty coming out of Lake DelavanJun 04, 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 with me because ...
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Newer, better and stronger -- it's the American wayMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Commerce in its forms makes the wheels and gears go around in this country, right? Would you be shocked to know that the spinning reel you bought three years ago just wo...
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Muskie program could use some helpMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Is the Illinois muskie program in trouble? Maybe, maybe not. But there does seem to be a lack of adequate funding within the Department of Natural Resources to properly ...
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Fuel for the fire: Uncle Sam wants your helpMay 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Notes Let's see … gas at more than $4 a gallon, traffic jams at an all-time high, Cook County sales taxes chasing gasoline prices, and our state administration is questi...
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The old maps still hold a crease … and many memoriesMay 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Every chapter in one's life unfolds with a sunrise or a sunset degrading into darkness. For some, those nighttime hours that offer a stage to herald their melodies. For ...
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Swiss government has different ideasMay 14, 2008 11:00 pm - It appears we may be headed in the opposite direction from our European sporting brethren when it comes to catch-and-release fishing. You may not believe this but starti...