Eyeing Great Lakes walleye
Great Lakes walleye angling opportunities continue to expand. Here’s a rundown of what anglers can expect.
Learning from Portage Creek
Portage Creek holds a special place in my heart, and even with limited fish numbers, this is a trip I try to do each year.
TBT: Wanzatika Lake
I've never hooked two fish at a time before, but at Wanzatika I'm not surprised. The lake is loaded with walleye, pike, and perch.
Trapping with Gail Olivier
Gail Olivier tended a 100-mile-long trapline near Sudbury, as well as a remote line further north, and kept Lakeland Lodge on Lake Wanapetei.
Multispecies angling in Severn Sound
As our boat left Victoria Harbour en route to Beausoleil Island, I reminisced about prior fishing trips in Severn Sound.
Jan.-Feb. 2025 digital issue available
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Working with vegetation
Finding lush aquatic vegetation when ice fishing can be like striking gold. Here's when to lean in to weedy areas and when to avoid them.
Fishing the forage factor
Catch more by keeping the predator-prey relationship in mind while ice fishing. Learn what fish forage for, and replicate the menu.
Ice fishing the perch triad
Many Ontario waters offer the right ingredients for perch to grow to trophy proportions. Here are three such ice fishing destinations.