When I first came up here, the thing that intrigued me most was the Arctic grayling fishing on the Wolf River. After that first taste a few days ago, I knew I had to go back. And that’s where today was spent. It was insane. At one...
Too much fishing to blog. Watch the March 2010 issue of Outdoor Canada for full details of this trip, but here’s a brief rundown of the last two days.
After a slow morning on Wolf (just one laker), Day 3’s adventure was a visit to neighbouring Wolverine Lake for...
This afternoon in the Yukon, it was all about the Arctic grayling. We kicked things off at the outflow of Wolf Lake into Wolf River, catching fish for shorelunch. Then Gord Pyzer and I, along with our new English fishing buddies Frank and John, headed further downstream...
It’s 9:50 p.m. local time here at Wolf Lake Wilderness Lodge in the Yukon and there’s still plenty of daylight, so it feels kind of strange not to be heading back out onto the water. But we’ve already fished nine hours, our first full day, and there’s still...
I have some more great news to report on the magazine journalism awards front. On Saturday, Outdoor Canada Fishing Editor Gord Pyzer garnered two National Communications Awards from the Outdoor Writers of Canada for his work in our magazine, while contributor Sherri Canjar picked up one honour.
The awards, sponsored by...
As editor of Outdoor Canada, I have a straightforward mandate: to create this country’s best fishing and hunting magazine. By all accounts, my team and I are doing a pretty good job of living up to that promise. Subscription renewals are as strong as ever and...
Well, it’s official: one of my good fishing buddies, 79-year-old Gord Deval, is now a bona fide star. Earlier today, Gord was inducted into the Scarborough Walk of Fame, complete with his own star at the Scarborough Town Centre.
Inductees are selected based on their many accomplishments...
I was just preparing to finalize an edit on a guest opinion column by Len Rich when I heard the news early yesterday: Len had passed away in the wee hours of Monday, finally succumbing at age 71 to pancreatic cancer. Now, I knew Len was sick, but...