At the end of this busy summer where it’s been a little too much science and not quite enough fishing, I want to share with you a pretty cool experience I had. Our club was hosting a larger multi-club tournament out of Turkey Point (Long Point Bay) on Lake Erie.…
Another great year at Jimmy’s Double D Fishing Trip, version VI. This year the trip moved north to the shores of Lake Nipissing with a 5 day, 4 night stay for 22 participants at Nipissing Lodge, a short boat ride from Wade’s Landing. As always, the food, accommodations and fellowship…
Do you have that competitive spirit when it comes to fishing? Want to put your skills to the test against other anglers? Well there are numerous bass tournament trails available in Ontario – home to some of the best bass fishing in the world. Ontario tournament trails range from local…
Ontario is home to some of the finest bass fishing waters in the world. Which lakes rank as the best in the province? There are many lists of best bass lakes in various locales but how do you truly go about assessing which ones are best without just giving an…
As the new season approaches I’ve been putting in some time and thought on rod and reel setups. With a smaller boat and a limited budget I can only run a certain number of setups that need to be flexible enough to cover a wide range of applications and a…
The five Ws (Who, What, Where, When and Why) are the basic questions that can be asked to get a complete story on a subject. If that subject happens to be fishing, asking these questions may help us with our ultimate goal – catching more fish. Let’s break them down……
Every once in a while the mood strikes to go after some toothy critters. Pike and musky fishing can be a lot of fun but I don’t particularly enjoy losing $15 (or painfully much more!) lures while doing it. Hence, some sort of leader material is generally in order. For…
In my area of Southwestern Ontario, nearby lake fishing consists of the Great Lakes (Huron, Erie and their “little” brother St. Clair) or smaller reservoirs. Weather permitting and with the right boat, the Great Lakes present some of the finest fishing in the world and we are truly fortunate to…
A couple of neat web based fishing resources that I’d like to share. The first one is from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry web site called Fish ON-Line. It provides a searchable map of lakes in Ontario and lists such data as lake size and depth, fish…
The use of GPS has completely changed the way we fish. I have a box or two full of hydro, topo and fishing maps that I had collected over the years that I haven’t looked at in a long time, simply because most maps are now available on my Lowrance…
