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Steve Sarley: Trey McKinney making Illinois anglers proud

Featured, Fishing, Illinois, National Fishing, Opinion /

It was another exciting Bassmaster Classic. Dylan Nutt took the lead on Saturday and cruised to victory after the third day. Nutt is only 23 years old.
The amazing thing about this Classic is that the second-place finisher was from Illinois. Would you have ever thought that a young stick from the Land of Lincoln would come so close to winning the largest event in the world of professional fishing? Trey McKinney is on the cusp of a Hall of Fame bass fishing career, and he is only 21 years old.

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Steve Sarley: Dangers CPOs face come during dullest stops

Featured, Fishing, Hunting, Illinois, Opinion /

I started repeating the tale about the time I went on a ride-along with DNR officers Rich Riedel and Eric Schreiber in 2011. I was used to people complaining that the DNR police had an easy job, so I didn’t expect my experience to be too exciting. How hard could it be, since many people called these officers “the squirrel police” and other derogatory terms.

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Steve Sarley: Illinois fishing show reminds us about value of fellow fishermen, DNR

Featured, Fishing, Illinois, National Fishing, Opinion /

I just spent a very long weekend at the Chicagoland Fishing Show in Schaumburg.
I actually wish I could have been able to spend more time walking the aisles of the Schaumburg Convention Center. I love everything about attending these shows. Aside from listening to speakers, checking out the latest tackle, boats, motors, and travel destinations, I simply love to talk to people.

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Steve Sarley: My respect for catfishing continues to grow

Featured, Features, Fishing, Illinois, National Fishing /

I rarely write about catfish because I rarely fish for them. My mistake.
There are two kinds of cats that we normally fish for here in Illinois, and really across the Midwest. Everyone sees the channel catfish swimming in almost every river, stream, pond and lake. The blue catfish and the flathead catfish are much rarer fish, located in harder-to-find bodies of water.

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Steve Sarley: Stroke provided perspective for this outdoorsman

Featured, Fishing, Illinois /

I was thinking about the shotgun that I have and love. It is sitting in a gun safe, locked up and secure. It has not been touched in more than a year.
I have not gone hunting or target shooting since I suffered a stroke that knocked me on my keister in June 2024. I had a hemorrhagic stroke, which is one of the worst kinds of strokes, not that there is any kind of good one to have. Things could have been worse for me.

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