From the Kayak to the Boat

I'm moving up the dominance hierarchy  like  Snoop , no longer confined to the horrors and pains of paddling , freed from the…

Oxtongue Lake Fishing

Oxtongue Lake lies along Highway 60 between Dwight and the West Gate of Algonquin Park . It's a convenient place to go for t…

Toad Lake Fishing

Toad Lake is a secluded haven near the end of Limberlost Road, close to the border of Algonquin Park, north-east of Huntsville, O…

Bass Opener 2017

Failure is inevitable in a fisherman's existence and recurs eternally . Preparation, hard work, attention to detail: all of t…

Finding Smallmouth Bass in Ontario

I regularly skim through articles on the Bassmaster website . Once in awhile, I find some good ones. But often, I'm left disa…

The Summer of Smallmouth

While summer doesn't officially end until September 22nd, I thought it'd be a good time to reflect on my 2016 open water …

Bassin' After Work

I moved to Muskoka to fish more. Really - it was right in my cover letter. There's nothing better than being able to hit the …

Déjà vu

I tried to recreate something: the meeting of two things which had no business meeting. If I came to the same place at the same t…

Vixen Lake Camping

Fishing on a camping trip has its particular challenges: you're carrying fewer rods, your tackle is limited, you're fishi…

Simcoe Opener 2016

Even though I've been lucky enough to go bass fishing a few times this year , the opener on Lake Simcoe still has a special f…