Fish’N’Tips

New Lures for Muskies. The realm of lures is ever-expanding, and especially-so on heavily pressured waters (and summer is nearly always the busiest for fishing too), this is a good thing for muskie anglers. No one knows for certain as to whether or not muskies think...

This issue I would like to talk about eating fish and what to think about or watch for before you decide on what you or your family are going to eat. For example, it takes approximately 6 years for a walleye to reach 18". It takes a smallmouth bass approximately 6-8...

It is now the dog days of summer and a lot of the larger fish have settled in there summer areas. That means most anglers are seeing and catching less of the larger critters. This week I would like to turn your attention to finding the big ones again. This time of...

It’s mid summer folks and water temps are starting to peak and so is the fishes metabolism. What does that mean? It means they require more food to sustain themselves. My ultimate favourite tactic for catching Musky is the use of a topwater bait. With the higher water...

While many things in life and fishing are arguable (other than fish with teeth are really cool), I’ll offer that warm-water muskies are likely the most challenging, since so many different presentations can be effective. The key to the whole game is finding what...

This issue we talk about "The Fast & The Furious". What this means is it is Musky opener on June 17th here in the Algoma district and after a long hard spawn these musky are ready to eat. With that said the muskies high level of aggression will prompt a fast...

This issue’s tip on putting more fish in the boat. Those days when it seems like hrs between bites and you think you are doing something wrong or the fish are just not willing to commit, those are the times when the term "Confidence Bait" comes into play. When times...

It's that time of year folks. Giant spring gator's, A.K.A northern pike. These toothy critters are out looking for shallow, soft-bottomed back bays that lose ice and warm up the quickest. Back bays that have a large flat, around three feet of water, maybe with a creek...

The most important aspect of spring fishing is to find the warmest water. Play the sun and the wind to your advantage. Try fishing a shallow bay that gets sun most of the day and even better if the wind is blowing the warm surface water into it. Over the years I have...

Fishing isn’t just about finding and catching fish, its also important to maintain your equipment that allows you to enjoy it. For instance, we are just finishing up the hard-water season and with that comes a list of things to do to maintain and store that gear...