Seeking summer splake
Even experienced anglers often need to take a second look to accurately identify splake, being that they're a hybrid.
Fall walleye: Don’t put away those rods yet!
The changing colours of leaves, cool nights, and the smell of autumn in the air signal that one of the best walleye bites of the year is underway. Yet, many outdoors enthusiasts have packed away their rods and exchanged them for guns or bows. Why switch entirely? Combining hunting with fall walleye fishing makes for great surf-and-turf trips.
Tips for cashing in on smallmouths
According to Dr. Mark Ridgway, a Ministry of Natural Resources researcher at the Harkness Laboratory of Fisheries Research, smallmouth bass hover off bottom for two reasons: food and preferred water temperature (roughly 65- to 70°F).