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Oh, but it’s hard to explain how grand my new computer is! Actually, it isn’t a new computer it all. It’s nearly three years old. But after this week’s update, my work life will be easier than ever. To begin with, there’s extra space on my hard drive. Lots of […]

“The Futurist” magazine gathers opinions and prediction from many different sources. Here are a few trends analysts and researchers see beyond 1999. How do they compare to your experience? World affairs Birthrates will fall world-wide as poorer countries develop although no one knows how quickly this will happen. A new […]

Earthworms, nightcrawlers, wigglers. Whatever your choose to call them, they are by far the most popular bait used in freshwater fishing. While most live baits are limited to certain species of fish, worms are taken by most anything that swims. I have found the very best time to catch crawlers […]

When I arrived at the lake around 9 a.m. the temperatures already had reached 78 F. The forecast called for 95 F plus. There was no wind at all, and as the temperature rose, the anglers who were out disappeared to cooler places. The lake was like a watery desert. […]

They say the best things in life are free. I say the best things in life are free for the taking on. That’s how community spirit grows. It is one of the good things in life, and I’ve just had three great experiences of it. Friends now living in Toronto […]

Spinner rigs used to be a real popular way to take walleye. But in the past few years, they’ve lost some of that popularity in some areas of walleye country. That’s strange because spinner rigs are still very effective lure types for taking walleye. The spinner rigs we’re talking about […]

Catch-and-release. The term explains itself. An angler catches a fish and then lets it go, alive, back to the water. At first, it was mostly fly fishermen and muskie enthusiasts who were doing it. But now there are more people picking up on it–serious anglers concerned with the future of […]

Summer time, and the living is easy . . . . Our Northwestern Ontario climate and terrain make this a great season to enjoy life. But sometimes we get so preoccupied with preparing for the ever-changing future, that we don’t savour the present. Life rushes by all too fast, and […]

We have a new old government for our province. What does it mean for the Northwest? First, Premier Mike Harris will take his victory as a mandate to stay the course he’s been on. Before the election, I heard any number of people say they think what he is doing […]

On the surface, at least, that shouldn’t be a big surprise. In last Thursday’s provincial election, the Ontario NDP under Howie’s leadership took just 14 percent of the popular vote while winning only nine seats–three short of official party status–in the 103-seat legislature (8.7 percent) Four years ago, even as […]

Gerald Celente doesn’t think much of the future our media paint for us. He says they “suffer from millennium myopia.” Celente is director of the Trends Research Institute in Rhinebeck, N.Y. He warns that most predictions rehash the recent past and extend present events and patterns. The resulting “future scenario” […]

During the spring, Lindy rigs are one of my preferred methods of presentation. Sure, you can still take old marble eyes on jigs–and crankbaits will produce big results in some conditions–but much of the time, Lindy rigs will fool fish when nothing else will. Lindy rigs are effective for several […]