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Much More About How Your Lake Freezes

Dec 17, 2016

I love it when one of my On the water online blogs strikes a resounding chord with readers, which seems to be the case with the recent reposting of Ice-fishing warm-up: Want to know how fast your lake will freeze?

Ice-fishing warm-up: Want to know how fast your lake will freeze?

Dec 14, 2016

Here’s how to guess when your hardwater season will begin

Dishing out winter walleye spoon secrets

Dec 8, 2016

Lake Winnipeg's red-hot walleye bite that it's perfect for testing lures. Here's what we are learning

Northern pike—like you've never understood them before (Part 2)

Nov 30, 2016

How to catch more fish by understanding nature's brutal predator-prey arms race

Northern pike—like you've never understood them before!

Nov 23, 2016

A biologist and expert angler reveals pike secrets that will help you catch more walleye, lakers, bass and perch

Zebra mussels on the Canadian Shield: Are they a threat?

Nov 15, 2016

These insidious invasives are showing up far from the Great Lakes, but Canada’s Shield Lakes should be safe

Want to double Canada's population of mammoth muskies?

Oct 31, 2016

It really is possible, and we anglers hold they key. Here's what we need to do

How the Doc modifies his Williams Whitefish spoons

Oct 15, 2016

Exclusive video: Watch Gord Pyzer make this great all-Canadian lure even more lethal

Slow-, medium- and fast-retrieve ratio reels: The real deal on reel speed

Oct 1, 2016

Why reel speed matters, and how to pick the right one for every occasion

Burn baby burn! Why you're fishing your autumn spinnerbaits way too slow

Sep 22, 2016

Video tip: The Kevin VanDam plan drives bass, pike and muskies crazy in fall!

The BOATSTIX is a marriage saver

Sep 12, 2016

I used to say that before a couple gets married they should go on a multi-day wilderness canoe camping trip together. Especially, during unseasonably wet and cold weather and with a minimum of gear. If they can endure long soggy...

The Doc reveals the two key secrets of fishing docks

Aug 29, 2016

Video tip: Docks are probably the best form of man-made fishing cover ever constructed. Here's how to take advantage

Everything you wanted to know about soft-plastic lures

Aug 16, 2016

Fishing editor Gord Pyzer gets some expert advice on the pros and cons of hand-poured and injection-moulded soft-plastic lures

Summer walleye secret: How to find every fish in the lake

Aug 5, 2016

In this classic video tip, Gord Pyzer explains how to find hot-weather walleye, and the bait you need to catch ’em

The topwater bass technique the pros don’t want you to know

Aug 4, 2016

In this video, Gord Pyzer reveals a trick for fishing soft-plastic stickbaits—on the surface!

Leapin' lizards: How to keep a jumping fish on the line

Jul 9, 2016

In this video blog, Gord Pyzer explains how to land a leaper

Celebrate National Fishing Week with this rod and reel giveaway

Jun 23, 2016

Also, hear how Canada's awesome fishing could solve all the world's problems

DaVinci Code Bucketmouths

Jun 22, 2016

One of the most challenging periods of the bass fishing season for many anglers is the post spawn phase that we're now entering. It is a time of major change when the males, in particular, are vacating their parental...

Toothy Critter Time On Top

Jun 6, 2016

It is that time of the year again, when anglers who chase big toothy critters walk around with perpetual smiles on their faces. The muskie season is opening up across the country, as we speak, and anglers who are fishing for...

The real truth about black spot disease, and how it affects fish

May 26, 2016

It's common across North America, and the science behind it is amazing

Early-season walleye tricks from a top fishing guide

May 21, 2016

When Ontario guide Taro Murata absolutely has to put clients on walleye, here's how he does it

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