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When I started fishing for muskies, I spent countless hours casting big bucktails, jerkbaits and top-water plugs over shallow weed flats without so much as a promising follow. It was suggested to me that I try trolling… “”Troll for muskies in four feet of water?” I commented. “I’ll be hanging up in weeds all day.” Initially, I got caught on the weeds, and lots of ’em. Every couple of minutes I had to stop to remove dense green cabbage from my line and lures…

Trolling crankbaits is a great technique and teacher when it comes to finding bass. Pay attention in class this summer and you’ll graduate with honours in crankbait fishing from Bass U. Fish are creatures of habit. They follow behaviour patterns that keep them safe from predators, physically comfortable, and well fed. It’s a matter of life and death. If a bass is having its best luck feeding on top of a reef during a west wind, you can be sure it will be there every time those conditions occur.

Gord Ellis, shares a small story and some great tips on how to pack/prepare for an extended trip canoeing/hiking or at your favourite fly-in destination, here in “Canada’s Heartland”, the Patricia Region. Carrying a 7-foot one-piece spinning rod is obviously out. So is that big tackle box. It’s unwieldy and often requires an extra portage. Scale way down.

Excellent tips from various sources on how to properly drill holes into the ice with an auger. Told in a story format. “A common drilling mistake is applying too much downward pressure on the auger. Pushing down too hard won’t make an auger cut any faster and in some cases, will slow things down. A good indicator that you are pushing too hard is if you lose your balance or surge forward when the auger breaks through the ice…”

More stores told by Wine Lake Camp’s, Ann Sherman, about a group of hunters staying at their camp, who after a successful hunt, invite Ann to share in the cadres “fraternity”. Rick had shot his first bear. We were sitting inside the Trout cabin, joking and snacking when he pulled up in his boat. He indicated to his buddies (Doug, Dave, Herb, Frank, and Darren) that the night had gone well.

There is a multitude of different large wooden plugs one can get at a sporting goods store nowadays for slaying goon muskies. But still, many anglers turn to a lure that, when it originated, wasn’t sold in any store; the “original” muskie bucktail. Nowadays, bucktails are in-line spinners with a skirt made out of deer hair, and they are still a staple of muskie angling. But before the in-line spinnerbaits came along, there was the true bucktail lure. Many a muskie fell victim to those original bucktails

“The Last Resort” is a book written by Irene Williams and outlines her life story as she travels from England to the great Canadian North. She recants the tales of coming to Canada and working at Wine Lake Camp – a primitive, remote tourist lodge in Northwestern Ontario. Her writing captures the many adventures and thrills she and her family experience over several decades at the camp and how she comes to love the lifestyle.

“The Last Resort” is a book written by Irene Williams and outlines her life story as she travels from England to the great Canadian North. She recants the tales of coming to Canada and working at Wine Lake Camp – a primitive, remote tourist lodge in Northwestern Ontario. Her writing captures the many adventures and thrills she and her family experience over several decades at the camp and how she comes to love the lifestyle.

Simple article going over the details on how to create one of the worlds most durable flies for fly fishing. This fly can stand up to it all! record size pike, muskie, snapper, lake trout, sea trout,even sharks! Basically, whatever you can land with a fly rod. nter “The Invincible”, the pike fly that can be tied as big as you want, with synthetics that shed water like a happy duck.

Experienced Canadian wolf trapper tells his epic tale of battling wits with a wise black wolf around the area over the course of a few years.Will he succeed in catching his prey? Or will the wolf finally slip away for good? ” Still, the sighting of the black wolf made me focus on that area. Where I might have set 2 snares, I set three. I am always careful with my tracks and scent. Now, I was paranoid.”…

INGREDIENTS: * 1 beaver * 1/2cup vinegar * 1tbsp salt * 2tsp soda * 2tbsp dry mustard * 3tbsp pickling spice * 1tsp cinnamon * 1/2tsp ground cloves1/2 cup brown sugar * 1/2cup dry white wine or apple juice * 1 cup pineapple juice or grated rind of 1 lemon DIRECTIONS: 1. Wash beaver thoroughly … Continue reading Sweet Pickled Beaver

INGREDIENTS: * 1 rabbit, cut into serving pieces * 1/4cup flour * 1/2 tsp salt * 1/2 tsp pepper * 2tbsp butter * 1/4cup vinegar * 1cup pineapple juice * 1cup pineapple chunks * 1/2 tsp salt * 1 medium green pepper, chopped * 1.5tbsp cornstarch * 1/4cup sugar * 1/2cup water DIRECTIONS: 1. Mix … Continue reading Sweet & Sour Rabbit

INGREDIENTS: * 1 beaver, skinned and cleaned * 1/2cup vinegar * 1tbsp salt * 2tsp baking soda * 4tbsp pickling spice * 2tbsp dry mustard * 1tsp cinnamon * 1/2tsp ground cloves * 3/4cup brown sugar * 1/2cup dry white wine * 1cup pineapple juice * juice + grated rind of a lemon DIRECTIONS: 1. … Continue reading Sweat Beaver

Spring through fall, bass anglers need to try fishing the weeds to catch the big fish. Swimming a jig over the weeds in this fashion reduces snags and makes the situation a lot less trying. Ask most bass anglers how a skirted jig should be fished, and they’ll say that it’s meant to be flipped or pitched then slowly bounced and crawled along bottom or through heavy cover.

INGREDIENTS: * 2 squirrels, skinned & eviscerated, but still in one piece * 2/3cup vegetable oil * 1/2cup vinegar or lemon juice * 2.5cups dry bread crumbs * 1/2tsp salt * 1/4tsp pepper * 1 medium onion, chopped * 1/2cup milk * 1/2cup butter, melted DIRECTIONS: 1. Prepare squirrel carcasses as outlined in ingredients. 2. … Continue reading Stuffed Squirrel

INGREDIENTS: * 1 dressed lake trout, 7 – 10lbs * 1tsp salt * 4tbsp butter Stuffing * 1/2cup chopped onion * 1cup diced celery * 1/4cup sliced mushrooms * 1/2tsp tarragon * 1/2cup butter * 1tbsp salt * 10cups soft bread crumbs DIRECTIONS: 1. Wipe cleaned fish inside and out with a damp cloth and … Continue reading Stuffed & Baked Lake Trout

Easy guide to setting up slip bobbers. also gives a brief descripton of various slip-bobbing techniques, as well as what kind of equipment you should be using to maximize your effectiveness. “Then one day a solution came to me. Why not use a weight to hold the rig stationary? I retied the rig with a 1-oz egg-style slip sinker on the fishing line above the float. Since I was fishing for pike, I added an 18-inch wire leader above the size 4 Eagle Claw Lazer treble…”

Local sports writer/fisherman, Gord Ellis, discusses various tips, tricks and techniques to angling Northern Pike with a wide variety of spoons. He also makes a few excellent suggestions on which lures you should purchase. “Something about a spoon’s action attracts pike like no other lure. I first learned of its power when I was 10 years old. My father and I were trolling red and white …”

One of the greatest joys of snowmobiling is the exhilaration experienced deep into the wilderness. Few places offer the quick and ready access to winter wilderness like the Patricia Region of Northwestern Ontario, does.

* 1 Muskrat * 1tbsp Salt * 1quart Water * 1 1/2tsp Salt * 1/4tsp Paprika * 1/2cup Flour * 3tbsp Fat * 3 large onions; sliced * 1cup Sour cream 1. Skin and clean the muskrat, remove fat, scent glands and white tissue inside each leg. 2. Soak muskrat overnight in a weak brine … Continue reading Smothered Muskrat & Onions