Outdoors
Brendan Bruno, 15, joined those who caught a 40-inch or longer northern pike this year on the Chicago lakefront.
Another tilapia from the Chicago Area Waerway System (CAWS) and a rutting buck chasing does in the suburbs are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.
An early trip to see sandhill cranes at Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area in Indiana raised questions, especially related to what is becoming the nation’s largest solar farm.
Gabis Arboretum in Valparaiso makes a good side on the way to viewing sandhill cranes at Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area in Indiana.
The fisheres on both the Illinois and Indiana sides of Wolf Lake are positives in a water facing other urban challenges.
Steelhead going up and down the Chicago lakefront and some early signs of perch on southern Lake Michigan lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report; plus Kurt Justice noted in the northern Wisconsin report that muskies are looking “swoll”!
George Katsigiannis arrowed two big bucks last week to fit right into the family tradition of his father Billy and grandfather George.
Comedian Mike Marvell will make it a specal night Thursday at the Riverside Fishing Club.
Dan Blaszinski caught his biggest smallmouth bass of the year from Green Bay on Frday.
A big buck at Illinois Beach State Park, a Chicago mantis making an office visit, the latest stocking of muskies into Geneva Lake in Wisconsin and some poetry from Gertrude Stein are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.
It’s more than the loss of habitat that has led to drastic reduction in hunting of upland birds and small game in Illinois.
Matthew Houston did four years in Marist’s fishing program and is now involved with the fishing club at Grand Valley State University, meanwhile, along the way he became involved in kayak fishing and expects to enjoy fishing for his whole life.
A turn toward winter, no matter how brief, has changed the outlook on fishing around Chicago and people starting to get antsy for perch to come in around Cal Park lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.
The Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant holds one of its Lake Michigan meetings, this one includes research on PFAs and Lake Michigan fish, on Wednesday evening.
Justin Meyer caught the surprise of a “burly” northern pike while fishing for smallmouth bass off Navy Pier.
A Bears-watchng sandhill crane, a sharp comment on Waukegan’s Government Pier and contacts for reporting overflowing fishing-line receptacles are among the notes from around Chicgo outdoors and beyond.
Placing timing Indiana’s tallest free-flowking waterfall (Willamsport Falls) right with experiences of significant waterfalls in Illinois.
Word came today Berkley on the how-to of recyclng fishing line.
It’s important to keep fishing line out of the natural world, then comes the dilemna of what to do with the used line.
The opening of a Bridgeport Bait and Tackle, the opening days of fall trout in Illinois and ongoing salmon and steelhead action on southern Lake Michigan lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.
A buck wandering a Chicago cemetery, wondering about the whereabouts of a sturgeon mount and Illinois’ low fall turkey harvest are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.
Show season around Chicago outdoors looks to be returning to something like normal.
Here is the master list of outdoors shows, classes and swap meets for the 2024 season around the Chicago area, well, there’s a couple in this December, too. At two updates now.
John Krizek caught a 72-inch lake sturgeon but couldn’t weigh it because of its heft.
Lakefront perch on southern Lake Michigan and waiting on ice fishing (maybe next week in the Northwoods) lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.
Nolan Lenc took advantage of moving a deer stand slightly to adjust to the scrapes of a big buck to earn Buck of the Week honors.
Paul Vriend photographing a great egret in flight, Illinois’ effort to reestablish lake sturgeon and Bassmaster’s 1st “Million Dollar Man,” Larrry Nixon retiring from competitive fishing are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.
One of the mildest opening days made for an interesting beginning to Illinois firearm deer season.
Orrin Brand, 79, better known as Mike Jackson in his former roles as an outdoors radio personality and as outdoors columnist for the Daily Herald, died on Wednesday, Nov. 15.
A rare chance to tour the Urban Stream Research Center In Warrenville, the 10th annversary of Openlands’ Birds in My Neighborhood and Illumination opening at Morton Arboretum are in the Go & Show this week.
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