Articles filed under Outdoors
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Even on fishing shows, how you speak mattersApr 24, 2013 11:04 am - A very angry Rick G. wrote to me after his visit to his local pharmacy. “I was so sick I couldn’t stop throwing up,” he said, “so I had to buy some over-the-counter conc...
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Be careful — you may not be legally covered with umbrella rigsApr 17, 2013 11:04 am - It was during an autumn largemouth bass foray when I saw an angler break the law — the Illinois law, that is. I’d just caught my fourth bass of the session using a pre-r...
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Ralph Frese memorial canoe trip is SundayApr 12, 2013 5:25 pm - Forest Preserve District of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, General Superintendent Arnold Randall and Marc Miller, director of the Illinois Department of N...
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First year rowing club a big hit for St. Charles studentsApr 11, 2013 4:51 pm - D. Tyler Miller spent his youth and college years as a competitive rower developing his shoulders, lats and legs. Now he’s got your back. Last August the California tran...
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The verdict is in, and it’s time to go fishingApr 10, 2013 3:31 pm - Yes, ready or not, the fishing season is here and off and running. Some of the angling brethren have been acting a bit like wild children who’ve been sequestered for an ...
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Big fun right now chasing shallow-water brownsApr 10, 2013 11:04 am - Have we angered the weather gods? Is there a possibility some outer space planetary misalignment is causing this country to suffer through the constant, never-ending sti...
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Anglers lose another legend in HannonApr 03, 2013 3:31 pm - We weren’t friends for very long, but the time factor really didn’t matter in this case. Doug Hannon, 66, a legend in the fishing world known as the “Bass Professor” for...
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Suggestions for fishing destinations far and nearApr 03, 2013 11:04 am - I used to keep track of the emails asking me where “they” should go for a fishing vacation? But I lost count after the tally soared way past 500. And here’s the really i...
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Cook County trout season opens April 6Mar 28, 2013 2:30 pm - Trout fishing season opens Saturday, April 6 in Cook County in three locations — Axehead and Belleau Lakes in Des Plaines/Park Ridge and Sag Quarry-East in Lemont. From ...
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EPA reports trouble in river, stream conditionsMar 27, 2013 7:00 pm - Some of us already know that pollution rears its ugly head in many of our streams and rivers. But now the Environmental Protection Agency has taken its well-intentioned ...