Free fishing returns for Family Day weekend
Enjoy the outdoors for Family Day weekend with free fishing. Go fishing anywhere in Ontario without a licence or Outdoors Card.
Upsizing baits for ice fishing
When on ice, there are many cases where an upsized bait is better than a smaller one. Here is a look at when going bigger can work to your advantage.
New catch-and-release rules considered
A proposed change to catch-and-release regulations allowing anglers more leeway to photograph and measure their catch was posted on the ERO.
Conservation areas get new website
Anglers, hunters, hikers, canoeists, and campers will find information about Ontario’s conservation areas easier, thanks to a new website.
Lure maker launches recycling program
Anglers looking for an environmentally friendly option for used soft plastics can now recycle them with True North Baits.
Lead tackle buyback program offered
A grassroots initiative to reduce lead poisoning in wildlife and its accumulation in the environment is off to an encouraging start for 2022.
Ice hut removal deadlines draw near
The Ontario Conservation Officers Association (OCOA) is once again reminding anglers to plan the removal of their ice huts.
New pleasure craft licence needed in northern Lake St. Clair
Boaters and anglers require a pleasure craft licence from Walpole Island First Nations (WIFN) as of June 1, if they want to stop in the south end of the St. Clair River.
Different fishing styles have time and place
We all know anglers who fish the same waters religiously and consistently catch big fish.