Articles filed under Outdoors
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Female champions of fly fishingFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - The late Jim Chapralis was serious when he informed me that women are taking to fly fishing as seriously as shopping for shoes. He joked that, in his opinion, female fl...
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Take it from him: live bait!Feb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - He told me he's had it with fishing because he can barely walk. He's lost sight in one eye, and his overall physical strength is at a minimum. But that didn't stop me fr...
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Outdoors notes for Feb. 7Feb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - A Tennessee attorney has pleaded guilty to illegally killing and transporting white-tailed deer, a misdemeanor violation of the Lacey Act, and been fined $7,500 by a fed...
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Fly fishing can provide those precious momentsJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - The old rental boat gently nudged the shoreline, and I that's when I began to wonder what Irv had in mind. My young brain didn't get the fact my father was going to sho...
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Outdoor notes for Jan. 31Jan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - I've spoken with a dozen or so local anglers this week as the temperature rose and teased us into thinking we would have a rapid thaw on our presently frozen lakes. I su...
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Outdoors notesJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - I recognize that our long winters here in the rust belt can sometimes be frustrating for those of us who love to fish, but when soft-water season rolls around, we have s...
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Never too late to acquire a new bag of tricksJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - We sat across from each other at an old kitchen table, deep in the northern Manitoba bush, discussing the meaning of life. I listened carefully to the words coming from ...
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Tampa Bay area welcomes anglersJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Joe Atkins reared back and set the hook. Up came a scrappy black drum that went right into a bucket. Nearby, angler Paul Wasco had his eyes glued to...
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Outdoors notesJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - In my book, angling surveys are something akin to television viewer surveys. In my opinion, the fishing surveys just don't seem to be highly accurate, especially when it...
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The walleye is angling's strongest magnetJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - My cousin Len refuses to try something different for his annual vacation. For decades, he's pointed his vehicle northward, heading for the same northern Minnesota fishin...