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A note on how to report armadillos in Illinois, a well-photographed backyard Cooper’s hawk, and thoughts on Illinois-record smallmouth bass and northern pike are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.
It is with a heavy heart that the family of Donald Rae Handrich shares the news of his passing. On February 28, 2022, Donald Handrich, age 73, passed suddenly, but without suffering into the hands of God. He was born on February 25, 1949. Don was a loving father to Troy, Tom and Trent. He often referred to them as “My Three Sons”. He graduated from Waupaca High School in 1967 and went on to attend The University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point where he placed on the Dean’s list his last two years. In the midst of college, he […]
Hints come in this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report of the in-between time with both ice fishing and the start of open-water fishing around Chicago; plus there’s trout and early coho on southern Lake Michigan.
Braidwood reopens to fishing Tuesday, March 1, the changes of late-season ice fishing, and lakefront trout and coho lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.
Ice fishing goes on around Chicago and leads this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report; plus the North American Ice Fishing Circuit visits Channel and Catherine lakes on Sunday and there’s a few coho reported in Indiana.