I’ve been preparing some cutbait for an upcoming catfish fishing trip on the Grand River at Dunnville, Ontario. The recipe starts with a short trip to the Thames River here in London, Ontario. Any recipe that begins with a fishing trip is awesome – just think if they were all…
With the spring fishing season slowly approaching, anglers across the country are starting to keep an eye on their favourite streams and rivers. A big part of river fishing success is attributed to timing – with both water too high and muddied and water too low and clear being problematic,…
It’s official, Forest City Bassmasters has been ratified as an Ontario B.A.S.S. Nation club as of March 24, 2014. Congratulations. Club activities will include hosting a number of fishing tournaments, guest speakers and events, and conservation activities. Their focus is on fun, friendship, learning and friendly competition. Fishing tournaments will…
In a recent post I talked about the various types of lakes based on their mixing classification. An understanding of the type of lake you are fishing on can give you a good indication of the depths where fish may be located at a particular time of year. In addition…
Fish movement is keyed to two main factors, temperature and the oxygen content of the water. Fish will seek out areas of a water-body that satisfy both of these needs. While the coldest water can hold the most oxygen (see Table 1) the cycles of a lake can dramatically alter…
My son talked me into taking him and five friends out for a day of ice fishing on Wildwood Lake, just south of Stratford, Ontario. After parking on the road near the dam we packed in our gear (and lots of snacks) to a spot fairly close to the dam…
One of water’s unique properties is that it is most dense or heaviest at 4° C (39° F) (Figure 1). This fact means that as the surface temperature of a lake approaches 4° C, either by warming from colder temperatures (spring) or cooling from warmer temperatures (fall), the surface water…
A new Bassmaster chapter is starting in London, Ontario, Canada – Forest City Bassmasters. Club activities will include hosting a number of fishing tournaments, guest speakers and events, and conservation activities. Their focus is on fun, friendship, learning and friendly competition. Fishing tournaments will focus on bass when in season…
I intend on fishing a couple of local one-day bass tournaments this summer and I think a drop shot rig will be a useful addition to my limited bass catching repertoire. There is also a spot (Bass Lake on Manitoulin Island) where I do a lot of perch fishing with…
How old is this fish? This is a question I’ve heard asked many times and unfortunately the answer is generally not that easy to come up with. Fish, like every other living thing, will have different growth rates depending on a host of factors including: genetics, average water body temperature,…
