Early spring fishing brings mixed bites and plans for paddling trips
The piece notes a lively opening of the fishing season with bass catfish rock bass crappie and trout caught at Dresden Lakes Lake Plainfield and Kankakee backwaters. It mentions an upcoming DuPage canoe trip from Plainfield to Channahon State Park following historic routes and led by Bill Hendrickson and others, plus youth hostel cycling and sailing programs, lamprey control aiding lake trout stocks and forecasts of salmon runs within four years. It also covers Illinois and Great Lakes stocking efforts and a push to convert Arsenal lands into recreation sites including a Spring Creek Valley lake with a Forest Park PTA discussion slated for April 28.
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Draper Ave
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PTA
State Sanitary Water Board cites Rockdale and others
State Sanitary Water Board held a public hearing in Springfield citing Rockdale for alleged inadequate maintenance of a sewage plant and improper sewage treatment plus pollution of the S and M Canal. The meeting also charged Englist Realtors Belleville with fines for sewer work without a permit and ordered several towns and firms to address discharges and pollution along multiple waterways.
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Rockdale
State Sanitary Water Board
S&m Canal
Springfield
Englist Realtors
Belleville
Sportsmen Get Pike Stock for New Lenox Lake
The New Lenox Sportsmen's Club will stock their club lake in the Wilmington strip mines with a truckload of walleyes from Canada. Secretary Stan Eke reports officials are shaping the beach for the official swimming season opening on May 30. Some members have moved away creating several openings in the club this year.
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Lenox Sportsmen’s Club
Canada
Wilmington
Stan Ekedahil
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