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…
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…
Although my multi-day tournament experience is limited, I’ve been reading a fair bit on what the pros have to say about fish management and other strategies that I want to get down in words for future use. Single day events are somewhat easier in this regard – go out and…
With the bass tournament season starting soon I’ve been doing a fair bit of reading and thinking about tournament strategies. While I’m certainly no expert and I have much to learn, it’s been pretty obvious that I’ve done a lot better in tournaments where I’ve been able to have plans…
I’ve been doing some background research on making artificial fish habitat as part of our conservation activities for our local B.A.S.S. club (Forest City Bassmasters). While sifting through some of the scientific literature I came across S.J. Cooke and D.P. Philip’s (eds.) book entitled “Centrarchid Fishes: Diversity, Biology, and Conservation.”[1]…
On a recent B.A.S.S. club tournament on Fanshawe Lake I had one of those outings where everything seemed to work out – resulting in both a win and big fish cheques. I had fished a tournament on this lake earlier in the month to a fourth place finish with a…
A recent outing emphasized the value of paying attention to factors that indicate fish location. One of the best indicators is actually seeing where their food is. We were spotting large schools of baitfish at the surface of the water and with these schools we found our largest concentration of…
A recent post from FLW Fishing on the baits used by the top 10 finishers at Lake Seminole showed some interesting trends… 1. Winner Clint Brown – Bass Pro Shops buzzbait, Okeechobee craw-colored Bruiser Baits Intruder,Dirty Jigs swimjig (shad pattern) 2. Ken Ellis – whacky-rigged watermelon red-colored Zoom Trick Worm…
