Articles filed under Outdoors
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Jackson: Old lessons work well for fall fishingOct 05, 2016 10:05 am - From Rhinelander, Wis., and points north to our own Fox Chain 'O Lakes, nature's annual fall water ritual has started to unfold. The celebratory magic of jumbo-sized cra...
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Join the Big Sit on Saturday in RingwoodOct 05, 2016 1:00 am - Adults and children are invited to join the Big Sit from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, near the Powers-Walker House at Glacial Park in Ringwood. The Big Sit i...
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Forest Preserves of Cook County prepares for trout fishingOct 02, 2016 11:00 pm - The Forest Preserves of Cook County 2016 fall inland trout fishing season will open Saturday, Oct. 15. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources will be providing and...
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Lake Zurich brothers launch adventure filmmaking businessOct 01, 2016 7:38 am - Brothers Kyler and Kody McCormick have a recipe for people to achieve their ideal life: Get out of your comfort zone, leverage your personal story and connect with mento...
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Busse Woods fall fishing season begins Oct. 15Sep 30, 2016 1:00 am - The fall fishing season in the Cook County Forest Preserves opens Oct. 15, including at Busse Reservoir, North Pool in Elk Grove Village, where the Illinois Department o...
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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...