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Fishing Great Destinations in Ontario | Fish'n Canada
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Apr 15, 2025
This episode celebrates the highlights and unseen footage of Fish’n Canada’s 2016 road trip through Ontario’s diverse province, from city fishing to back country wilderness. One of their biggest Ontario adventures includes hosting the 2016 edition of the Cooper tire / Fish’n Canada Bootcamp, where the attendees get armed and dispatched for a series of hard-core fishing days, gain newfound knowledge and experience unforgettable angling action. Don't forget to leave a COMMENT and give us a LIKE if you enjoyed what you saw. SUBSCRIBE for new videos and episodes released weekly! CONNECT WITH US -------------------------------- WEBSITE: http://fishncanada.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/FishnCanada/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/fishncanadaofficial/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/angeloviolafnc/ One of Canada's longest-running fishing shows, Fish'n Canada travels from coast to coast in search of trophy fishing opportunities. First started by brothers Angelo and Reno Viola in 1986, The Fish’n Canada Show has been on the air for over 30 years. Today, Angelo is joined by lifelong fishing buddy, Pete Bowman, and the pair continue to travel across Canada educating anglers using the experience they’ve gained over the years #Season31 #FishingCanada
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Ontario buddy Canada Ontario I've never
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seen anything like that you can travel
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to the far reaches of Northern Ontario
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for that one folks that's why we fish
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right there
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that's southern Ontario fishing Canada
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boot camp yeah this is what it's about
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right
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[Applause]
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the fishing Canada show brought to you
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in part by Coleman the outdoor company
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Cooper Tires Princecraft Beau's dominate
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the waters and Garmin fight your fish
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not your fish finder
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the province of Ontario is thought to
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have gotten its name from an iroquois
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word meaning beautiful water and we
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couldn't imagine a more fitting title
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with over a quarter of a million unique
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lakes containing one-fifth of the
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planet's fresh water ontario is at
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bottomless treasure chests for anglers
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of all types delivering wonders and
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surprises year after year this season we
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traveled to just ten of Ontario's
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250,000 plus bodies of water but our
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trips ran the gamut of fishing
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experiences we tracked down a loose of
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jewels in the remote reaches of Northern
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Ontario people from all over the world
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travel thousands of thousands of miles
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for that little guy right there we
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fought with monsters near feet from the
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shores of central and southern Ontario's
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urban centers and not to mention
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everything in between on today's fishing
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Canada episode we celebrate some of the
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many highlights and unseen moments from
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our year-long journey through both the
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cities and the winding wilderness of
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this great province we began our year
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with a journey to the remote wilderness
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of northern Ontario's Algoma region with
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the one-of-a-kind Blue Fox camp has his
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headquarters and embarked on a mission
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to set his hook on an elusive Nipigon
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strain brook trout
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although the lake trout were more than
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willing to do battle with me the giant
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rookies not so much
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they pushed me to my living I feels
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better but when it was all said and done
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mission accomplished
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Arius how's that baby oh that is
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gorgeous that is worth the trip into
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these little backwoods trust me the
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second stop on the Algoma leg of this
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province-wide journey brought us to
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wobba Tonga she Lake were Pete stationed
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at Locke Island Lodge set out on his own
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mission
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accompanied by Danny Thompson a leading
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expert in all things garment we launched
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FNC one our unique Princecraft on the
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unchartered waters of wobba Tonga she
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and used our cutting-edge garment
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technology to map the contours of the
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lake with surgical precision and then to
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pinpoint the location of our target in
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this case a giant koala gonna fish under
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the boat right now yeah that's a big one
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I think we need to catch that one oh
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yeah look at this hello Wow the agama
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region that's a fantastic fish up here
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above Wow
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having scratched some of the most remote
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locations off our list we changed years
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deciding to tackle a more urban setting
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and one of the most underappreciated
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species of our time the common carp
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demonstrating the ease with which
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urbanites can access this exciting form
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of angling peat fish exclusively from
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shore located near the downtown core of
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the beautiful central Ontario city of
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Peterborough with the aid of local
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carping guide Wilma Chef one of the most
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exciting thing about this carp stuff is
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the beepers going off what you hear that
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you run to that Rotter you're just ready
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to go it just gives you a great feeling
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it's like here we go it's on you get
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there's no way that you could not like
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this
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I don't care if you're the most anti
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carp person in the world when you come
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out and do this put it in your head that
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it's a sport fish there's no way you
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can't enjoy this this is a blast
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there's definitely over 40 pounds worth
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of fish in this net right now folks
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Peterborough oh my jump higher than ever
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so crazy
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it's not every day that the owner of a
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lodge welcomes you back from a long day
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of fishing with an outstanding rendition
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of a boy named Sue but that's exactly
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what we got when we headed north once
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again this time to the historic Martin
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River Lodge owned and operated by the
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very talented race a piano it's also not
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every day that an angler is treated to
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such an array of fishing auctions after
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an adventurous ATV expedition and I
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found ourselves entertained by the most
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active Smalley's we've encountered all
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year these aquatic acrobats actually
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seem to be jumping at a chance to get
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into our boat the great accommodations
