Bigwater Fishing
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How to Find and Fish the Thermocline
Presented by Garmin Mid-summer has a bad reputation amongst anglers targeting our cold-water northern gamefish, as the shallows warm and the spring fish activity seemingly dies down. While we may not be able to bring these fish back to the shallows, we do have a few tips for you to keep the action going all […]
Top 10 Weed Types for Fishing
Sponsored by Garmin Throughout our hundred plus years of combined fishing time, along with an influx of information given to us by friends and fishing experts, we feel we’ve come up with a pretty good idea as to which weeds attract fish and are the best to try and conquer. The following is a top […]
What is Happening in Canada’s Experimental Lakes?
Thank you to today’s sponsors! – The Invasive Species Centre: Protecting Canada’s land and water from invasive species– SAIL: The Ultimate Destination for your Outdoor Adventures– J&B Cycle and Marine: Your Home for all things powersports, boats, and equipment– Freedom Cruise Canada: Rent the boat, own the memories – Anglers Leaderboard: Real-time AI angling platform where everyone is welcome, and every catch counts! – Silverwax: […]
Inside ICAST 2025
Thank you to today’s sponsors! – The Invasive Species Centre: Protecting Canada’s land and water from invasive species– SAIL: The Ultimate Destination for your Outdoor Adventures– J&B Cycle and Marine: Your Home for all things powersports, boats, and equipment– Freedom Cruise Canada: Rent the boat, own the memories – Anglers Leaderboard: Real-time AI angling platform where everyone is welcome, and every catch counts! This […]
How to Fish the Mayfly Hatch | Outdoor Journal Radio ep. 180
Thank you to today’s sponsors! – The Invasive Species Centre: Protecting Canada’s land and water from invasive species– SAIL: The Ultimate Destination for your Outdoor Adventures– J&B Cycle and Marine: Your Home for all things powersports, boats, and equipment– Freedom Cruise Canada: Rent the boat, own the memories – Anglers Leaderboard: Real-time AI angling platform where everyone is welcome, and every catch counts! In […]
A Muskie Took Out Our Cameraman | Outdoor Journal Radio ep. 178
– The Invasive Species Centre: Protecting Canada’s land and water from invasive species– SAIL: The Ultimate Destination for your Outdoor Adventures– J&B Cycle and Marine: Your Home for all things powersports, boats, and equipment– Freedom Cruise Canada: Rent the boat, own the memories This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, the boys go on the road to Emo, Ontario, and record straight from Cedar Island […]
What Are Those Black Spots On My Fish?
The idea for this week’s featured article came from Kevin Wehage, a Saskatchewan native and a listener of our podcast, Outdoor Journal Radio. After listening to one of our latest episodes, Kevin wrote in asking us about the black spots he had been seeing on the perch in his local lakes, wondering whether these fish […]
Does Timing Matter in Walleye Fishing?
– The Invasive Species Centre: Protecting Canada’s land and water from invasive species– SAIL: The Ultimate Destination for your Outdoor Adventures– J&B Cycle and Marine: Your Home for all things powersports, boats, and equipment– Freedom Cruise Canada: Rent the boat, own the memories In this on-the-road episode of Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete broadcast from the legendary Hawk Lake Lodge in […]
How To Find Smallmouth in Shallow Water
Presented by Power-Pole For those in the southern parts of Canada, Smallmouth are often associated with deep water, with some of the largest fish coming off deep Great Lakes humps and shoals. This leaves, for the most part, the shallow water weeds and wood for their feisty cousin, the Largemouth Bass. In the north, however, […]
The Boys Go BARBLESS | Outdoor Journal Radio ep. 176
This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete go guest-free and road-trip-ready as they gear up for the 40th season of The Fish’n Canada Show. From barbless hook debates to big travel plans, the boys cover it all in this behind-the-scenes kickoff episode. Topics include: • Our new barbless hook challenge and why it matters • […]
Tracking the Trends – Are Canada’s Bass Lakes Changing? | Outdoor Journal Radio ep. 175
This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, we dive into one of the most important bass fishing stories of the year. Dr. Steven Cook, Canada’s top freshwater fisheries scientist, joins Ang and Pete to reveal the results of a massive new study, using citizen science, that suggsts declining bass populations across some of Ontario’s most iconic […]
Why Nature Builds Confident Kids | Outdoor Journal Radio ep. 174
Thank you to the sponsors of today’s episode! – The Invasive Species Centre: Protecting Canada’s land and water from invasive species– SAIL: The Ultimate Destination for your Outdoor Adventures– J&B Cycle and Marine: Your Home for all things powersports, boats, and equipment– Freedom Cruise Canada: Rent the boat, own the memories In this packed episode of Outdoor Journal Radio, the crew welcomes back […]
Are Gobies Reshaping Lake Simcoe? | Outdoor Journal Radio ep. 173
– The Invasive Species Centre: Protecting Canada’s land and water from invasive species– SAIL: The Ultimate Destination for your Outdoor Adventures– J&B Cycle and Marine: Your Home for all things powersports, boats, and equipment– Freedom Cruise Canada: Rent the boat, own the memories In this episode, we’re joined by Rob Baldwin, Chief Administrative Officer of the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority, for a […]
The Future of Tournament Fishing? | Outdoor Journal Radio ep. 172
– The Invasive Species Centre: Protecting Canada’s land and water from invasive species– SAIL: The Ultimate Destination for your Outdoor Adventures– J&B Cycle and Marine: Your Home for all things powersports, boats, and equipment– Freedom Cruise Canada: Rent the boat, own the memories This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by Dr. Paul Cooley, a fisheries scientist turned […]
Toronto’s Hidden Fishing Gem: Inside the Franklin Fishing Club | Outdoor Journal Radio ep. 171
– The Invasive Species Centre: Protecting Canada’s land and water from invasive species– SAIL: The Ultimate Destination for your Outdoor Adventures– J&B Cycle and Marine: Your Home for all things powersports, boats, and equipment– Freedom Cruise Canada: Rent the boat, own the memories This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang returns fresh from a visit to the Franklin Fishing Club, just 40 […]
Should Canadians Fish Bedded Bass?
Growing up in Southern Ontario, having to wait until late June to fish for bass has become somewhat of an accepted reality, occupying my time with pike fishing and turkey hunting until the long-awaited opening day. A few seasons ago, however, things were a bit different, as my guiding position at a lodge in Northern […]
How Effective is Catch and Release Fishing?
This is Part 2 in our series on catch and release fishing. In part 1, we looked at the history of catch and release fishing – from where it all started to where we are now and to the unfortunate direction some countries are heading in. In part 2 we are going to make the […]
He Quit His Job to Live in the Woods (w/ Shawn Trudel of Cabin River Outdoors) | Outdoor Journal Radio ep. 170
Thank you to the sponsors of today’s episode!– The Invasive Species Centre: Protecting Canada’s land and water from invasive species– SAIL: The Ultimate Destination for your Outdoor Adventures– J&B Cycle and Marine: Your Home for all things powersports, boats, and equipment– Freedom Cruise Canada: Rent the boat, own the memories In this episode of the Outdoor Journal Radio podcast, we delve into […]