Articles filed under Outdoors
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Jackson: Six decades of teaching still fresh in some mindsSep 29, 2016 10:05 am - As of now, the cooler weather did much to improve the current story of fishing affairs. For example, Fox River small-mouth have been aggressively chasing leeches and min...
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Jackson: Classic fishing lures beat the flavor of the monthSep 21, 2016 10:05 am - My wife and three daughters are always keeping me abreast of the flavor of the month in neighborhood ice cream shops. I'm relegated to the sugar-free or no-sugar-added s...
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Jackson: Two lures from the 1950s still going strong todaySep 21, 2016 10:05 am - When I asked my friend Paul if he wanted to explore a couple of ponds west of where we live, he wasn't overly excited at the prospect, especially if we would do our expl...
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Jackson: Tourism and bio fuel debate can get messySep 21, 2016 10:05 am - I laugh every time I get e-mail from Minnesota's tourism department inviting me to fish with the governor and a few other outdoor writers. My laughter is all about Minne...
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Jackson: New take on old friend - jetboating on the St. JoeSep 14, 2016 10:05 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Dustan gave me two choices to fish. It was either the Michigan waters of the St. Joe River with larger smallmouth, or further south to the Indiana sid...
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Jackson: Expedition to Cuba catches more than fishSep 08, 2016 10:05 am - CAYO CRUZ, Cuba - I truly never understood what geopolitics meant to the average person. Even with my two college degrees I am puzzled by what an economist does to just...
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Boat sticker penalty increases in Island LakeSep 07, 2016 1:00 am - Island Lake boaters who don't purchase annual village stickers for their watercraft now will face steeper fines. The village board boosted the fine for noncompliance to ...
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Lake Zurich, Bangs Lake offer new chances to find your own fishing hotspotSep 01, 2016 10:00 am - I remember receiving an email berating me for promoting bass fishing on Bangs Lake in Wauconda. And I had a face-to-face confrontation with a clerk at the Bass Pro Shop ...
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Carp-O-Rama at Independence Grove Sept. 10Aug 29, 2016 1:00 am - Carp-O-Rama returns to Lake County Forest Preserve District's Independence Grove near Libertyville on Saturday, Sept. 10. All ages are welcome for the event from 6:30 a....
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Jackson: There are options when you can't find the fishAug 24, 2016 10:05 am - As anglers, we seem to be creatures of habit coupled with a major desire to embrace stubbornness. And stubbornness can translate into attitudes that embrace a high degre...