Last week, I threw around some Christmas shopping ideas for anglers. So in this week’s column, I’m going to do the same thing for hunters. While hunting is not for everybody, it is part of the culture in Northwestern Ontario–and for good reason. We have more public land that anybody […]
Jeff Gustafson – Livewell
At this time of year, it is quite common for me to get messages from friends and their significant others as they begin their Christmas shopping campaign. Usually I wait until a week or two before Christmas to write this column, but since I started getting a few of these […]
As somebody who makes their living in the fishing business, I try to stay on top of all of the tools and gear that can help me put an extra fish or two in the boat. In a tournament situation or on a guiding trip, one or two extra bites […]
Back in the early 2000s, Northwestern Ontario emerged as one of the top deer-hunting destinations in North America. At the north end of the whitetail deer range, several favourable factors contributed to an explosion in the deer population. Multiple winters without major snow, low hunting pressure, and a surplus of […]
It has been more than 10 years since the newspapers in both Kenora and Fort Frances gave me a shot at writing a weekly outdoors column. Over all these years, it has been a great platform for me to share my passion for fishing and outdoor activities with our communities, […]
The seasons changed literally overnight last week across Sunset Country when we got hit with a strong winter storm, which knocked out power for several days in some areas. Heavy snow, combined with strong winds, knocked down thousands of trees–wreaking havoc on power lines, roads, and property. For me, this […]
While there still is some time to get out in the boat and catch a few fish, the open-water season is nearing its end here in Northwestern Ontario. That means that after you’re finished up with using your boat, you need to take care of it, the motor, the accessories […]
Since the weather has been so nice across Sunset Country this week, it’s only fitting that we take advantage of the excellent fall fishing we have here before things cool down. That’s not too far off, unfortunately. Fall is a great time to go fishing because seasons are open for […]
Aside from a few weeks in May and June when they show up in shallow water to spawn, crappies typically disappear in most waters across Sunset Country over the course of the summer. That’s a shame because they are fun to catch and great to eat. Fortunately for anglers, they […]
The 2017 bass tournament season came to an end for me this past weekend at the annual Whitefish Bay Fall Classic, which took place on Lake of the Woods. Some 31 teams signed up to fish for the $5,000 first-place prize. Over the years, this event has seen some high-end […]
While the weather was not awesome for fishing this past weekend, many anglers hit the water anyway to compete in a couple of area tournaments. The way we look at it, it’s a long winter so we’re trying to enjoy every bit of fishing we can before the end of […]
It had been several years since I last fished at Crow Lake. So when my girlfriend and I made plans to fish in the annual Crow Lake Classic bass tournament this past weekend, we didn’t have really high expectations. It also would be Shelby’s first bass tournament so the first […]
