As I write this, I’m sitting on the deck at Lakers Unlimited’s Spring Bay Lodge with owner Jeff Perela, the guides and the five other guests, comparing notes on the day. All three boats, two anglers each, spent the bulk of today chasing northerns on Maurice Bay...
Today began overcast, much chillier and with 20-knot winds, which pretty much directed the plan for the day since a trip down to the Collin River, the Sneak Hole or the sand flats for lakers would have been bumpy at best. And so it was we fished...
Outdoor Canada magazine rounded out the annual journalism awards season on June 17 with even more trophies for the mantle: four National Communications Awards from the Outdoor Writers of Canada. These latest honours follow the four honourable mentions and one Gold National Magazine Award the publication received back...
What a trip to the Broadback River in northern Quebec. We were having so much fun, in fact, we decided to stay an extra two days. Okay, it wasn’t really our idea: the Turbo Otter failed to show up at the pick-up spot at the appointed time...
Maybe you recognize retired marine and actor Ronald Lee Ermey as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, the tough marine corps drill instructor he portrayed in the classic, and disturbing, Vietnam War movie Full Metal Jacket. Or, perhaps you recognize his voice (he was Sarge) from watching the animated feature Toy Story with...
There are plenty of wild fish and game recipe books out there, to be sure, but this new offering from the Ontario Conservation Officer’s Association aims to also give something back. How so? Proceeds from sales of the $20 cookbook will go toward the non-profit association’s various good...
Outdoor Canada’s Fishing 2011 special annual edition has been out on the newsstands for several weeks now, but if you haven’t seen it yet, you should check it out. Why? To learn about the 30 very best places to go fishing in Canada.
Since this year mark’s the...
I’m darn proud of Outdoor Canada’s stellar staff and talented roster of freelance contributors today. Okay, I’m always proud of the great gang I work with, but today is extra special thanks to the unveiling of this year’s National Magazine Awards nominations.
Once again, Outdoor Canada is in the running for...
We’re going to need a bigger trophy wall at the Outdoor Canada offices! Still riding high from our big wins at the annual Canadian Society of Magazine Editors awards, we brought home even more hardware Friday night.
This time our contributors earned silver and gold, along with three honourable mentions, at...
My dad, Bud Walsh, and I arrived late yesterday afternoon at northern Saskatchewan’s Milton Lake Lodge. His first impression? “Geez it’s a long way to come!” Laugh. Too true, though: an Air Canada strike-harried flight from Toronto to Saskatoon; one or two too many pints while cooling our heels in...