After a tough start to the FLW Tour season down in Florida earlier in March, I had a much better result this past week at Lewis Smith Lake in Alabama. My 56th place finish narrowly landed me in the money (the top 60) so that made for a good trip! […]
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After a nice break at home last week and some quality time on the ice, fishing with friends and family, I was back on the road this past weekend headed to Alabama for stop No. 2 on the FLW Tour. This week we’re fishing Lewis Smith Lake in northern Alabama, […]
As winter grows old for many across Sunset Country, late March is prime time for those of us who like to ice-fish. Longer days, warm sun, and great fishing are some of the highlights to hitting the ice at this time of year. Before I head down to Alabama later […]
In my column last week, I mentioned that as much as I love bass fishing in Florida, there is a lot of anxiety about competing in tournaments because it’s easy to have bad days down here, as well. In the FLW Tour-opening tournament this past weekend at Lake Toho, I […]
After several months of planning and preparation, the bass tournament season is set to kick off for me this week on Lake Tohopekaliga down in central Florida. The first FLW Tour event of the year starts tomorrow (March 5) and based on the predictions of some anglers, the records could […]
For a guy from Kenora getting to travel around the southern U.S. to fish bass tournaments on the FLW Tour, I truly can say I’m getting to live one of my dreams. Last week, I left home for Florida to get ready for my first tournament of the season at […]
After several months off from fishing out of a boat, I’m back on the road this week—heading to Florida to get ready for the 2015 FLW Tour season which starts the first week of March at Lake Tohopekaglia. After the Arctic blast that hit us across Sunset Country over the […]
Growing up around Lake of the Woods, I’ve been fortunate to experience nearly all of the outdoor activities available to us around Sunset Country over the years. I’ve spent many hours fishing, hunting, looking for shed deer and moose antlers, hiking, and camping. But one activity that I haven’t been […]
Despite some cold weather, 68 anglers showed up for the 23rd-annual Crystal Harbour Resort Lake Trout Derby on Saturday in Sioux Narrows. I wrote about this one-day, catch-and-release event in my column last week and figured I would share the results with everybody this week. A group of eight of […]
Over the past three years, I’ve been fortunate to be down in Florida in late January getting ready for the FLW Tour season to start up. For the past few years, my first tournament of the year has taken place the first week of February. It’s been great to get […]
Growing up in Kenora and on Lake of the Woods, it was ingrained in me at a young age that you don’t keep perch. I think many of you reading this could say the same thing—that you would not get caught dead with a perch in your livewell or bucket. […]
As a young kid who had an extreme interest in fishing, I was very lucky to have parents who were able to give me the opportunity to go fishing as often as I could. I also was fortunate that we lived just one block away from Gord Pyzer, who was […]
