Articles filed under Outdoors
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Angling traditions change and endureJun 15, 2011 12:00 am - By Mike Jackson Daily Herald Outdoors Writer Chicago is a city where traditions often drive the way residents live their lives. Much of the metropolitan area used to be ...
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Steady weather means better fishingJun 01, 2011 12:00 am - With a major shot of stable weather area fishing has picked up quite a bit, especially on Lake Michigan. Lake Michigan: Perching is slowly getting better at several ...
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Child-like outlook keeps fishing adventures freshJun 01, 2011 12:00 am - I remember when I was 18, Len Juric and I spent a night fishing and sleeping in a small boat on Lake Zurich. I think we got more sleep than fish, but we didn't want to m...
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Ill. campers may use ReserveAmerica siteMay 26, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois tourists looking for Department of Natural Resources campsites, cabins and picnic shelters may reserve them online through the ReserveAmerica sys...
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Mike Jackson on the outdoorsMay 18, 2011 12:00 am - By Mike Jackson Daily Herald Outdoors Writer You may want to skip the following words of wisdom because today’s column jumps off the path of fishing enlightenment. Becau...
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Mike Jackson’s outdoors notesMay 18, 2011 12:00 am - I assume many of you are as frustrated as Iam with the current weather conditions. I was away for two weeks, and when I returned last week the temperature took another n...
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Barrington lake is for the birdsMay 16, 2011 1:00 am - Citizens for Conservation and Audubon invite residents to join the celebration of Baker’s Lake Saturday, May 21, as an Important Bird Area. The event, which begins at 2 ...
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Diversity's the best part about fly fishingMay 11, 2011 12:00 am - By Mike Jackson Daily Herald Outdoors Writer Everything started off just fine. It was one of those bone-chilling winter days that would normally keep me in the house, un...
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Hoffman teen hooked on bass fishingMay 10, 2011 12:00 am - Jonathan Barzacchini of Hoffman Estates looked every bit the tournament fisherman last week when he met with residents at Sunrise, a senior living community in Schaumbur...
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Mike Jackson on the outdoorsMay 04, 2011 2:00 am - I don't have a sheet of statistics, nor do I have any hard evidence to back up my suppositions about live bait fishing. All I can offer are my personal experiences and d...