Marchel Lake

For some reason, I spent a week alone in northern Saskatchewan : fifty miles north-east of Flin Flon, Manitoba, to be exact, wher…

MTB March Trout Box Review

For a basic overview of the Mystery Tackle Box service,  click here .  It's that time of the month again: I'm a bit delay…

Bark's has Bite

The temperature's dropping and the sign reads "Barry's Bay 154". It's been a tough hard water season . Havi…

Best of the Rest: 2017

The temperatures are falling, the lakes are freezing, and fresh challenges are just around the corner. With the excitement and ne…

Eagle Lake: Part II

It's official. I no longer have a place of my own in Eagle Lake. The last six months have been wild. There's been no sho…

Eagle Lake

As promised , I hit the water this weekend in search of some early season lakers. The fishing was tough (for me at least), but af…

Fighting Arthur

A short story about fishing for lake trout in the early spring... It’s cold and cloudy; the birch trees stand like skeletons agai…

How to Catch Lake Trout

Like bass and pike , lake trout are visual feeders. Light conditions and water clarity will affect their ability to find prey. B…