Opening Day: A Fun Start to the 2020 Bass Season
Well, with Bass season now in full swing for 2020, the long wait through another cold, Canadian winter is all but a memory. With the pandemic hitting us square in the ass, a day on the water during the warmer months is a relief. I went out for both the Ontario Zone 17 and 15 […]
Sustainable Self-Reliant Living in the New Economy
A Better Place Economists look at the unprecedented growth of the global economy and of international trade and investment and see a promising future with more of the same. That was pre-pandemic. Things have changed now. It’s been a long time coming. Ecologists have always seen the economy in conflict with the environment everywhere: collapsing […]
The Happy Camper – Interviews with YouTube Anglers
The people I’ve got to know in the paddling and angling community fully comprehend that when we spend time in wild places something profound goes on. Now, more than ever, we need to hear their voices. So, I’ve spent some time interviewing a bunch of my paddling and angling colleagues and had them tell their […]
A Temporary Cure for the Pandemic Blues
The Social Media Hive A Dip in the Deep End Although I am a very social person when it comes to live interaction with other human beings, I’ll be the first to admit that I have not yet fully been assimilated into the social media hive. Sometimes I feel that I am the only person […]
The Bass Pro Challenge: Boys Will Be Boys
It’s dangerous, it’s dumb, it’s illegal—but you have to admit, it’s kind of funny. Apparently, the latest craze in fishing, hunting, camping, and outdoors shopping is The Bass Pro Challenge, which is taking a plunge in the gigantic fish tanks at different Bass Pro Shops locations and broadcasting the antics on social media and apps […]
2020 Quinte Walleye Opener
With the aftermath of Trout season opener in southern Ontario behind us, it’s off to the next big day in the south O’s fishing schedule, the opening of Walleye on the world-famous Bay of Quinte. It happens annually on the first Saturday of May. This is arguably the second most crowded opening day in the entire […]
Poachers Beware, The Public Is On To You!
As we wrote in a previous Fish’n Canada article pertaining to poaching, for every one case solved, many go unsolved. Our quote there was “Of course, for every poaching crime committed, there is only a small number where the perpetrators are caught and prosecuted. We bet there are 10+ times that many committed that are […]
The Happy Camper – Fish ID Quiz
I teach part-time at a college where I take high school students outdoors for a class titled Ecosystem Skills. If they pass, the students gain two credits: high school and college credit. The course teaches them how to identify trees, birds, frogs, toads, turtles, and fish – and why all of the species are important. […]
Fish’N The Arctic
Imagine a place where the lakes are so plentiful with fish that grow to sizes beyond your wildest dreams. A place where it comes down to the strength of your fishing knot and your physical endurance being the two most important factors when fishing in these waters. Imagine having the chance of catching the fish […]
A Paddler’s Guide to Algonquin Park Excerpt
I have a new book out this Spring. It’s an update (third edition) to A Paddler’s Guide to Algonquin Park. Lots of paddling route ideas for brook trout and lake trout angling. Here’s a sample chapter – one of my favourite paddle routes for trout angling Algonquin has to offer. It’s not easy – but […]