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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

Angelo and Pete are just like all other red-blooded Canadian anglers out there. They love hearing about, reading about and talking to people who love fishing. In this list are 5 Canadian anglers, some newer to the fishing scene that others but all with a vast amount of angling experience and especially skills, that Ang […]

Not according to British Columbia fishing guide Vic Carrao. He says “a word from the west, once we’re clear from this crazy, world-wide pandemic, we’re still open for business.” Phew, we’re glad to hear it. Read on. If you believe everything you heard or read, you would think the West Coast is closed to fishing. […]

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 […]

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 […]

There’s a lot of us who dream to live in the bush, alone and free from the business of suburbia. Whether we do it or not, the idea of it seems to be increasing. However, it’s definitely not new. People have been escaping into the woods for a long time now. A few years back […]

Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry John Yakabuski recently announced the start of the government’s consultation on the proposal to reopen the spring bear hunt. At first glance it may appear to be no more than a political ploy to garner some attention during the mid-winter doldrums, after all, consultation does not guarantee results but […]

If you haven’t been to this year’s Toronto Boat Show and you’re looking for something to do this weekend, then you might want to check it out. There’s an array of water vessels there that will blow your mind. Ang, Pete, and Steve took a trip in and stopped by the Mercury and Princecraft booths […]

I find it so awesome that by looking into one subject, that crazy information machine called the internet can take you in so many alternate directions. In this case, I was writing a piece for an up-coming Fish’n Canada episode about the baitfish that I believed big fall Bay Of Quinte Walleye preyed upon. I […]

Sturgeon fishing expert and professional guide Vic Carrao sent us this pic of a super happy client (see below image) posing with Canada’s biggest freshwater fish species, a White Sturgeon. Angelo and Pete have fished with Vic in the past and the results were nothing short of spectacular. “We’ve caught fish in and around the […]

“Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is.” —- German Proverb A few years back, on the way to speak at a local library on the joys of wilderness canoe tripping, I witnessed a terrible accident along the highway. Some young kid zipped past an older couple, who then slammed on the brakes, causing a […]

Angelo and I just returned from the Garmin pro angler summit at their headquarters in Olathe Kansas and let me tell you, it was information packed. Information that comes from the pro anglers as well as the Garmin professionals (engineers etc.) The beauty of a summit like this is 2-fold. First, it brings together anglers […]

The number one question I get is what’s the best canoe to fish from. You’d think the answer would be complicated. There’s dozens of makes and models, just like motorboats, tents, and RVs. But the choice is easy for me. It’s a prospector – hands down. My first canoe was found at the dump. It […]

Going back to earlier this year I remember stumbling upon a Facebook post from a fellow angler. This post simply read something along the lines of “44% Mortality… Disgusting.” Of course, I was morbidly curious as to what exactly my friend was on about. What I came to read horrified me, a fishing tournament held […]

“Oh, we sailed away at the break of day ta pull traps in oil skin trousers!” And so began our trip to Hawk Lake Lodge in the Fish’n Canada Ram. Joining me in the rear were Mike and Jordan: Two of the best TV show crewmen on the face of the planet and of course, […]

I had a fantastic fall day out with Joe Ford of Joe Ford Fishing when he jumped at a last-minute opportunity to get together for a day of Bass fishing. I was looking for a great late-season Largemouth day as I love late season Largies. Getting down to the dirty, we did pretty well on […]

My passion for canoeing began at the age of twelve. My father and I were at a remote fishing lodge in Ontario’s Algoma Highlands and spent a good part of the week trolling the main lake without much luck. The second-last day, we decided to borrow one of the lodge’s beat-up aluminum canoes and portaged […]

About two weeks after the Bass opener in Southern Ontario, Steve Niedzwiecki and I decided to do a little fishncanada.com and Fish’n Canada YouTube work and, since the forecast was dead flat and calm for the following day, we picked Lake Simcoe as our playground. Lake Simcoe is a beast of a lake, but it’s […]