Steve Sarley
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Northern pike aren’t caught in Illinois often, but be careful if you doOct 17, 2024 6:00 am - One of the least caught game fish here in Illinois is the northern pike. I don’t know why. They are tough fighters and are fairly easily caught. I think the small northe...
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Why carp are misunderstood and a lot of fun to catchOct 10, 2024 6:00 am - Carp are probably the most misunderstood fish in our local water. I’d venture a guess that the common carp is the most disliked fish that swims. Why? Many people dislike ...
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When fishing, trust your instinctsOct 03, 2024 6:00 am - Don’t necessarily listen to others when struggling to catch fish. Trust your personal knowledge and instincts.
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Struggling to catch fish? Try different colored luresSep 26, 2024 6:00 am - If you’re struggling to catch fish, you might want to try different colored lures.
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Here’s a fishing book that’s hard to put downSep 19, 2024 6:00 am - There aren’t a lot of fishing books available outside of the “how-to” kind of hardcovers you might find at the local book seller. Hard to find one of those places around ...
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The self-appointed social media police should give fishing posts a passSep 12, 2024 6:00 am - I’m a nice guy, I really am. I don’t go out of my way to provoke trouble or arguments. I don’t hurl insults or try to hurt people’s feelings. I try to adhere to the word...
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One last thing about the musky that got away, plus a thought on forward facing sonarSep 05, 2024 6:00 am - I swear I will not write about that big muskie I lost on Eagle Lake in Ontario again after this. After recovering the shock of the lost fish, Spence Petros asked me how I...
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Another high-tech toy taking the fun out of the ancient art of fishingAug 29, 2024 6:00 am - Fishing is an ancient art that has grown from a simple worm on a hook to what we are using today. It didn’t take much to catch fish. Heck, the legendary Lauri Rapala caug...
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Picking up the fish story of my struggle to land a huge muskyAug 22, 2024 6:00 am - Please allow me to continue last week’s tale of my battle with my monster musky. I was glad that I was in the front of the boat because I followed it when it decided...
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The start of a great fish tale involving a ‘legal’ musky in OntarioAug 15, 2024 6:00 am - My good friend hall of fame fisherman Spence Petros is heading up to Northwest Ontario’s legendary Eagle Lake Friday morning for a week of hunting giant muskies. Sadly, if it weren’t for my current medical condition, I might have been joining him.