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Five warm water targets on the fly
With the heat of summer descending upon the region, those cold water loving trout which were stocked in area lakes and reservoirs are seeking out the depths, and aside from some chill hours in the morning and evening, are a bit tougher to target on the fly rod. Luckily, around the upper Midwest, there are plenty of other fish to take their place on the long rod and many ways to catch them.
Hunting Holdovers
Just after ice off on many lakes capable of holding trout is the time to pursue the big bruisers that have made it through the throngs of ice anglers over the winter and the warm waters of late summer.
Double-dose of speed this weekend
The McLean County Speedway will have a doubleheader of racing this Friday and Saturday as drivers and race enthusiasts try to pack as much high-speed action into the shortened racing season as they can.
West Region softball kicks off
With sanctioned softball getting nixed for the summer, a group of Class B teams pulled together to keep play going between eight local teams.
An old adage
This has been perhaps the windiest spring I can recall since I became a dedicated angler several decades ago.
The Ecstasy of Gold
It was one of those spring days we’ve had an abundance of: warm but not quite hot and just windy enough to make it feel cool.
Rock it for smallies
Springtime is primetime for smallies and the best way to turn things up for brown bass is knowing where they will be this time of year.
Waldren named to All-Star team
Washburn senior Jordan Waldren has been named to one of this year’s Scheels All-Star softball teams.
