The 22nd-annual “Bassin’ For Bucks” tournament took place over weekend on Lake of the Woods out of Sioux Narrows. The tournament, which has become a favourite of many local anglers, as well as visitors to Sunset Country, attracted another full field of 120 teams. “Bassin’ For Bucks” is a great […]
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While the first official day of fall still is a couple weeks away, September marks the end of summer and the start of fall for most of us. The daylight starts to look different than it did just weeks earlier, the nights are starting to really cool down, and the […]
The 13th-annual International Falls Bass Championship took place over the weekend on Rainy Lake and the Rainy River. My good friend, Scott Dingwall, and I have fished the tournament together since its inception in 2005 and have had some great tournaments over the years, including a few first-place finishes. But […]
It was a quieter week in the neighborhood for me this past week following the week of the KBI, but I still managed to get out in the boat for a few days to do some guide trips I had booked. Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve spent a […]
The 30th-annual Kenora Bass International (KBI) wrapped up Saturday under the White Cap Pavilion and when all was said and done, Bill Godin of Devlin and his partner, Leroy Wilson from International Falls, emerged as champions for the second time. Beautiful weather in the days leading up to the tournament, […]
After a day or two of relaxing early last week following a week of fishing hard on Rainy Lake during the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, it seemed like it would be just another stretch of normal summer days. I was enjoying the quiet time around home when I got […]
It was a busy weekend for bass anglers across Northwestern Ontario with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship going on at Rainy Lake and the Bronzeback Classic taking place on Lake of the Woods in Kenora. I fished the Fort Frances event for the 18th time this year and we […]
The 23rd-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is set to kick off tomorrow morning (July 20) on Rainy Lake and almost 100 boats are expected to blast off from the Sorting Gap Marina. This is always a special week for me and one that I look forward to every year. […]
The bass tournament season in Northwestern Ontario got busy this past weekend with events taking place at Shoal Lake and Lake Despair. Musky anglers also got to try their luck at the second-annual Lake of the Woods Musky Bowl held at Wiley Point Lodge. Other than a quick storm or […]
The third-annual Kenora Walleye Open took place over the long weekend on Lake of the Woods and a record 135 teams showed up to fish it. The weather was pretty good and the fish were biting, so it was a fun event for everybody who participated. JP Kennedy has a […]
Now that summer officially is here, the tournament fishing season across Sunset Country is about to get busy. While there have been a few walleye tournaments already, like the Dryden Walleye Masters on Wabigoon Lake and the Emo Walleye Classic on the Rainy River, the bass stuff has not started […]
The seventh and final event of the FLW Tour season took place last week at the Potomac River, near Washington, D.C. In last week’s column, I mentioned the importance of this event to salvage my season, as I still had a decent chance to qualify for the Forrest Wood Cup, […]
