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On Outdoors: ‘Fish Beat’ makes home in archives

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer With the exception of some die-hard muskie anglers, who are finding rather localized success, the traditional season
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November 4, 2009 | Also published in Fish Beat | Comments (0)

Fish Beat: Summer recap and the typical fall season

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer This year was an unusual one for fishing. Erratic temperature changes confused some species, which carried on
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October 28, 2009 | Also published in Fish Beat | Comments (0)

Fish Beat: Reel in the best line

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer There are a variety of fishing line brands on the market. Some are multi-purpose, while others are
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October 14, 2009 | Also published in Fish Beat> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Fish Beat: Northern pike and the late season rush

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer In the Midwest, fall often approaches quickly. The morning air becomes suddenly brisk, the leaves begin to
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September 30, 2009 | Also published in Fish Beat> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Fish Beat: A good hook matters

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer With a nice fall on the horizon, there is still plenty of good fishing left for most
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September 16, 2009 | Also published in Fish Beat> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Fish Beat: Nailing white bass with flies

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer White bass, the state fish of Oklahoma, belong to the temperate bass family. Unlike largemouth and smallmouth,
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September 9, 2009 | Also published in Fish Beat> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Fishing locally for big bluegill

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer It’s true, to some extent: northern Illinois anglers are sometimes slighted when it comes to certain species
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August 26, 2009 | Also published in Fish Beat> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Fish Beat: Bluegill begin making return to shallow waters

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer With half of August gone, big bluegills are starting to come out of their dark roosts of
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August 19, 2009 | Also published in Fish Beat> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Fish Beat: Fishing heats up with temp increases

Anglers have been crossing their fingers in hopes fishing will recover from a weather-ridden spring and cold July. Many got
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August 12, 2009 | Also published in Fish Beat | Comments (0)

Fish Beat: Temps hamper local fishing

It’s not often when temperatures reach 80 degrees at mid-day and breath-condensing conditions through the evenings. This summer, especially July,
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August 5, 2009 | Also published in Fish Beat | Comments (0)

Fish Beat: Fishing the Rock River after the fish kill

Amid the aftermath of the recent Rock River fish kill, which, by all accounts, was directly related to the June
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July 29, 2009 | Also published in Fish Beat | Comments (0)

Fish Beat: Picking apart largemouth feeding habits

In almost all areas of North America, largemouth bass will be extremely active before and during their spawning season. After
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July 23, 2009 | Also published in Fish Beat> Outdoors | Comments (0)

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