Steve Sarley

It’s between fishing seasons, due to the weather, right now. A great way to help fill that void is to attend a meeting of a local fishing club. As a matter of fact, fishing club meetings are beneficial to attend the entire year around.
There are plenty of choices available if you care to attend a meeting. There are general interest clubs, as well as clubs that are species-specific, like for walleyes and muskies.

The year 2023 came to an end and it left some bad news for northern Illinois fishermen. I was stunned to learn that my friend, Ken Abraham, passed away.
I’m not trying to claim Ken as an exclusive friend, because he was truly a friend to everyone. You would be hard-pressed to find anyone who would say a bad word about Kenny.

The Oct. 31 passing of Marengo’s Herb Franks was covered widely in local media. I’m sure you’ve seen it. I don’t want to be repetitive, but there are a few things I’d like to mention.

Herb was an extremely close friend. He was famous for his work as an attorney, as a visionary, as a businessman, a Democratic politician, and for simply being a wonderful human being. Oh, by the way, Herb loved fishing.