Articles filed under Outdoors
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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...
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Know what you're buying when you hire a guideApr 27, 2011 12:00 am - Thanks to outdoor scribe Jim Shepherd for reminding me to pass along some tips and experiences for those of you heading north. I have fished the wilds of Canada for over...
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Local biker with disability joins cross-country TV journeyApr 24, 2011 12:00 am - As soon as she sees her fellow participants in a TV adventure series featuring people with disabilities riding a bicycle across the United States, Dianne Jones can’t hel...
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Bass sluggish at IHSA fishing sectionalsApr 20, 2011 11:00 pm - Spring's cold temperatures and heavy rainfall wreaked havoc with bass fishing sectionals hosted by the Illinois High School Association. At Busse Lake in Schaumburg, whe...
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From ponds to the big lake, Illinois angling has it allApr 20, 2011 12:00 am - You name a species of fish, and chances are someone in this area will find it and catch it, save for the saltwater variety. Even though I always seem to run into fisherm...