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an amazing fishery and the bonus luxury
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of some foot-tapping evening
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entertainment the Martin River Lodge is
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truly an Ontario triple threat
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there has to be something mystical about
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the courses after wedding our appetites
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for vast in the north we find ourselves
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steering southward much like a salmon
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returns to its native waters we're
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returning to ours the exceptional waters
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of the core tha's this time clear and
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stony Lakes with special guests ROI arms
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the CEO of Cooper Tire just days away
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from his retirement angelanst fnc one
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clear view cottage resort hoping to
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satisfy his continued hunger for
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smallmouth bass the audience is getting
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an opportunity to see one good-looking
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intelligent young angler on one side and
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an old coot on the other side I'll let
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you decide which is which Wow isn't it
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nice if they watch the show
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yeah sit and see the person that caught
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all the fish right that's going to be on
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the show right
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I think there's convince them there's
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something really good news anything
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that's going to happen come oh that's a
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better fish
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there's a look at behind the behind if I
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can hurry up do it yeah that's why they
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call it fishing but if you got to keep
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fishing
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don't keep fishing in your tackle box
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keep fishing in your head you know keep
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fishing for answers sweet that is
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beautiful
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did you know that one of the main
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criterias that Pete and I use when
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shooting fishing Canada episodes in
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Ontario is diversity in not only
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locations but species as well we always
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try to depict a broad spectrum of
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fishing scenarios take the season for
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instance we commence the year with the
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gorgeous an iconic brook trout and as a
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bonus also included Lake trouble as we
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journeyed further throughout the
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province we added the underrated common
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carp the ever so elusive muskie the very
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popular and delicious walleye the
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acrobatic and downright nasty smallmouth
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bass along with its cousin the
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largemouth then some southern Ontario
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northern pike ending things off with the
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relatively unknown freshwater drum
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with a single seasons fish species lists
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like this it's easy to see why the
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province of Ontario is hands-down
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Canada's forerunner and fishing
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diversity just another reason to go fish
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in Ontario I don't know how many times
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we referred to it as the fish of 10,000
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casts but the elusive muskie is a
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challenge unlike any other that we face
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in Ontario this year we steered our
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voyage to the small town of Plantagenet
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not far from the easternmost point of
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the province where we run to food with
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longtime friend and fishing buddy muskie
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guide John Anderson John and I gave
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ourselves three days on the Ottawa River
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to catch up and catch ourselves one or
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more of these magnificent beasts after
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three long days of casting a monstrous
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muskie finally struck my bait nice pass
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an exhilarating climax we could not have
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written to be any better crazy what a
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monster
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beautiful fish in one of the final
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destinations of this year's Ontario
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roadtrip Pete found new joy in fishing
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for underutilized species
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he'd never yet put in his sight what a
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bunch of Bulldogs the much-maligned wait
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for it
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Sheepshead I launched the Princecraft
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onto the bay equity from Merlin Park
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with Kevin Labor's Myrna Park owner and
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resident sheephead enthusiast I made my
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introduction to a whole new world of
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fishing for the tail anima power there
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that big tail yeah
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nice we began our seasonal tour of
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Ontario at our furthest destination from
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our production facilities in the GTA
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fittingly we ended up our tour just a
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stone's throw away from home base this
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last stop on our tour served as an
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incredible reminder of just how easy it
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can be to access amazing fishing we're
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back here the spectacular frenzy of
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leaping salmon could have surely been
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observed by nearby apartments not quite
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so easily seen though is the multi
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species smorgasbord that exists just
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below the surface in this and many
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similar harbours you can travel in the
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far reaches of northern ontario for that
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one folks today I got that one pretty
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close to home ok that morning I think
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that's southern Ontario folks southern
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Ontario wicked
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let's go fishing Canada one of the
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biggest highlights of our ontario-based
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adventures this year took place smack
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dab in the middle of our road trip when
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we interrupted our scheduled programming
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to host the 2016 edition of the cooper
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tire fishing canada boot camp for this
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we returned to one of our favorite
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ontario destinations the unrivaled show
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deer lodge on the french river presented
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in collaboration with our partners at
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Cooper Tire and featuring a dream team
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of local and non-local expert guides
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this year's fishing Canada boot camp
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promised to deliver an unforgettable
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fishing experience for nearly 30
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attendees each invited by our sponsors
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to celebrate their contribution to the
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tire industry our special guests
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traveling from coast to coast arrived on
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a hot midsummer afternoon greeted by
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champagne warm friendly embraces and a
