Articles filed under Outdoors
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Fox Valley Area Anglers team up with Fox Valley Special Recreation AssociationJul 22, 2019 11:00 pm - On Saturday, July 27, the Fox Valley Area Anglers, a local fishing club, is joining with the Fox Valley Special Recreation Association for a day of fun and fishing. The ...
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Jackson Outdoors: Bring back Friday night perch dinnersJul 22, 2019 1:00 am - I didn't want to listen to the state DNR biologists when they rang the doomsday bell signaling a major decline in the Lake Michigan perch population. They were reporting...
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Jackson Outdoors: A great way to spend an afternoonJul 13, 2019 1:00 am - I have been hammering the state tourism bureau for more than two decades about including our state's world-class fishing. It's readily available either on Lake Michigan ...
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Fox Valley Area Anglers to welcome kayak fishing expert Brian SchillerJul 10, 2019 11:00 pm - This season, the Fox Valley Area Anglers, a multispecies fishing club, is hosting 10 tournaments and additional fishing outings from April through October. The club me...
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Golf outing to benefit Buffalo Grove group's charity effortsJul 09, 2019 11:00 pm - The St. Vincent de Paul Society Buffalo Grove will hold its 35th annual charity golf outing Monday, Aug. 5, at The Grove Country Club in Long Grove to raise money for it...
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2 rescues in one week have St. Charles looking for ways to warn boaters about bad weatherJul 01, 2019 1:00 am - After rescuing two families in less than a week from the Fox River - including Sunday when crews plucked three people from a boat less than 30 seconds before it went ove...
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Mike Jackson: Too much confusion when it comes to lure selectionJul 01, 2019 1:00 am - I proudly wear a colorful badge proclaiming my status as an honorary pack rat. I have rods, reels, tackle boxes, all with manufactured dates emblazoned upon each piece g...
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VIDEO: St. Charles river rescue - 'They just saved their lives'Jul 01, 2019 1:00 am - As a brewing thunderstorm whipped winds and churned waves on the Fox River, three people in a boat drifted dangerously close to the dam in St. Charles. The boat was hav...
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Dodgeball youth tournament in Schaumburg July 12Jun 28, 2019 1:00 am - The Schaumburg Park District's Dodgeball Days Youth Outdoor Tournament will be held Friday, July 12, at Olympic Park, 1675 Old Schaumburg Road in Schaumburg. Check-in st...
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Mike Jackson: 2 basic needs most anglers need to carryJun 27, 2019 1:00 am - My lesson learned the hard way came to me in less than 20 seconds. Two friends and I shared a big boat on a northern Wisconsin lake, supposedly a red-hot spot for giant ...