With its popularity and the vast size of the North American sport angling market, many outsiders get the wrong impression about the dollars involved in localized Canadian fishing clubs. Around Our Lakes, the Kingston Canoe and Kayak Fishing club is a true labour of love for a core group of supporters. “Mitch LeCoupe and I… Continue Reading K-Town Anglers Unite
By David Radcliffe After a long hiatus, due to a global pandemic resulting in limited air travel, I finally had the opportunity to once again pursue some new species with one of many fly rods. This time it was Payara, Pacu and Peacock Bass in Colombia. The big three “P”s had been on my list… Continue Reading Adventure on the Fly
By Yvonne Brown More than any other demographic, the number of women anglers is growing annually, especially in relation to ice fishing because of easy access to locations. It is relatively inexpensive to get started in the sport – a good quality rod and reel, some basic tackle and a fishing license will cost about… Continue Reading Women in Fishing
By Yvonne Brown Another hardwater season is upon us, and, like most ice anglers, I’ve been working on my equipment for another fun winter. I began ice fishing about 10 years ago and, over a period of several years, purchased various pieces of equipment to make my trips out more accessible, more comfortable and more… Continue Reading Game-Changer: The Clam Drill Plate
As it is demonstrated in these pages on a monthly basis, there are many ways to fish and saying you don’t like sharing the lake with anglers is outright prejudice. Are all anglers created equal? Heck no! Tournament fishing in particular seems to put a bur under the saddles of some, but even within that… Continue Reading Paddle-Powered Bass Whackers
By Monica Seidel A momentous first step was taken to restore a historic lake trout spawning bed in Ontario’s Madawaska Valley region. Diamond Lake, located two hours west of Ottawa, is one of only 12 trout lakes in Renfrew County. For many years the trout population has been experiencing struggles on the lake, with the… Continue Reading Restoration of Historic Laker Spawning Area Begins on Diamond Lake
Editor’s Note: No this story isn’t really about eating worms, but if you’ve never had the pleasure of reading Thomas Rockwell’s youthful classic How to Eat Fried Worms, consider picking it up on Amazon for yourself or for a young reader to experience. This story is actually about using worms to learn how to catch… Continue Reading How to Eat Fried Worms
All photos courtesy of Lynne and Jim Hendry Can you imagine what it was like to arrive at your favourite lake 100 years ago when your chances of seeing someone else over the course of a day’s fishing was a lot less likely than filling your stringer? If you long to experience that feeling for… Continue Reading A Canoe Day at Slide Lake
There is a renewed energy emanating from Main Street Seeley’s Bay. Local merchants recently gave it their all to host a great event to get kids out fishing. Co-owner of Fisherman’s Hardware and Auto Corey Mattice only opened his business at the beginning of June but coordinated the event with help from his wife and… Continue Reading Fishin’ Fun in Seeley’s Bay
If you’re relatively new to lake life and long to experience the simple pleasure of catching fish from your own lake with any sort of regularity, this story is for you. In South Frontenac, when it comes to fishing, there’s really bass and then everything else that swims. Bass, and largemouth in particular, tend to… Continue Reading Basic Bass for Beginners