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guarantee of forging new bonds of
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lasting memories the last of our boot
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campers to arrive our guest of honor the
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incomparable Roy arms to whom we all
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raised our glass
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some the roles were cast the stage was
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set it was Showtime that evening on the
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French River the sunset over a group of
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near strangers assembled with little
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idea exactly what to expect from their
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eminent boot camp experience when the
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Sun rose the next morning however well
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the troops would be in for a rude
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awakening
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[Applause]
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after a quick breakfast the soldiers
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were all armed with fishing rods and
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dispatched the water with their
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appointed drill sergeants
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today's hot spot was actually located
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during our 2016 boot camp the way
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planning the screen will get you there
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this is a back bay that harbors large
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moat and smallmouth bass the odd pike
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and if you're really lucky you could tie
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into a Nipissing mustard top waters and
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spinnerbaits are the best multi species
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bait choices with four and five inch
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sang coast being the best plastics from
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the bass this is a general location
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Waypoint work the entire Bay for best
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results for more hot spots like this one
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check out fishing canada.com
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and walleye perch yeah I'm off the dock
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not sure what it was this guy got a 27
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inch walleye you cute she got another 20
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inch so we did good it's just been learn
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learn learn learn I think I've taken
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more away from this week so far than I
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could gather in a lifetime so it's been
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great
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me I'm happier than the B dog now you
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may be wondering where we were during
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all this while Pete hosted a series of
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seminars for our novice anglers I opted
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to daunt another hat for the occasion my
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chef's hat that's right
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while our guests were out cooking under
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the hot August Sun I was cooking up a
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storm and it showed your kitchens
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preparing a homestyle Italian feast fit
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for Don Corleone Ian the boys at least I
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could rest assured that for all my hard
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work in the kitchen my fishing troops
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were hard at work on the water
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[Music]
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[Applause]
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[Music]
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faster-faster-faster
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don't she's right on it that's what they
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feel like though I they hit it so hard
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they knock it feels like they're
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knocking at it does it look big
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there is there's another one
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double-header ice that's the way to end
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the day boys fish in Canada
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Cooper Tire bootcamp yeah this is what
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it's about right here after many long
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hours of fishing our guests returned to
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shore each day with newfound knowledge
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new stories to tell and a tremendous
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appetite thankfully our mystery boot
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camp chef was more than willing to step
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up to the plate or in this case the
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platter for residents of Ontario like me
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and pee it can sometimes be pretty easy
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to forget just how expansive and diverse
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the province truly is this year we
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visited just a select handful of
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Ontario's thousands scratch that
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hundreds of thousands of lakes and still
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managed to stumble on exciting
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revelations and invigorating first-time
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experiences it's why even after the
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camera stopped rolling and the last
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episode has hit the air Pete and I
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continue to hit the water in search of
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new angling adventures now if you'll
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excuse us our chariot awaits
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the anterior portion of this fishing
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candidacies and took us to a wide array
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of locations here's our played out our
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tour started at blue fox camp on tour
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Patrick Lake in the Algoma region we
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next traveled to Locke Island Lodge on
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hua bitanga XI Lake which is situated
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northeast of wah wah
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from there we ventured to the friendly
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city of Peterborough and fish the
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Otonabee River heading north again we
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made our way to Martin River Lodge on
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the Martin river system heading slightly
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south and west we made our way to show
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to your Lodge on the french river and
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then ventured into the core 'this ending
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up at Clearview cottage resort on Clear
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Lake
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our last three trips of the season were
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to the Ottawa River musky factory near
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plantation at Merlin Park cottages on
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the Bay of Quinte and the Whitby harbour
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a port in the GTA just off of Lake
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Ontario
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today's klp is l4 location this entire
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show was dedicated to our Ontario
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episode shot throughout the season this
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great province is renowned as a top
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fishing destination and one of the many
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reasons why is good fisheries management
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Ontario is comprised of 20 separate
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zones all having their own set of
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Fisheries regulations so it's important
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to be in the know if you're traveling
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from zone to zone
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Pete and I have a PDF of these
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regulations on our office computers as
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well as our mobile phones as an example
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you may think a walleye is a walleye no
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matter where you go but when you scratch
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below the surface you'll see that
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throughout the province of Ontario the
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laws change and it's up to you to
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interpret them
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it's these laws and regulations that
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will ensure the province of Ontario will
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always be a world-class fishing
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