Pack Meeting April 12th at Homestead Elementary
The meeting will begin at 7pm
The monthly pack meeting brings together boys from every den, their leaders, and their families, to participate in a large-scale event that serves as a showcase for everything the boys have learned and done in their individual den meetings. The pack meeting gives the boys a larger experience beyond their own den, and helps them to connect their individual activities to the entire Cub Scouting program.
Please have your scout(s) print out the quiz and then fill out the answer for his rank and remember to bring it to the Pack Meeting.
Click here for March Boys’ Life Quiz
Good Luck!
Pack Meeting is March 15th at The Wheatlands Elementary.
The meeting will begin at 7pm
The monthly pack meeting brings together boys from every den, their leaders, and their families, to participate in a large-scale event that serves as a showcase for everything the boys have learned and done in their individual den meetings. The pack meeting gives the boys a larger experience beyond their own den, and helps them to connect their individual activities to the entire Cub Scouting program.
March 17th 1:30 to 4:00 – McDowell Grove Forest Preserve in Naperville. The entrance is off of Raymond Dr., just south of Diehl Rd.
Please wear GREEN!
There’s no doubt that spring is here. When the word comes out that the 2012 spring trout fishing season is open here in Illinois, it’s time to start getting excited. Why? Because it’s time to go fishing and we won’t have to go far to find a trout pond near home.
The inland trout season will begin at 5 a.m. on Saturday, April 7. The limit is 5 trout per day.
A valid Illinois fishing licenses and inland trout stamp is required and can be purchased online via the IDNR website at www.dnr.illinois.gov, or by calling DNR Direct toll-free at 1-888-6PERMIT (1-888-673-7648). New licenses are required as of April 1 as our old licenses are valid only up to March 31, 2012. A license is required unless the angler is otherwise exempt (under age 16, blind or disabled, or is an Illinois resident on active military service who is home on leave).
Below are some of the places you can go catch some trout this weekend, for a complete list click here
DuPage County: Silver Lake, DuPage County Forest Preserve District
Kendall County: Big Lake at Silver Springs State Park
Will County: Lake Milliken at Des Plaines Conservation Area
How to fish for trout
You will need the following:
Needle nose pliers
#12 Treble Hooks
Berkly Power Bait Trout bait, I like chartruse or pink
Medium size bobber
Split shots weight
You can get the above at Dick’s Sporting Goods, Bass Pro Shops or Gander Mt.
The bobber should be at least 16 inches above the treble hook.
Put a couple of split shots on the line about 6 inches above the treble hook.
Make a ball around the treble hook with the Trout bait.
Cast the bait out gently so it doesn’t fall off the hook.
Bring a bucket or cooler to keep the fish in.
Here is my favorite trout recipe but you can find many online.
Rainbow Trout Fish Tacos
Ingredients
•Whole fresh rainbow trout, cleaned and gutted
•juice of 3 limes
•salt and pepper to taste
•onion, sliced
•lemon wedges
•butter
•flour or corn tortillas
Method:
1. Place whole gutted trout in a large glass or stainless steel pan. Cut limes in half and squeeze juice over the fish, refrigerate and marinate for 1 hour.
2. Heat a charcoal or gas grill to high.
3. Wrap tortillas in foil and warm in 250F oven.
To grill trout:
1. Remove the fish from the marinade, pat dry.
2. Season inside of the fish with salt and pepper. Stuff the cavity with sliced onion, lemon wedges and a few pats of butter.
3. Make four slices in the skin on each side and insert lemon slices.
4. Wrap the whole fish in foil and place on medium hot grill. Cook 10 to 12 minutes per side for a 3- to 4- pound fish. Remove when internal temperature reaches 140F.
5. Place the trout on a cutting board and remove skin. Remove the bones (they should come out as one piece), leaving two fillets.
6. Shred the meat with two forks.
Prepare tortillas:
Remove the tortillas from the oven. Place two tortillas partially overlapping on a large plate. Place four heaping tablespoons of the shredded fish in the center of the tortillas.
Serve with a cole slaw, spicy tomato salsa, a zesty lemon mayonnaise or a simple sour cream dill sauce.
