Good Old Fall Bass Fishing Competition – The Happy Camper
One of my favourite YouTube channels is Paddleheads It’s hosted by Ben Kelly and Adam Macrae. They’re both canoeists, as well as anglers. That’s a rarity in the paddling community. I prefer canoeing and fishing as well, so I jumped at the chance to join them on their latest outing to one of their favourite […]
Bit By a Pike! – Fish’n Canada Fan Submissions
When we interviewed Muskie Attack victim, Kim Driver, back in 2020, we had no idea the traction it would have. Since then, fishncanada.com has become the unexpected home of freshwater fish attack stories, with viewers and listeners from all over the world submitting their encounters with pike and muskie and turning what we once thought […]
Behind the Scenes: Pine Portage
We recently returned from one of my all-time favourite Walleye lakes as well as fishing lodges in Pine Portage Lodge on Kaby Lake in the beautiful Algoma Region of Ontario. If it’s numbers of Walleye you want, this is the place. If it’s big Walleye and Pike you want, they’re here as well! Joining me […]
Behind the Scenes: Hastie Lake
Hey everybody, we just returned from our last trip to the Algoma region of Ontario for the season. We’ve been up there quite a bit this year and justifiably so… the fishing is awesome! This adventure took us to Hastie Lake which is accessed by Lauzon Aviation. Our team consisted of myself, Steve Niedzwiecki, Dean […]
Behind the Scenes: Hidden River Lodge
This blog takes you into the Algoma region of Ontario to a place called Hidden River Lodge near Hawk Junction, on Whitefish Lake. The location is perfect, it’s nestled in the area of Missinaibi, Dog, and Wabatongushi lakes… right in the heart of Walleye country and perfect for a Fish’n Canada TV episode. We have […]
Fall is Hard Bait Time
Presented by Mercury As to the title of this piece – yes, I realize that fall is not just about hard baits, it’s about many styles of baits that can be used in order to execute a proper presentation to catch your quarry. However, if you’re at all like me, and one “style” of bait […]
Ontario Man Attacked by Northern Pike
As you may have heard on the latest episode of Outdoor Journal Radio, we here at Fish’n Canada received an interesting call this week from an avid angler and fan of the show, Ed Skrobal. Ed is from Ontario and had just gotten back from a fishing trip in Manitoba, but what Ed told us […]
Owning a Northern Fishing Lodge – The Joy, Trials and Tribulations
In the winter of 2009, I left my sheet metal fabrication and welding shop behind, and I bought the Chaudière Lodge. For me, owning a fishing lodge was a journey that filled the last decade of my life with joy and a sense of accomplishment. But also a ton of stress. There was nothing more fulfilling […]
Do Pike and Muskie Attack Humans?
As a young kid in southern Ontario, few fish occupied my mind more than Pike and Muskie. On one hand, as a young angler, catching a fish measuring nearly as long as myself was the stuff of dreams. On the other, as someone who just as frequently liked to swim in the lakes that these […]
THE WORLD’S TOP 10 HEAVIEST GAMEFISH EVER CAUGHT
Presented by Garmin Although many of the top “record” fish in the world were caught years ago, they all had a certain method to their madness when it comes to technique. Today’s anglers have so much more to work with, ESPECIALLY with the amazing electronics that are mounted to so many fishing boats. We can […]