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Posts tagged "illinois river"

Eagle release at Starved Rock State Park

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I was at the Starved Rock Lodge today, taping a TV commercial for the Heritage Corridor.  What a beautiful location for taping this spot. While there I ran into Kathy Casstevens  of the Starved Rock Lodge who told us us about an injured eagle that was recently released along the shores of the Illinois River... Read more »
By Don Dziedzina,
April 25, 2012 at 1:53 pm
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IL DNR Newsbits

The latest newsbits from the IL DNR just came out.   Here they are… Illinois Department of Natural Resources Newsbits for April 2012 2012 Illinois Licenses:  2012 Illinois hunting, fishing and sportsman’s combination licenses are required as of April 1.  The 2012 licenses are available from DNR Direct license and permit vendors, online through the IDNR... Read more »
By Don Dziedzina,
April 5, 2012 at 8:31 pm
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Get your Illinois Fishing License Today CLICK THIS TITLE

Let me do a Stand-Alone post on the Illinois Fishing Licenses. A new license is needed as of  April 1, 2012. If you plan to fish for inland trout next week, you’ll need an inland trout stamp. Fishing Lake Michigan for salmon or trout?  You’ll need a salmon stamp for that. Save a few bucks... Read more »
By Don Dziedzina,
March 30, 2012 at 9:00 pm
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Illinois Walleye Trail has successful tournament

Illinois Walleye Trail has successful tournament
The Illinois River is starting to give up some nice sauger and walleyes. Adam Sandor of the Illinois Walleye Trail sent me a report from their recent tournament which shows some good catches.  Congrats to all who did so well.   Here’s Adam’s report Well, for the first time in quite a few events the Illinois... Read more »
By Don Dziedzina,
March 19, 2012 at 12:43 pm
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Silver Carp shot by bowhunter near Brandon Locks

Silver Carp shot by bowhunter near Brandon Locks
Just got word from Ed DeVries, President of the Bowfishing Association of Illinois that BAI Director Chuck White shot the first silver carp on the DesPlaines River by the Brandon Locks. DeVries beleives that this is also the first silver carp found in this area.   The BAI has shot many bighead carp in this part... Read more »
By Don Dziedzina,
March 18, 2012 at 6:06 pm
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New report out on Asian carp

New report out on Asian carp
Federal agencies release first interim report on Asian carp environmental DNA results interpretation.  We have much concern about Asian carp coming up the Sanitary and Ship canal and the Calumet River into Lake Michigan.  Here is what came out in the report. Members of the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee (ACRCC) released March 15 the... Read more »
By Don Dziedzina,
March 15, 2012 at 2:22 pm
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Come hear my seminar at the Riverside Fishing Club

Come hear my seminar at the Riverside Fishing Club
On Thursday, March 8, 2012 at about 7:15 PM I’ll be giving a seminar at the Riverside Fishing Club on local spring time fishing. I’ll be talking about Braidwood, LaSalle, and Heidecke Lakes as well as the Illinois River.  I’ll may also touch on other locations like the Chicago lakefront for salmon and trout, Shabbona... Read more »
By Don Dziedzina,
March 2, 2012 at 2:20 pm
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Rippin' Shad is a real rattlin' bait

Rippin' Shad is a real rattlin' bait
It was two years ago when I visited the Northand Tackle booth at the ICAST Show in LasVegas.  This is one of the largest trade shows in the country and everything… EVERYTHING in fishing tackle is there. The featured product for Northland Tackle was their Live Forage line of products.  I was impressed. But at... Read more »
By Don Dziedzina,
December 23, 2011 at 9:30 pm
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Please stop the killing now

Please stop the killing now
Vegetarians, please stop the killing.   Go hunting… go fishing…  eat the meat or fish that you catch!
By Don Dziedzina,
December 22, 2011 at 3:13 pm
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Kankakee River Fishing Report

Ed Mullady of the Sportsmans Letter sent me a Kankakee River Fishing Report.  Ed has been coined as being the Godfather of the Kankakee River.  I’d like to share it with you. Hi Don! For those who don’t mind the colder, wet weather, some nice fish are being caught along the Kankakee! In Indiana: Point... Read more »
By Don Dziedzina,
November 29, 2011 at 8:53 pm
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