The walleye, bass, perch, crappie, muskie and pike fishing has been exceptional of late and it is no great surprise.
I say that because if you've had a chance to read my fishing column in the current fall edition of Outdoor Canada Magazine, you know that while the "big...
You have you love young kids, as it seems nothing holds them back from asking questions that the rest of us probably think about, at least once in a while, but are too self-conscious to raise.
Fourteen year old Wayne, for example, wondered if fish drink water, while Scott pondered if...
I am always amused when I hear someone mention the fact that bass have brains the size of the pea. As though that somehow suggests we should have no trouble understanding their habits, tracking them down and catching them.
I mention it today, on the cusp of the fall equinox, for...
I was recording an upcoming episode of the Outdoor Adventures radio show the other day with host Ken Wychopen, for broadcast this Saturday and Sunday on Cold Lake, Alberta radio station 953 KROCK and during our conversation, Ken mentioned how well the lake trout were biting in his neck of...
I've been at this game for an awfully long time and have witnessed a lot of fishy things.
Indeed, earlier this year, I wrote in the Spring edition of Outdoor Canada Magazine, about a salmon and trout technique that a good friend, Mark Stiffel and I have been refining for some...
Usually, when friends drop by to spend a few days fishing with you, Mr. Murphy - you know, Murphy's Law - hops into the boat with you and the activity level heads south. Not so last week...
Okay, it is confession time. Gary Larson's Far Side comic strip usually breaks me up, especially, the ones that put animals and humans on an equal footing, or reverse roles so that the animals take...
There was a product at this year's ICAST show that I wanted to tell you about before I folded up my tent and headed for home. In fact, I wrote the following at 6:00 in the morning, in the Orlando, Florida airport, as I waited to board the plane for...
Canadian tackle manufacturers were well represented at ICAST again this year and made a big splash at the show as exemplified by Bobby and Cindy Guan who own Ultra Tungsten and the Tamburro boys - Michael and Nick - who hold down the fort over at Freedom Lures.
Good friend Dave...
Because of its central location, lying smack dab in the middle of the country, the city of Winnipeg is used by fishing camps and tourist resorts throughout Manitoba, Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories as a jumping off spot.
Anglers fly into Richardson International Airport from around the world, overnight in...