Articles filed under Outdoors
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Suggestions for fishing destinations far and nearApr 03, 2013 11:04 am - I used to keep track of the emails asking me where “they” should go for a fishing vacation? But I lost count after the tally soared way past 500. And here’s the really i...
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Cook County trout season opens April 6Mar 28, 2013 2:30 pm - Trout fishing season opens Saturday, April 6 in Cook County in three locations — Axehead and Belleau Lakes in Des Plaines/Park Ridge and Sag Quarry-East in Lemont. From ...
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EPA reports trouble in river, stream conditionsMar 27, 2013 7:00 pm - Some of us already know that pollution rears its ugly head in many of our streams and rivers. But now the Environmental Protection Agency has taken its well-intentioned ...
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Can't catch whiff of suburban smelt fishermen these daysMar 26, 2013 5:00 am - In March of 1986, fans of the Chicago Bulls were wondering when, or if, their young injured superstar would make it back onto the court in time for the playoffs. The Chi...
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Trout season’s just around the cornerMar 20, 2013 4:31 pm - If the air temperature is below 15 degrees, it must be spring, eh? Spring-schming, it’s colder than a mortgage payment out there. But it also means the catchable tr...
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Big thrills the inexpensive way along the KeysMar 20, 2013 11:04 am - MARATHON, Fla. — One doesn’t have to possess a checking account loaded with scads of zeros to have a wonderful day on the water here. I have been preaching that you can ...
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They’re called conservation officers for a reasonMar 13, 2013 1:31 pm - Many people refuse to accept that conservation officers and game wardens are much like state police officers and, in many areas, have similar enforcement powers. Conside...
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Nothing like bluegills on the fly for a spring joltMar 13, 2013 11:04 am - My cell phone rang as I pulled up to a local office supply store. I was eager to get inside because the engine was off and it was getting cold. It was Bob Maciulis, pub...
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Fishing suffers in adverse conditionsMar 06, 2013 12:31 pm - Braidwood Lake is the annual “ice-breaker” body of water. It’s the key waterway-reservoir for anxious fishermen suffering from cabin fever and has already opened to mixe...
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Time to get the fishing lines readyFeb 27, 2013 10:00 am - If it wasn't enough that the winds blew through the area with tornado-like force. It didn't matter when my feet did their own circus act and headed in their own directio...