This past weekend was a busy one across Sunset Country for anglers competing in fishing tournaments as four were taking place. LaBelle’s Birch Point Camp on Rainy Lake hosted a one-day bass tournament on Saturday, and there was a two-day musky tournament in Nestor Falls, a two-day bass tournament at […]
Jeff Gustafson – Livewell
Just about anyone who enjoys fishing has a “bucket list” of places where they would love to wet a line if they ever got the chance. For me, there are several high-end bass fishing lakes that have been on my list and then a few special places (usually remote) that […]
The 21st-annual Bassin’ For Bucks tournament took place over the weekend in Sioux Narrows with a full field of 125 teams participating in what many consider one of the most fun events we have in Northwest Ontario. Great weather greeted anglers all weekend and the fishing was pretty good overall—despite […]
This past week has been a busy one for me after a few weeks of focusing most of my time on bass tournaments. It was fun and productive, though, as I got the chance to do some multi-species fishing around home and get some work done. I spent six-straight days […]
The 12th-annual International Falls Bass Championship took place over the weekend on Rainy Lake and the Rainy River—and another successful event is in the books. A full field of 60 teams showed up again this year to participate in the event, and several tournament records were set by eventual winners […]
When it became a reality a few years ago that I would get the chance to fish the Walmart FLW Tour bass tournament circuit, it really was a dream come true for me. Competing on a big stage against the best bass anglers in the world was something I had […]
After a week of some of the worst fishing I’ve ever seen in my life down in Alabama, it was nice to be back at home in Northwestern Ontario to go fishing over the past week. I was on the water a bunch, with a couple of guide trips, a […]
After a whirlwind past week in Alabama, it sure is nice to be back at home in Northwest Ontario. Tough fishing and unbelievably hot weather were the themes of the week for me down at Wheeler Lake, but despite my poor finish in the tournament, 44th out of the 50 […]
This week’s column is coming to you from the road as I travel south to Wheeler Lake in Alabama to compete in the Forrest Wood Cup, the championship event of the FLW Tour. My Dad is with me this week so while he is driving I can to pound away […]
This past weekend was a busy one for competitive bass anglers across Northwestern Ontario. The 22nd-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship took place on Rainy Lake while up in Kenora, the 10th-annual Bronzeback Classic took place on Lake of the Woods. Both events had fields of over 100 teams and […]
For those of us across Northwestern Ontario who like to fish, the summer goes by way too fast. Already nearing the halfway point, it’s almost depressing. But that being said, there still are plenty of good days ahead for us to look forward to. After a weekend off without any […]
The Shoal Lake Big Bass Classic has been going on at the Shoal Lake #39 First Nation since the early ’90s. One of the longest-running competitive fishing events in Northwestern Ontario, this tournament always is well-attended because everybody loves to fish the lake. Good numbers of fish, clear water, and […]
