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…
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…
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…
I must say it felt pretty good to win our first tournament – the check and prize for big fish didn’t hurt either. Owen and I had a great day today catching 15 pike in total. Owen was crushing them all day on the new Rapala Ghost Shiner Shadow Rap.…
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 have been humbled. I considered myself a pretty good angler and have had some good success over the years. However, it appears I have a lot left to learn. Over the past weekend I participated in my first professional walleye tournament – the Sagamok Fall Walleye Classic on the…
We spent a day exploring the Spanish River near Massey, Ontario in preparation for the Sagomok Fall Walleye Classic Tournament happening in late September. Although early July conditions are unlikely to be similar to late September, a day familiarizing ourselves with the general river makeup was certainly helpful. It is…
