Without a doubt, Canada’s innumerable rivers, streams, lakes, ponds and reservoirs offer some of the world’s best trout fishing. With...
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Outdoor Canada associate editor and fly-fishing columnist Scott Gardner is happiest when he's on the water fishing (especially from his kayak) or just surrounded by trees, preferably out of cell phone range. Since joining Outdoor Canada in 2010, Scott has won 14 National Communication Awards from the Outdoor Writers of Canada for his adventure travel and fly fishing articles, and been nominated for five National Magazine Awards.
One of the fastest growing—and most serious—risks to Canadian anglers and hunters is the expanding population of Lyme-disease carrying blacklegged...
Many fly patterns are briefly popular, then forgotten. But I’ve noticed lately that an entire category of flies seems to...
Properly releasing fish requires anglers to perform a series of potentially complicated tasks, often in a rocking boat, swiftly flowing...
The explosive growth in kayak angling has brought a great deal of innovation to a style of fishing that used...
The first truly big fish I caught on the fly was a 38-inch pike in northern Manitoba. I landed it...
Saltwater fly fishing is the baby of the family. It’s that happy accident no one expected. But now that it’s...
I just got back from one of the great fishing experiences of my life: five days of kayak angling for...
It was an angling pinnacle, closely followed by humiliation and disappointment, and it didn’t have to happen. After a boisterous...
As 2019 winds down, it’s a great time to revisit 2019’s top stories on www.OutdoorCanada.ca. Highlights include: the year’s best...