Articles filed under Outdoors
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Lakes stocked with fish for opening of trout season Oct. 19Sep 30, 2019 11:00 pm - The 2019 fall inland trout fishing season opens Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Forest Preserves of Cook County trout fishing lakes: Axehead Lake and Belleau Lake in Park Ridg...
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With rising waters, shore fishing success is achievableSep 23, 2019 1:00 am - Some homeowners I know are doing their best to keep floodwaters at bay, enlisting a platoon of volunteers to stack sandbags at their property's edge. Last week the offic...
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Bus tour offers fun facts about Schaumburg parksSep 09, 2019 11:00 pm - A guided bus tour will navigate through various parks and some of the few remaining natural areas left in Schaumburg. A Schaumburg Park District Guided Park Tour is set ...
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Carp fishing contest Saturday in LibertyvilleSep 04, 2019 1:00 am - A carp fishing contest is set for Saturday at the Independence Grove Forest Preserve near Libertyville. Not only is the all-ages event fun for fans of the sport, it's d...
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When it comes to great fishermen, confidence is the major factorAug 20, 2019 1:00 am - He likes catching fish. Better yet he relishes his ability to find finicky fish. And then the easy part comes next when he directs his guide parties where to place a lu...
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Learn about fishing in Canada with Fox Valley Area Anglers Aug. 27Aug 18, 2019 11:00 pm - The Fox Valley Area Anglers, a multispecies fishing club, will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27, at the Tap House Grill, 3341 W. Main St. in St. Charles. The speaker wil...
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Coast Guard Auxiliary to offer safe boating course Aug. 17 in WaukeganJul 25, 2019 11:00 pm - Attention boaters! A special summer session Safe Boating Course will be offered from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, at Waukegan Harbor Flotilla 41-5, 9 N. Harbor Pl...
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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 ...