Posts tagged "Illinois fishing"
The Illinois River Sauger bite is fantastic
Pictured left to right: Mark Meravy, Dave Zurawski, First Place, Marty Burns, Maury Schmerbach, Second Place, and James Pressing, Paul Drudan, Third Place This came in from Bob Kidd of the Illinois Walleye Trail regarding last weekend’s Tournament on the Illinois River. The Illinois Walleye Trail had 59 teams participating on Sunday 3-20-2011 at Barto... Read more »
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March 22, 2011 at 5:48 am
March 22, 2011 at 5:48 am
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Shabbona Lake fishing report update
I just received a fishing report from Jay Angel who guides on Shabbona, LaSalle, the Illinois River and other bodies of water. Shabbona Lake Big cats caught on Shabbona Lake today with leeches on the weedlines. Look for them in 6 – 10 feet of water in close proximity to weeds and deep... Read more »
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July 4, 2010 at 10:50 am
July 4, 2010 at 10:50 am
Cabelas 3 Rivers Bowfishing Championship
The Cabelas 3 Rivers Bowfishing Championship will be held on May 15th 8pm and May 16th 6am “Big 10 Format” Optional Big Fish Pot 3 Rivers Marina; 25400 DesPlaines River Road, Wilmington Illinois Free BBQ & Great Door Prizes Before The Shoot Starting 4pm $15 Per Shooter Entry, Optional $5 Big Fish Pot, $5 Longest... Read more »
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May 10, 2010 at 10:46 pm
May 10, 2010 at 10:46 pm
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Good day at LaSalle Lake
I got to jump into Rich Komar’s boat today and buzz around LaSalle Lake. It just opened yesterday. Fishing was pretty good. Largmouth, Smallmouth, and Hybrid Stripers made it into the boat. One thing though is that it was breezy out there. Boat control was a bit difficult. From that respect, it was kind of... Read more »
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March 18, 2010 at 8:25 pm
March 18, 2010 at 8:25 pm
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Don Dziedzina
Don Dziedzina of Illinois Outdoors Inc., has been involved in the outdoors industry for over 40 years. His outdoor writing dates back over 25 years. Don has written columns for numerous outdoor magazines and many local newspapers. For a couple years he wrote outdoor columns for the Chicago Tribune in the Sports section. Today, his columns are published in the Sports section of TribLocal which is part of the Chicago Tribune. Over 15 years ago Don began producing and hosting the Illinois Outdoors TV show. It airs now on Comcast, Insight, and MediaCom Cable having a reach of nearly 7 million viewers. About 6 years ago he was asked by Jim DaRosa to join the staff of the Fishing and Outdoor Radio Show. Since then Jim, Ray Ludkevicz and Don co-host the show that airs every week, simulcast on WCSJ AM 1550, WCSJ FM 103.1, WSPY FM 107.1, WSPY AM 1480, and WSQR AM 1180. On Don's TV show he always says, “Great Fishing (or hunting) is not that far away.” On the radio show they say “We fish, we hunt, we live the outdoors.”
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